Skinheads Accused of Murder of Armenian Stand Trial in Nizhny NovgorodJune 15, 2006 - 16:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two young people, members of a skinhead organization stand trial in Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. Alexander Boytsov is accused of public calls for extremist activities and inciting of national hatred. His friend Roman Lavrentyev is charged of premeditated murder, the press service of the department for Privolzhsky okrug at the Russian Ministry of Interior said.The source said the investigation found out that September 17, 2005 Boytsov and Lavrentyev drinking alcohol with their friends calling them for violence against people of non-Slavonic nationality. On the same evening Lavrentyev noticed two unknown men with Caucasian appearance, one of whom was Tomas Amaryan, an Armenian citizen. Lavrentyev asked the men for a cigarette but they did not have one and tried to escape in order to avoid beating. Drunk Lavrentyev decided to kill Amaryan and ran after him. When the Armenian stumbled and fell down the skinhead took out a knife and stabbed him many times. Amaryan died in hospital. It took the investigators two months to find and detain the criminals, reported RIA Novosti according to the press service. 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. |