The lower house of the Russian Parliament rejected a resolution censuring a Communist lawmaker for anti-Semitic remarks he made at public rallies last month. But the Duma did adopt a resolution denouncing ethnic hatred that did not explicitly mention Gen. Albert Makashov. Meanwhile, the chief of the Federal Security Service said he would recommend that Makashov be charged under two articles of the Russian criminal code for calling to forcefully overthrow the government and for inciting ethnic strife.
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