Share
Email
PrintReport: Russian authorities soft on neo-Nazis
Russian prosecutors in the city of Lipetsk are scandalously lenient when it comes to prosecuting hate crimes by neo-Nazi groups, a Russian news Web site reported.
The report in Lipetskie Novosti on prosecutors in Lipetsk, a city of more than half a million people about 330 miles from Moscow, listed several recent incidents of hate crimes in which local law enforcement agencies took little or no action.
In one case, neo-Nazis attacked a member of the pro-Kremlin group Nashi, some of whose members participate in “anti-fascist” actions. The neo-Nazis reportedly robbed the Nashi member of his gas-powered pistol. Police detained the attackers and prosecutors opened a robbery case against them, but the investigation was soon closed. When a reporter for Lipetskie Novosti asked the prosecutor’s office why the case had been terminated, the official refused comment.
The report comes against the backdrop of numerous recent studies showing increasing rates of anti-Semitism in Russia and in some European countries.
This article was made possible by the support of readers like you. Donate to JTA now.
Discussions About this Article Elsewhere
Comments RSS Feed Reader Comments
There are currently no comments to this article. Leave a comment below.
Leave a Comment
To comment on this article, you must first be registered with JTA.
Not Registered?
There are real advantages to a FREE registration with JTA.org:
- Make your voice heard through comments on articles
- Receive our e-mailed Daily Briefing, an invaluable quick-read
- Help decide what Jewish news matters most with interactive tools
Register Now
Already a JTA member?
- Hitler comments spur call for racing chief’s resignation
- Empire launches organic poultry line
- N.Y. federation campaign falls 11 percent
- Aussie bowler continuing legacy of his late father
- Ancient quarry uncovered in Jerusalem
- U.S. competitors arrive for Maccabiah Games
- Seattle-area Jewish soldier killed in Afghanistan
- Israel to deport Gaza activists
- The Chosen: Jewish members in the 111th U.S. Congress
- Jackson kids’ Jewish mother could regain custody
- Guard shot at Holocaust museum dies
- Biden: Israel can decide for itself on Iran
- Canadian politician sues Jewish groups
- In endorsing two states, Netanyahu adopts popular Jewish position
- Some Jewish settlers turning against Israel
- Mass converts pose dilemma for Latin American Jews
Trackback URL: http://jta.org/trackback/103179/
No trackbacks have been created for this article, be the first to create one.