A Russian prosecutor said he is investigating whether a recent comment made by a Communist lawmaker that Jews in President Boris Yeltsin’s inner circle are responsible for the “genocide” of ethnic Russians is a prosecutable offense. The controversy over Viktor Ilyukhin’s comment comes weeks after another Communist lawmaker, Gen. Albert Makashov, also made several public anti-Semitic remarks. The Russian Parliament has rejected motions to censure the lawmakers for their remarks.
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