Nemtsov was posthumously awarded the Freedom Prize in the USA

Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was posthumously awarded the American Liberty Award, awarded annually by the International Republican Institute in Washington.

Award for Nemtsov received his colleague, deputy chairman of the PARNAS party, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Jr.

“As a political leader, Boris Nemtsov has always stood apart. He always said what he believed in and always did what he said. He never betrayed his principles or his friends, and never put his interests above the interests of the country,” Kara-Murza said during his speech.

The award was presented by the head of the institute’s board of directors, Senator John McCain, known for his harsh criticism of the Russian authorities.

Previously, the Freedom Prize was awarded to several Russian cultural figures, including writer Vasily Aksenov, ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and ex-director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Irina Antonova.

Boris Nemtsov 27 February was shot in the center of Moscow. In the case of the murder of a politician, five people were arrested. According to the investigation, the immediate perpetrator of the murder is Zaur Dadaev, four more accomplices followed the politician and helped Dadaev to carry out the crime.

The Nemtsov family believes that the investigation is not looking for customers for the crime. Earlier, the daughter of the murdered politician Zhanna Nemtsova appealed to the European Court of Human Rights with a complaint against the actions of Russian law enforcement agencies.