Nationalist “auto rally” in Stavropol

On the night of June 4-5, 2007, a convoy of 30 cars without license plates passed in Stavropol, the drivers and passengers of which shouted nationalist slogans ( "Glory to Russia!" , etc.) The passengers of the cars were skinheads, and in total there were about 100 of them Human.

According to eyewitnesses of the incident, a column of cars entered the city at about 22:00 from the side of the street. Dovatortsev and proceeded along the street. 50 years of the Komsomol, Mira, Karl Marx Ave. to the street. Cossack. Around 24:00 the cars parted. In some parts of the city, cars passing by joined the column, which subsequently turned to the side.

The regional administration of the State traffic inspectorate stated that the patrol cars did not accompany the convoy, but only ensured traffic safety during its passage.

According to the participants of the "motor run", its purpose was to draw attention to the situation in the city after the murder of two students of the Stavropol State University.

Deputy head of Stavropol Anatoly Martynov denied the information about the "motor run". "There were no columns moving around the city with certain distinctive signs," he said. A. Martynov added that "someone deliberately shakes up the situation in order to show the inability of the administration to cope with what is happening . "

Let us recall that a similar "motor run" was held in Stavropol on September 8, 2006. in connection with the events in Kondopoga.

Sources

• A convoy of dozens of cars passed through the deserted Stavropol // IA REGNUM. 2007. June 5.
• The authorities of Stavropol refute the information about the rally of neo-Nazis // New Newspaper. 2007. June 5.