Tajikistan’s Democratic Party appeals to Russian president protesting sentences passed on murderers of Tajik girl
14:24, april 5, 2006Author: Nargis Hamroboyeva
Leadership of Tajikistan’s Democratic Party protests too mild sentences passed by the St. Petersburg court on murderers of the nine-year-old Tajik girl and intends to appeal to Russian President Putin.
DUSAHNBE, April 5, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s Democratic Party (DPT) has prepared an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin protesting the mild sentences passed on murderers of the nine-year-old Tajik girl Khursheda Sultonova.
The DPT deputy head, Rahmatullo Valiyev, remarked this today at a meeting with journalists in
Dushanbe
.
The appeal, in particular, says, “We appeal to you as guarantor of observance of human rights in the
Russian Federation
asking to promote performance of justice.” The appeal also says that the DPT is indignant at mild sentences passed on the criminals.
“I our opinion, the court’s ruling has shown that there are forces in the power-wielding structures and judicial system of
Russia
, which get benefit from such manifestations of neofascist and xenophobic moods in the country,” the appeal by the DPT leadership says.
According to Mr. Valiyev, this appeal will be sent to President Putin today. Its copies will be sent to
Russia
’s State Duma, Prosecutor-General’s Office, Public Chamber and mayor of
St. Petersburg
.
We will recall that on March 31, the St. Petersburg City Court sentenced seven teenagers to prison sentences ranging between 1 1/2 years and 5 1/2 years for the 2004 murder of the 9-year-old Tajik girl Khursheda Sultonova.
Earlier, on March 22, the
St. Petersburg
jury found the defendants guilty of “hooliganism” and cleared another defendant of murder. The ruling shocked the victim’s family and sparked an outcry among human rights campaigners.
Khursheda Sultonova was killed on
February 9, 2004
as she was walking with her father and 11-year-old cousin in a
St. Petersburg
street. A group of about 12 young men attacked them with baseball bats, chains, and knives, and stabbed the girl to death.
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