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Speech of lawyer Tseitlina, representative of E.N.Kalinova (daughter of N.M.Girenko) in the case against the gang of Voevodin and Borovikov accused in killing N.Girenko<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n Your Honour, Members of the Jury!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n More than six years ago a famous scholar, expert and public activist, Nikolai Girenko, was killed. The case against Voevodin, Prokhorenko, Alexei Kostrachenkov and Andrei Kostrachenkov has been being investigated in the court for three years. Due to your civic responsibility and professionalism, the process is in its last stadium. The victims can present their view. I hope that you will make the right decision.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n When I accepted the instructions from Yekaterina Kalinova how to lead the case, my main task was to find the truth in her father’s murder, not to accuse the defendants in any manner. That is why if I were not sure about the guilt of the accused and that the proofs were not enough to say they intentionally killed Nikolai Girenko because of his professional activities, I would say that I am not sure as being responsible for Ekaterina Nikolaevna, friends and colleagues of Nikolai Girenko. Just punishment of the guilty desirable by any victim is satisfied only when the guilty people are prosecuted.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n I have no doubts about the guilt of the people accused in this murder. I am positive that during the investigation the guilt was proved objectively and fairly. It was the guilt, first of all, of the gang leader Voevodin and the killer Prokhorenko, and their helpers, the Kostrachenkov brothers, whose well-planned and agreed actions made this murder possible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n Today you, Members of the Jury, will answer the question. This answer will influence not only the obligatory punishment of the guilt, but also the possibility to use our right to do our professional and work activities, especially if these activities are aimed at fighting against hatred and xenophobia in the society and in our hearts and souls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n The day of June, 19 was not random. The killers chose the weekend to be sure that Girenko will be at home. He worked during the week. Nikolai Mikhailovich was a leading expert and specialist. He passed all levels of academic career \u2013 from research and technology fellow to the duties of the assistant director in the Kunstkamera Museum. Since 1988 till the very day of the murder he was actively involved into practical ethnopolitical studies, which is a basis for human rights activities in the sphere of inter-ethnic, inter-confessional, and interracial relations. He was also a chair of the Ethnic Minorities’ Rights Group and co-chair of the Scientists’ Union. He spent lots of time on writing expert conclusions for trials. He was one of the first who developed legal methodology for prosecuting people guilty in hate crimes. As a leading expert he made over 50 expert conclusions for law-enforcement agencies not only in St Petersburg, but also in other cities. He was the leading expert in investigating the basis of fascism, extremism and racism. Girenko wrote conclusions for the cases against gangs \u201cSchults-88\u201d and \u201cMad crowd\u201d. These gangs were found guilty in the crimes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n Who and why killed the leading expert? What was the motivation for the crime? Was it intentioned? Are the accused Artem Prokhorenko, Alexei Voevodin, Alex Kostrachenkov and Andrei Kostrachenkov guilty in this murder?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n The prosecutor’s office provided proofs of the motivation for the murder. Expertises on criminal cases against gangs \u201cMad Crowd\u201d and \u201cSchults-88\u201d written by Nikolai Girenko are among them. Describing confiscated literature, expert N. Girenko concluded that \u201cin the texts the elimination<\/strong> of the people<\/strong> who are different from the ideals of the gang’s leaders from the social system (by psychological terror, physical violence<\/strong> as a means of terror, accepting discriminatory laws)\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n These conclusions were the key proofs for sentencing the members of the extremists gangs \u201eMad Crowd\u201c and their co-workers from \u201eSchults-88\u201d according to Article 282 of the Criminal code. The defense will try to show that Prokhorenko and Kostrachenkov did not suffer from the Girenko’s expertises, however Girenko’s expertises and extracts about him from newspapers were confiscated in Borovikov’s flat<\/strong>. On the pages devoted to Girenko the following words wee written: \u201cGuilty!\u201d,<\/strong> \u201cNazis against bastards\u201d, \u201cPerspective targets\u201d, \u201cNazis responsible for Girenko’s murder\u201d, \u201cImmediate attack\u201d<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n Thus, we have no doubts why Girenko was killed. He was killed for his professional activities as an expert and that due to his evaluations members of extremist gangs were sentenced. Voevodin and Borovikov were also members of those gangs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n The remains of these two groups \u201cMad Crowd\u201d and \u201cSchults-88\u201d became the basis for a new organised gang. Later they purchased legal and illegal weapons and became an armed group led by Voevodin and Borovikov. Voevodin and Borovikov confirmed many times that they were also members of the \u201cMad Crowd\u201d and \u201cSchults-88\u201d extremist communities. Voevodin confirmed himself that he was a member of \u201cSchults-88\u201d gang and as well as Kharchev of \u201cMad Crowd\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n What was the purpose uniting these people?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n Kharchev: \u201cTo conduct direct effect activities, that is attacking immigrants\u201d. \u201cTo cause a maximum hurt\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n Similar testimonies were given by Andrei Kostrachenkov: \u201cThe generator of ideas was Borovikov, and Voevodin distributed our roles\u201d. \u201cThe aim of creating this group was attacking foreign citizens. We must have caused a maximum hurt to the health of migrants\u201d.