(14 Jul 2004)

1. Exteriors of Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow
2. Close up crosses on church domes
3. Wide shot church service
4. Paul Klebnikov's brothers
5. People with candles
6. Priest with incense burner
7. Close up of people, pan to icon of Holy Mary
8. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Voxpop, Irina:
"He (Paul Klebnikov) dedicated his life to helping Russia find its feet. And, this is possible only when you know the truth about our life. And to atone if there is guilt."
9. People walking
10. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Voxpop, Alesky:
"There is danger in Russia for everyone who wants to say the truth. But truth is such a thing that is dangerous not only in Russia. People get murdered for truth not only in Russia but in all countries."
11. Exterior US Embassy building in Moscow
12. US flag
13. Brothers of Paul Klebnikov sitting down for press conference
14. Cutaway journalists
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Klebnikov, Paul Klebnikov's brother:
"Needless to say, Paul's work was not without risks. He gave no indication to any of us about any dangers that he felt he was facing during his work here. But, we are supremely confident that the Russian authorities - and I have been personally assured in my conversation with Vladimir Vasilevich - will do everything they can to bring the murderers to justice."
16. Cutaway cameras
17. Press conference

STORYLINE:

The brothers of an American journalist gunned down on a Moscow street called on Russian authorities to put a full effort into investigating the killing and to show that the country is overcoming its reputation for violence.

Michael and Peter Klebnikov made the statement on Wednesday hours before a memorial service for their brother Paul, the editor of Forbes magazine's Russian edition, in the Russian capital's showpiece Christ the Savior cathedral.

Klebnikov, 41, was shot on Friday night as he walked from his office to a subway station.

The killing undermined Russia's image of recovering from the violence that broke out in the business world in the economic chaos of the post-Soviet 1990s.

On Wednesday, hundreds of Muscovites paid their respects at a special memorial service.

People outside of the Cathedral expressed their sorrow and said that Klebnikov was killed for his will to reveal the truth about today's Russia.

Russian officials say they have turned over the investigation to a top-priority unit, but Russia has shown comparatively low success in solving prominent murder cases.

The U.S. ambassador to Moscow, Alexander Vershbow, said the killing could have an impact on US-Russian business contacts.

He said that so far, the FBI legal attache in Moscow had not received any request for help from the Russian authorities.

Speculation on the motive behind the killing has focused on Paul Klebnikov's writing about the often-murky world of Russian business, and especially on the magazine's publication earlier in 2004 of a list of the country's 100 richest people, which could have drawn unwanted attention to people sensitive about their wealth.

Michael Klebnikov said "People who have things to hide don't like the light".

But both brothers said they had no indication that Paul Klebnikov was working on new investigations that someone might have resented.

"He gave us no indication of any danger he felt," Michael Klebnikov said, noting that his brother did not use a bodyguard and that he rode the Moscow subway with enthusiasm for its efficiency and elaborately decorated stations.

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