The trial of a neo-Nazi youth gang accused of killing the internationally known chess player Sergey Nikolaev ended in shorter than possible sentences, according to a September 22, 2008 article posted on Jewish.ru. The Moscow City Court sentenced 13 defendants, aged 16-18, to between three and ten years in prison, about half the prison time they could have received. Prosecutors accuse the youths of two murders, ten attempted murders, and hate crimes. Only one defendant got the ten year sentence after the court determined that he was directly responsible for the two murders. Although the youths had apologized and repented during the trial, they reportedly yelled "Sieg Heil!" upon receiving their relatively short prison times.

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