Anti-fascist rally in Ulan-Ude

On March 24, 2007, a rally was held in Ulan-Ude in memory of Nikolai Prokopyev , who was killed in Moscow.

The rally, which brought together about 300 people, in addition to relatives and friends of the deceased, was attended by supporters of: Yabloko;, the Young Guard of United Russia;,: Defense;, the United Civil Front.

Members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, LDPR, A Just Russia were present as observers.

The participants adopted a resolution addressed to the President of the Russian Federation and the State Duma of the Russian Federation, in which they demanded to find and bring to justice the murderers of Prokopyev and stop the growth of xenophobia, racism and discrimination on ethnic grounds.

After addressing the official letter of the President of Buryatia Leonid Potapov and Chairman of the People's Khural Alexander Lubsanov to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yuri Chaika, the Prosecutor General's Office took the investigation of the criminal case on the murder of a businessman under special control. Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Alexander Bastrykin, in an official response to the letter, said that "various versions are currently being checked, including that the murder was committed by members of extremist youth groups based on national hostility, as well as in connection with the professional activities of Nikolai Prokopyev. "

Sources

• An anti-fascist rally in memory of Nikolai Prokopyev, brutally murdered in Moscow, was held in Ulan-Ude // Baikal Media Consulting. 2007. March 24.
• The Prosecutor General's Office took control of the investigation into the murder of a Buryat businessman // IA Regnum. 2007. April 17.
• The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation on the murder of N. Prokopiev: the version of the murder by extremists is also being considered // IA "Baikal Media Consulting". 2007. April 17.