RECURRENT DESTRUCTION OF ARMENIAN GRAVES IN KRASNODAR TERRITORY

PanARMENIAN.Net - July 29, 2005 4eports were received by the Khostin region section of domestic affairs from residents of Verkhny Yurt village populated by Armenians that a large number of graves is demolished in the cemetery 5 km away from the settlement, reported the Yerkramas newspaper of Armenians of south of Russia. In the course of examination of the cemetery 29 demolished graves were discovered most of them being Armenians'. The word "Schizophrenia" is written on the headstones of each of the destroyed graves. The graves were supposedly demolished with a sledgehammer or some other heavy object. The investigators at present consider a few versions: a person with mental disorder committing the crime or destruction of the graves in revenge, as well as other versions. The persons, who had committed the crime, are searched for. The Khostin region section of domestic affairs has instituted proceedings on criminal case on article 244 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: outrage upon corpses and their burial places. Residents of Verkhny Yurt village are seriously concerned over the incident. July 30 evening the residents will gather to discuss the vandalism act, which in their opinion has an explicit national underlying cause.