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Supreme Court orders retrial of Khlebnikov murder case

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Published 09 November, 2006, 17:53

Russia's Supreme court has ordered the retrial of three men accused of murdering a high profile journalist in Moscow. American Paul was gunned down after walking out of his Forbes magazine office in 2004. He had written extensively about corruption in Russia.

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The Supreme court's finding followed an appeal by Khlebnikov's family. They had claimed procedural breaches occured during a previous trial, which found the three men not guilty. A new trial of the three is expected to begin in the Moscow City Court soon.

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