Skinheads beat the Jewish musician Mikhail Altshuller

The Moscow police are investigating the case of the attack of shavat-headed nationalists on the famous Jewish musician Mikhail Altshuller, the press service of the Russian Jewish Congress said. "On November 22, in Moscow, three skinheads attacked the famous bard, head and soloist of the Jewish music ensemble, the winner of the international competition Mikhail Altshuller, as a result of which he received bruises of the ribs and a concussion," the Congress press service told Interfax .

"As the victim himself told the Russian Jewish Congress, the incident occurred on Saturday morning in the metro carriage between the Lenin Library and Kropotkinskaya stations. Three skinhead young people approached the altshuller and, having asked anything that did not mean anything, began to strike him in the face, showing out nationalist letters," the saying that the saying, "says the saying. Congress press service.

The press service reported that the police arrived in time for two of the three attackers at the Kropotkinskaya station. It was found that both attackers were minors, one of whom was already prosecuted.

After the incident, Altshuller wrote a statement to the police and testified. "A criminal case was opened, the operational investigative measures for which will continue in the near future after the musician undergoes a medical examination," the congress says.

The press service also noted with reference to the altshuller that, judging by the operational reaction of the police and the work of investigators, "it is likely that the actions of the attackers will be qualified adequately and the case will come to court."