April 18, 2002 - 23:39 AMT
ARMENIAN GRAVES PROFANED IN KRASNODAR'S CITY GRAVEYARD
The graves of the Armenians buried in Krasnodar's city graveyard were profaned on April 17. Gravestones of 30 Armenian graves were destroyed completely or partly. As representatives of the local Armenian community think skinheads, who were inspired to do this deed of vandalism by the policy carried out by Kuban's authorities, did this. As it is known the administration of Krasnodar Territory has an aim to deport all the migrants and as it is known there are many Armenians among them. The action regarding this barbaric deed is brought. The police is not going to consider this action as something turned to Armenians especially as there are Gypsy and Russian graves among the defiled ones. The governor of Krasnodar Territory Alexander Tkachev in connection with this graveyard incident has stated «he will not allow to sow international discord under the pretext of the campaign on deportation of illegal migrants».