Blagoveshchensk, Russia – Court Gives Slap on the Wrists for Anti Semitic Extremists

Blagoveshchensk, Russia – Three antisemitic extremists who called for violence against Jews and other minorities were given suspended sentences in Blagoveshchensk, Russia (Amur region).

The three members of the local branch of the Union of the Russian People (a group named for an organization that murdered Jews in the last days of the Tsarist empire) were convicted of inciting ethnic hatred and forming an extremist organization.

The prosecution collected video clips, the group’s literature, and eye witness testimony to demonstrate that the defendants regularly incited hatred against Jews and planned to arm themselves to “take action” against them.
However, the court did not take the latter accusation seriously and therefore declined to sentence them to real prison time.