Mosque arsonists convicted in Yaroslavl

On December 25, 2006, the Leninsky District Court of Yaroslavl issued a verdict in the case of desecration and arson of the cathedral mosque.

Both defendants were convicted under Part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national and religious hatred). S. Fedorov was sentenced to 1 year 3 months of imprisonment with probation for 1 year 6 months. A. Zabelin - to 10 months of corrective labor conditionally with a probationary period of 1 year.

The convicts agreed to make a public apology to the Yaroslavl Muslims. It is expected that this will happen in the Yaroslavl Cathedral Mosque on January 31. Imam of the mosque Rustam Batrov said that he forgave the attackers, but demanded that law enforcement agencies find those who ordered this crime.

Sources

• Skinheads to apologize to Muslims (Yaroslavl region) // IA Regnum. 2006. December 25.