PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTED RUSSIAN PROSECUTOR GENERAL TO FORM BRIGADE TO INVESTIGATE ARMENIANS POGROMS IN NOVOROSSIYSK

PanARMENIAN.Net - Representatives of a number of public organizations requested the Russian Prosecutor General to form an independent brigade to investigate the Armenian pogroms in the Russian town of Novorossiysk, Yerkramas, the newspaper of Armenians of Russia reported. They asked Vladimir Ustinov to pay attention to the critical situation with the discrimination of the ethnic minorities and the systematic violations of human rights in the Krasnodar region. The appeal says in part, "On March 21, 2005 a group of drunk Cossacks headed by ataman V. Petrusha assaulted young people of Armenian and Greek origin, who were celebrating a birthday in a café. On March 22, 2005 about 200 Cossacks arrived in Novorossiyk to commit pogroms and spread leaflets with the demand to stop the "Armenian-Caucasian outrage". Another series of leaflets calumniated deputy of the town dumal, chairman of Luys, the Armenian cultural association V. Mkhitarian. "On the basis of the above mentioned we request You to form an independent group to investigate the incidents taken place and identify persons guilty for the instigation of national hostility", the appeal says.