Russia: Presidential envoy concerned with extremism against Muslims

Russia: Presidential envoy concerned with extremism against Muslims


Ilya Klebanov, presidential envoy in the Northwestern Federal District, is concerned with crimes committed by extremist groups among the Muslims.


"We are especially concerned about crimes aimed at destabilizing the situation in Muslim areas," he said at a meeting with the heads of anti-terrorist commissions and operative headquarters of the Northwestern Federal District held in St. Petersburg on Thursday.


According to Klebanov, forty-nine extremist crimes were registered in the district last year, most of which (19) occurred in St. Petersburg.


Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov noted, "nationalist and extremist youth groups, which often use violence to reach their goals" were becoming increasingly active.


Source: Interfax Religion (English)

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