Politkovskaya, who gained international recognition for her criticism of the Kremlin and reports of military atrocities against civilians in the troubled Caucasus republic of Chechnya, was gunned down in her apartment building in Moscow in October 2006.
"A bill of indictment was adopted on October 1 concerning the criminal case on the murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya," a spokesman for the judicial body said.
Three men have been charged with involvement in the murder. A former Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, Colonel Pavel Ryaguzov, has also been charged with giving the killers Politkovskaya's address. A separate case has been launched against Rustam Makhmudov, who is suspected of carrying out the shooting. Investigators earlier said he was still in hiding.
Russia remains one of the world's most dangerous countries for reporters. According to data from the international organization Reporters Without Borders, 21 journalists were murdered in Russia between 2000 and 2007.
