MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's prosecutor general on Friday rejected a U.S. offer of help to track down the killer of U.S. journalist Paul Klebnikov, shot in Moscow two years ago.
Klebnikov, the editor of the Russian edition of Forbes magazine, was shot four times as he left his office in July 2004. No one has been convicted of his murder.
A Russian jury in May found two men not guilty of the murder. Russian prosecutors have appealed against the verdict.
The United States Senate adopted a resolution this month condemning the killing and urging Russia to accept help in the investigation. Klebnikov's family has also called on Russia to accept foreign assistance to track down his killers.
"We understand the concerns of our American colleagues. Moreover we understand their wish to provide assistance to Russian law enforcement agencies to solve this notorious murder," Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said.
"However we consider that we have sufficient forces and resources to take the investigation of this murder to the end," Chaika said, Interfax news agency reported.
Klebnikov, a U.S. citizen of Russian origin, was known for investigative reporting of the shadowy world where Russian business, politics and organized crime overlap.
His killing aroused international concerns about the safety of journalists in Russia where murders often go unsolved.
