The Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Vladivostok sent an official note to the relevant Russian authorities regarding the recent incident of violence against Uzbek citizens. This was reported by the Consul General of Uzbekistan in Vladivostok, Yusuf Kabuljanov.
He said that immediately after the incident, consular officers contacted the injured compatriots and provided them with the necessary legal assistance. At the same time, the victims submitted an official statement to the Department of Internal Affairs of Vladivostok. The issue was also brought to the attention of the Prosecutor's Office of the Primorsky Krai and the representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and notes were sent on the need to take measures.
It was noted that this case is currently under special control by the Consulate General of Uzbekistan and Russian law enforcement agencies.
As is known, videos circulating on social networks show a group of young people from Vladivostok beating and humiliating Uzbek citizens. The publication "Novaya Gazeta" called them "nationalist guys."
According to the Russian press, the Investigative Committee of the Primorsky Krai has initiated a criminal case on this fact. According to the report, the incident occurred on Khabarovsk Street on the night of September 10. Drunk teenagers damaged a parked car without any reason and attacked passengers. A case has been opened against them under Article 213 (hooliganism) of the Russian Criminal Code. According to the investigation, one of the suspects has been detained, and two more are wanted.
Public activist and former deputy Rasul Kusherbayev assessed this situation as "their only fault is that they are migrants from Central Asia." According to him, appealing to Russia's internal affairs is often useless and dangerous, as ensuring justice in such cases is questionable.
Analyst Mukhammadkadyr Sabirov linked this trend to the propaganda of the Russian government:
"To direct the discontent in society, it was necessary to accuse someone. After the disgraceful situation in Ukraine and global isolation, Central Asian migrants were chosen as "prey victims." Today, even teenagers born in 2010 feel protected from punishment if they hit an Uzbek migrant. Because they see OMON's use of force against migrants every week, and they hear bad propaganda about migrants on television and networks. Through this, hatred has been passed down from generation to generation and has taken on an absolutely dangerous form," the analyst expressed his opinion.
The incident sparked even more heated discussions not only about those young people but also about the general environment and treatment of migrants in Russia.
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