Members of the far-right group “White River” were detained in Bashkiria

In October 2016 in the Republic of Bashkortostan were detained alleged members of the neo-Nazi group White River.

In October 2016 in the Republic of Bashkortostan, employees law enforcement agencies detained 17 young people who, according to their data, were part of the neo-Nazi group "White River".

According to media reports, in total this group of ultra-rightists consisted of about 30 young people. people, including schoolchildren, and 22-year-old Evgeny Rakhmanov was named the leader nicknamed Zhenya Bum.

In which crimes accused of young people were reported little. So far it is only known that the activists published some xenophobic messages on the social network VKontakte videos and photos, and also staged a wall-to-wall fight in honor of Adolf Hitler, filmed it, and posted it on the Internet. What else charged with detainees, and whether they have committed violent crimes is not disclosed.

During the searches, neo-Nazi literature was confiscated.

Cases initiated under Part 1 Art. 282.1 of the Criminal Code (organization of an extremist community) and paragraph "b" part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (excitation national hatred).

The issue of choosing a measure of restraint for each of the detainees.

On October 25, 2016, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Bashkortostan announced that two suspects were detained in the framework of the case: a 22-year-old student of one of the universities in the city of Ufa, previously convicted of an extremist crime, and a 17-year-old unemployed and not studying teenager, previously convicted of robbery.

Sources

• In the Republic of Bashkortostan, two suspects were detained in the case of extremist crimes // Official website of the Investigation Department of the UPC RF for the Republic of Bashkortostan. 2016. October 25.
• In the Republic of Bashkortostan, as part of a criminal case on crimes of an extremist orientation, mass operational activities and searches were carried out // Official website of the Investigation Department of the UPC RF for the Republic of Bashkortostan. 2016. October 18.
• Gang of 17 Nazis detained in Bashkiria // Life news. 2016. October 18.