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| Putin uses police shooter as excuse to fire troublesome Moscow police chief |
| 2009-04-29 |
| President Dmitry Medvedev fired powerful Moscow police chief Vladimir Pronin on Tuesday as heads rolled over a lone policeman's shooting spree that horrified the city. Medvedev has signed an order relieving Pronin of his duties, the Kremlin said in a statement posted on its web site late Tuesday. It did not elaborate. Earlier in the day, Medvedev fired the head of Moscow's southern police district, Viktor Ageyev, and three of Ageyev's deputies were also dismissed. |
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