# Claim 268

Pavlyuchenkov asked Politkovskaya's family for forgiveness at his sentencing.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Pavlyuchenkov asked Politkovskaya's family for forgiveness at his sentencing.
- Field: status
- Value: Pavlyuchenkov asks forgiveness
- About: [incident 2006-russia-politkovskaya-killed](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2006-russia-politkovskaya-killed)
- Source: Ex-Policeman Gets 11 Years Over Politkovskaya Murder. https://www.rferl.org/a/politkovskaya-russia-murder-policeman-11-years/24798543.html
- Publisher: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2012-12-16

## Quotation from the source

> I want to appeal to the family of Anna Stepanovna [Politkovskaya]; I simply want to ask for their human forgiveness.

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