18-year-old Moscow resident confessed to killing 37 peopleMay 28, 2007 - 14:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Moscow law enforcement is investigating a case on crimes through national hatred. A 18-year-old student, Artur Ryno, who was detained in mid-April as a suspect in the murder of an Armenian, unexpectedly confessed to killing of several dozens of people together with his friend, Pavel Skachevsky, a student of the Russian State University, who is also kept in custody.The youth told the police how he "punished" and "cleaned the city". At first the details of his story seemed unbelievable to the investigators, however later his evidence proved true. If the evidence of the other crimes is found it will stir up a sharp public reaction, since the matter will concern mass murders of representatives of national minorities. Ryno and Skachevsky were detained after the assassination of Karen Abrahamyan near his house in Kedrov street April 17. The young people plunged the businessman with a knife some 20 times and then escaped. However, they were found and detained later. It was cleared up that since August 2006 Ryno had killed 37 people. At that 20 murders he committed with his accomplice Skachevsky. The skinhead confessed to hatred towards Caucasians, who "come to Moscow, unite and suppress Russians," Vremya Novostey newspaper reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. |