RFE/RL: Extreme right leader arrested in Orel, Russia

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RFE/RL: Extreme right leader arrested in Orel, Russia


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RFE/RL Russian Federation Report
Vol. 2, No. 25, 12 July 2000
 
A Survey of Developments in the Regions Outside Moscow
Prepared by the Staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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OREL
 
EXTREME RIGHT LEADER ARRESTED. Igor Semenov, leader of the local
branch of the Russian Party, which reportedly has ties to the local
authorities, was recently arrested by the Federal Security Service on
charges of disseminating Nazi propaganda, "Izvestiya" reported on 6
July, adding that a large number of weapons were found at his
apartment. Two years ago, the 36-year-old Semenov and four other
members of the Russian Party were tried for the murder of a young
woman and her son. Semenov's four cohorts received lengthy sentences
for the killing, but Semenov himself was acquitted of that charge and
found guilty only of inciting racial hatred. He received a two-year
sentence but was immediately freed, having already served that amount
of time in pre-trial detention. One year later, the Orel justice
department registered the local branch of the Russian Party. Semenov,
who has publicly called on his comrades to arm themselves for the
"final solution of the Jewish question," appears to have the support
of Governor Yegor Stroev's administration. During Semenov's trial, for
example, "Orlovskaya pravda" - the organ of the local executive,
which, according to the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, frequently
publishes anti-Semitic articles - openly defended the neo-Nazi. JC
 
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