SKINHEADS SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net - May 14 the verdict of the Moscow Court as regards 17-year-old members of Skinhead youth group Nikita V. and Roman S. came into force. The court found them guilty of premeditated murder motivated by national hatred and hostility. The investigators established that in December 2003 a group of teenagers including Nikita V. has assaulted Armenian citizen Gevorg Hayrapetian. When he tried to escape Nikita V. ran him down and hit him with a knife for numerous times. Only thanks to the passers-by the victim remained alive. Two days later Nikita V., Roman S. and others assaulted citizen of Azerbaijan Etibar Mamedov. After beating him for a long time Nikita and Roman took out knives and killed him. The jury found Nikita V. and Roman S. guilty of the crimes. The Moscow court sentenced Nikita V. to 9 years and 6 months of imprisonment and Roman S. to 6 years and 6 months of imprisonment, IA Regnum reports.