Suspects in the murders of two Central Asians were detained in Moscow

On January 24, 2008, five suspects in the murders of immigrants from Central Asia were detained in Moscow.

They turned out to be four young people from 15 to 18 years old, students at the Moscow Road, Krasnogorsk Technical and Optoelectronic Colleges. The fifth suspect in the case was a 20-year-old unemployed man.

With regard to the detainees held in custody, the Investigation Department for the Butyrsky District under the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation for Moscow initiated criminal cases, combined into one under Part 2 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder of two or more persons). The investigation is considering the version of the motive of national hatred in this crime.

Sources

• Five people in Moscow are suspected of killing Asian citizens // GZT.ru. 2008. January 25.