Source: HRO.org (info), 17/06/11 · Human Rights Defenders · Racism and Xenophobia · St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region ![]() Nikolai Girenko’s family and the friends of other victims were forced to wait too long for the court’s decision. He was murdered 7 years ago this June. The victims’ lawyers, Nikolai Girenko’s friends and human rights colleagues are satisfied with the jury’s verdict and the court’s sentence. It is clear to all that the actual killers have been punished. The jury had no doubts about their guilt and unanimously found the murder had been intentional and pre-planned. The motive for the murder was Nikolai Girenko’s professional work on legal cases against neo-fascist groups for incitement of hatred. [Read more] |
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