The Moscow city authorities are developing a proposal to amend federal legislation so that prosecution of ethnic hate crimes would be removed from the list of cases that can be decided by jury. The list now includes cases involving terrorism, espionage, treason, and organizing mass disorders. The sponsors of the legislation contend that many jurors are xenophobic and thus return subjective verdicts. The chairman of the Duma's Security Committee stated that any changes to the jury system, in particular adding to the list of cases that cannot be tried to a jury, must be approached with caution.
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