April 27, 2011 By Citizen M

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – April 27, 2011

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TODAY: Magnitsky report blames investigator; Medvedev marks Chernobyl anniversary; Lavrov says Russia won’t support UN Security resolutions on Libya, Putin criticizes operation; bombs in Volgograd; Moscow to have first gay pride march; Memorial group targeted; Russia’s sporting events muscle; spiritual nightclubs.
Further details on the president’s human rights council investigation into the death of Sergei Magnitsky have emerged.  The council’s report, the findings of which will be presented to Dmitry Medvedev later this year, says investigator Oleg Silchenkobears seriously responsibility for Magnitsky’s death‘.  At a ceremony held in Ukraine to mark the anniversary of Chernobyl, President Dmitry Medvedev spoke about the state’s duty ‘to tell the truth to its people‘.  Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Russia will not support any UN Security Council resolutions on Libya that lead to escalation of current conflicts; and Vladimir Putin has criticized the coalition for exceeding the remit of the original resolution, saying that they have no ‘right to execute‘ Muammar Gaddafi, and pointing out that ‘the country’s whole infrastructure is being destroyed‘.  He also suggested that oil is ‘the main object of interest to those operating there.‘  Two bombs have exploded in the Volgograd region, prompting strengthened security measures – no one was injured.