SWASTIKAS DAUBED ON ARMENIAN CHAPEL IN UKRAINE’S CAPITAL
TV 5 Kanal, Kiev
22 Apr 07
[Presenter] Unidentified individuals have vandalized an Armenian church
in the capital’s Podil district. At dawn, the diocese administration
of the Armenian Apostolic Church erected a metal chapel. Later in
the morning, priests saw that Nazi swastikas and red paint had been
daubed on its doors and porch. It is unknown who did this.
The archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Grigoris, says he
saw a man and a woman near the chapel. Local residents repeatedly
protested at the construction of this chapel. Recently they have asked
a court and the city administration to ban any construction works in
this recreation area.
[Grigoris, in Russian] We know – suspect who did this. At 0800 [0500
gmt], some woman brought something in her bag. Together with a young
man they went there. The police could not see this. We were in a car
and could not see this.
But there was something suspicious about them. They quickly went away
and when we arrived, we saw swastikas on both sides [of the chapel].
[Unidentified man, in Russian] Podil residents are protesting. People
do not want this lawlessness and land grabs.