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Suspects brought to court in Moscow
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Russian authorities indicted four suspects on charges of shooting and killing at least 137 people at the Crocus City Hall performance hall outside Moscow on the 22nd (local time).
On the 24th, three men with their hands tied behind their backs and their heads bowed and one man in a wheelchair were brought into a Moscow courtroom. All of them were charged with terrorism.
While the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the incident and even presented video evidence, Russian officials are claiming involvement in Ukraine without any evidence. Ukrainian authorities responded, calling the claim “nonsense.”
Meanwhile, the names of the four suspects revealed by Russian authorities are Dallirzon Mirzoev, Sadakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni, and Muhammadsubir Paizov.
Three of them were caught on video and taken to Basmany District Court in Moscow by masked police.
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The men identified as Dallirzon Mirzoev (left) and Sadakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda.
All of the suspects appeared to have been beaten. Video footage of the brutal interrogation appears to have been leaked by Russian security forces, and there are allegations that at least one of the suspects was subjected to electric torture.
The men, identified by a Russian court as Mirzoev and Ratchavalizoda, all had blue bruises on their eyes, and Ratchavalizoda’s ear was wrapped in a bandage. It is presumed that part of it was cut during the arrest process.
Mirzoev also had an object that appeared to be a torn plastic bag tied around his neck.
The man, identified as Fariduni, had a severely swollen face, and the man, identified as Paizov, was taken to court in a wheelchair wearing a thin hospital gown and appeared to be semi-conscious.
According to Reuters, Paizov appeared to be missing one eye.
All four suspects were led into a glass booth, and masked police officers monitored them throughout the trial.
According to a court statement posted on Telegram, Mirzoev “admitted his guilt in full,” and Ratchavalizoda also “admitted his guilt.”
While Russia’s state-run news agency TASS reported that the suspects were from Tajikistan, a Russian court announced that all four would remain in custody until at least May 22 and appear for trial.
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The men identified as Shamsiddin Fariduni (left) and Muhammadsubir Faizov.
On the 22nd, four armed men broke into Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, a northern suburb of Moscow, and opened fire on about 6,000 citizens who had come to see a rock concert. Afterwards, they started a fire, and the concert hall building was soon engulfed in flames and even the roof collapsed.
Russian authorities said 137 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the incident.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) explained that the suspects who appeared in court on the 24th were arrested in Bryansk, about 400 km southwest of Moscow, about 14 hours after the incident.
Meanwhile, IS claims that IS-K, known as the IS branch in Khorasan, Afghanistan, carried out this attack. At the same time, they also released a horrific video showing the gunmen shooting at the crowd at the concert hall. The BBC confirmed the authenticity of the video.
However, Russian officials do not acknowledge these claims and claim, without any evidence, that it was a terrorist attack carried out with help from Ukraine. After the incident, Ukrainian authorities “created a window” for the suspects to flee across the border into Ukrainian territory.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy refuted these claims on the 24th, while Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Service called the claim that the criminals were trying to flee across the Russian-Ukrainian border, where hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers are currently staying and a large number of landmines laid, “absurd.” He said sharply.
Adrian Watson, spokesperson for the U.S. National Security Council, said, “The responsibility for this attack lies entirely with IS,” and explained, “Ukraine had no involvement whatsoever.”
Meanwhile, seven other people were arrested in Russia on suspicion of aiding the attack.
Russia targeted by IS
Earlier this month, the United States had already warned the Russian government that attacks could occur in crowded places in Russia, as well as publicly warning its citizens there.
However, the Kremlin strongly refuted this, saying it was American propaganda and an intention to interfere in the presidential election.
Immediately after the incident, the United States explained that there was no reason to doubt IS’s theory of mastermind.
In fact, this is not the first time that IS and its allies have attacked Russia or Russia.
IS claims that the bombing of a Russian plane that occurred over Egypt in 2015 was also theirs. Most of the 224 passengers at the time were Russians. They also claim responsibility for the 2017 bomb attack in the St. Petersburg subway. In this incident, 15 people lost their lives.
International security experts say there are several reasons why IS has made Russia its primary target. First of all, IS believes that Russia destroyed its power base in Syria while guaranteeing the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, and in addition, Russia launched two brutal wars in the Muslim-majority Chechnya region between 1994 and 2009. , pointed out the history of invading Afghanistan during the former Soviet Union.
IS-K is a branch mainly active in Afghanistan and parts of Central Asia, and its name comes from the old name ‘Khorasan’ for this region. IS-K is the most active of the IS sects and carried out suicide bombings at Kabul airport during the chaotic withdrawal of US troops in August and September 2021.
IS-K frequently criticizes President Vladimir Putin in its propaganda.
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