Alleged suspects detained in Stavropol Territory for desecrating Armenian gravesMay 22, 2007 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - For about 40 Armenian graves have been desecrated in Krasnokumsk village of Georgievsk district, Stavropol Territory in the night of May 21. The graves were covered with paints and swastika signs, the Police Department of Stavropol Territory reported. The crime has characteristics of Article 244 of the Russian Penal Code (outrage upon bodies of dead and their burial places).Four suspects have been detained for participating in this crime: an 18-year-old resident of Georgievsk and his three associates. The low enforcement bodies have already established their identities. Currently they give testimonies, IA Regnum reports. This is not the first similar crime committed in Stavropol Territory. More than 50 graves, including Armenian were desecrated by vandals in a cemetery near Georgievsk December 17, 2005. 14 more Armenian graves suffered in the cemetery of a village in Nadezhda Shpakovskaya district December 6, 2005. Then malefactors poured acid over marble stones, broke grave plates and put out eyes on photos of dead. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |