INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A court in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg sentenced a man to eight years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a Gabonese student
Federal University in Yekaterinburg.According to eyewitness accounts, Fomin and a friend approached Ndjelassili after he was seen flirting
with a Russian woman at a Burger King
Following an argument, the men went outside and began to fight, and witnesses reported that the Russian men used racial slurs before
Ndjelassili was eventually stabbed to death.During the trial, Fomin pleaded not guilty, claiming he acted in self-defense.Unconfirmed
reports suggested Fomin may have had connections to a white supremacist group, and a closed neo-Nazi channel on Telegram announced a
fundraiser to help him pay for his legal expenses following his arrest last year.The case also drew attention to the conduct of two traffic
police officers, who faced backlash for their failure to intervene in the stabbing
eventually drove toward the fight, one expressed concern about facing consequences for their inaction
By the time they stepped out of their vehicle, it was too late to save Ndjelassili.The two officers were later fired for
highlighting the racism and violence faced by people of color in Russia.
