Russian Protesters Mark Second Anniversary of Murder of Kremlin Critic Boris Nemtsov

Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov attends a rally in central Moscow, April 6, 2013. Protesters demanded the release of anti-government activists detained at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, the eve of Putin’s inauguration. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)

Russians took to the streets Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead in central Moscow while walking with a female friend.

A gunman in a car opened fire on Nemtsov on February 28, 2015, prompting immediate speculation that the killing was targeted.

A deputy prime minister in the late 1990s under President Boris Yeltsin, Nemtsov had been one of current President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics. He was killed two days before he was supposed to attend a large opposition rally in Moscow. Hours before his killing, he had done a radio interview urging people to turn out for the rally.

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SOURCE: CNN, Faith Karimi