Not only Dagestan natives are suspected of mass hazing in Baltic Fleet

The Military Investigatory Department for the Baltic Fleet continues its investigation of numerous cases of non-statutory relations in the military unit deployed in the city of Pionerskiy, Kaliningrad region. According to the investigation, the group of sailors who hazed their comrades-in-arms, included, apart from natives of Dagestan, recruits from other Russian regions.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the prosecutor's check held in the Kaliningrad Region revealed that a group of young sailors recruited to the Baltic Fleet in spring 2009 was repeatedly hazed by their colleagues recruited from Dagestan. The Chief Military Prosecutor's Office has reported that on November 5-13 seven criminal cases were initiated on these facts.

However, the "Interfax" reports with reference to the Baltic Fleet military inspectors that five criminal cases are now investigated on the facts of non-statutory relations.

The defendants are incriminated both non-statutory relations - article 335 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and plunders of mobile phones from comrades-in-arms - robbery - article 161 of the Criminal Code."

It is reported that "a number of militaries, not united by any nationality, recruited not only from the republics of the Southern, but also from the Urals Federal District, applied physical violence and forced their 15 colleagues to lie down on the ground and form the word 'Kavkaz' with their bodies."

"There were also Russians among these barrack hooligans," said Sergey Neilenko, spokesman of the military investigatory department for the Baltic Fleet.

According to his story, the check is difficult because some figurants in the criminal cases have been already transferred to other military units of the region.

"Incidents with participation of natives from Northern Caucasus have always been in the army, but only in those units, where commanders neglect prevention of offences," said Vladimir Valuev, former Baltic Fleet admiral, who is quoted by the "Trud" edition.