A security guard in Volgograd, Russia was charged with a hate crime and other offenses, according to a July 2, 2008 report by the Sova Information-Analytical Center. On April 22, 2008 the guard assaulted a citizen of India while screaming racist abuse. He then attacked a police officer responding to calls for help from witnesses. On July 1, the guard was charged with "hooliganism motivated by racial, ethnic, or religious hatred" along with threatening to use violence against a government official and publicly insulting a public official. The suspect has a criminal record, having been found guilty on illegal weapons possession in the past.

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