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A 23-YEAR OLD NEO-NAZI HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN PRISON
FOR VANDALIZING AN ARMENIAN CHURCH
Yerevan, December 23. ArmInfo. A 23-year old neo-Nazi has been
sentenced to six months in prison for vandalizing an Armenian church,
according to a December 20, 2006 report in the local newspaper
"Gazeta Dona."
The defendant, identified in the report only by his last name
Mishchenko, has a long criminal record and admitted his membership
in a skinhead gang. The court found that on July 31, 2006 he entered
the Surb-Khach museum of Armenian culture, which includes an Armenian
Apostolic church, and set a fire. He also painted racist graffiti.
Within two weeks he was arrested and charged with vandalism. It
appears that no hate crime charges were brought against the defendant.
FOR VANDALIZING AN ARMENIAN CHURCH
Yerevan, December 23. ArmInfo. A 23-year old neo-Nazi has been
sentenced to six months in prison for vandalizing an Armenian church,
according to a December 20, 2006 report in the local newspaper
"Gazeta Dona."
The defendant, identified in the report only by his last name
Mishchenko, has a long criminal record and admitted his membership
in a skinhead gang. The court found that on July 31, 2006 he entered
the Surb-Khach museum of Armenian culture, which includes an Armenian
Apostolic church, and set a fire. He also painted racist graffiti.
Within two weeks he was arrested and charged with vandalism. It
appears that no hate crime charges were brought against the defendant.