Russia - Bryansk prosecutors drop hate crimes charges against attackers of Jewish school

Prosecutors in Bryansk, Russia have dropped hate crimes charges against a group of youths who attacked a Jewish school on multiple occasions. The four youths, only one of whom is legally an adult, attacked the Or Avner Jewish school five times. Armed with wooden clubs, the accused allegedly shattered the school's windows while, according to earlier media reports, screaming antisemitic threats at the students within. Although investigators established that the attacks were motivated by ethnic hatred, the youths only face charges of vandalism and "hooliganism" rather than more serious hate crimes or extremism charges.

Source: www.fsumonitor.com

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