4 get prison for racist killing
- Share via
A Russian court sentenced four men to prison terms of seven to 14 years for the racially motivated slaying of a Congolese student.
Roland Epassak was killed in St. Petersburg two years ago amid a wave of attacks in the city on dark-skinned foreigners and immigrants.
The St. Petersburg City Court’s ruling that the four were driven by “extremist” motives followed a jury’s guilty verdict.
Outside the courthouse, relatives and protesters chanted, “Freedom!” and held signs saying the accused were not guilty.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
The latest effort is coming from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. They just announced a $3 million program in conjunction with some nonprofits groups to test and clean the soil at homes still standing in the areas impacted by the Eaton Fire.
California once bet big on offshore wind to help power its clean-energy future, but the Trump administration is now paying developers billions to walk away from their projects. As California’s remaining offshore-wind leases hang in the balance, the state is fighting back in court.
The Hillside Strangler murders terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The killers were a pair of sadistic cousins. One confessed. The other was set to stand trial—until L.A. prosecutors flinched.
