The most brutal and high-profile murders are not a basis for denying clemency to prisoners who fought against Ukraine, according to Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the russian dictator.
Journalists reminded him that he had already commented on the pardon of Vladislav Konius, who brutally killed his girlfriend and, after serving only 3 months instead of the sentenced 17 years, was pardoned by putin for his involvement in the so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine.
This time, media representatives inquired about the pardon of Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, convicted of the politically motivated murder of opposition journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Peskov replied that in the practice of pardoning by the president of the russian federation for convicted criminals in exchange for their participation in aggression against Ukraine, "there are no exceptions related to the notoriety of a particular case".