Australian cossacks defending Orthodox graves

Simeon Boykov at the First Big circle of the Union of Cossack soldiers of Russia and  Abroad in Moscow, 5 Dec 2015

Семен Бойков выступает на Первом Большом круге Союза казаков-воинов России и Зарубежья в Москве, 5 декабря 2015 года Source: Supplied

Last Thursday members of Sydney's Cossack community, dressed in military uniform went to Burwood Local Court to confront 25-year-old Muhammad Ibrahim accused of destroying 50 Orthodox Christian graves at Sydney's Rookwood cemetery in December of last year. Ataman of the Australian Transbaikal Cossacks Simeon Boykov says that this action at the courthouse acts as a stern warning to the vandals.



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