A native of the Caucasus was beaten in Murmansk

On March 14, 2010, in Murmansk, three young men attacked a native of Azerbaijan.

First, the attackers "began to speak negatively about the man passing by, noting his belonging to the Caucasian nationality ," and then severely beat him.

The victim was hospitalized.

The attackers were identified and detained . The criminal case was initiated under Article 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hooliganism committed on the basis of national hatred or enmity, by a group of persons by prior agreement).

Sources

• The prosecutor's office agreed with the initiation of a criminal case on the fact of hooliganism committed motivated by ethnic hatred or enmity // Official site of the Prosecutor's Office of the Murmansk region. 2010. March 17.
• Goryacheva E. The fight took place in the center of Murmansk // GTRK "Murman". 2010. March 17.