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| New defendants have emerged in the case of the terrorist attack at Crocus |
| 2024-08-30 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended the preventive measure for five new defendants in the case of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the Moscow region, the court's press service reported on August 29. “The detention period of Sh. N. Gadoev, Z. A. Ismoilov, M. A. Soliev, U. A. Soliev, and Kh. A. Khamidov (included in the list of terrorists and extremists) has been extended until December 1, 2024,” the press service reported. Previously, 12 defendants in the criminal case were arrested. The four alleged direct perpetrators were charged under the articles “Committing a terrorist act resulting in death as part of an organized group,” “Participation in a terrorist organization,” “Undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activity,” and “Illegal arms trafficking as part of an organized group.” The rest are accused of aiding and abetting the crime. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on August 23, five defendants in the case of the terrorist attack in Crocus appealed the extension of their arrest until November 22. Terrorists attacked Crocus City Hall on March 22. They broke into the building and started shooting at people, then set fire to the auditorium. As a result of the terrorist attack, 144 people died, including six children. In addition, more than 500 people were injured. Four people suspected of directly carrying out the attack were detained on March 23 in the Bryansk region. They were driving a car towards the border with Ukraine. Russian authorities said that the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall had Ukrainian roots. More from regnum.ru One of the new defendants in the Crocus terrorist attack case served in the Russian army One of the five new defendants in the case of the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, Khusein Khamidov, is a Russian citizen who served in the Russian army several years ago. According to his twin brother, they went to serve immediately after they turned 18. Relatives also put forward their own version of how Khusein could have been involved in the terrorist attack. On August 29, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow extended the preventive measure for five defendants in the case of the terrorist attack in Crocus, whose names had not previously been disclosed. They were Gadoev Shakhromdzhon, Ismailov Zubaydullo, Soliev Mustakim, Soliev Umedzhon and Khamidov Khusein. The Regnum news agency managed to find the family of one of the defendants and find out how their relative lived before he was among those accused of the terrorist attack. Khusein Khamidov's family moved from Dushanbe to Yekaterinburg more than 10 years ago. In 2014, they became Russian citizens. "After we became citizens of Russia, my brother and I went to serve in the army, served in Vladivostok. Then I went to Moscow, I work and study at JSC Russian Railways to be a track fitter. And my parents and brother stayed to live in Yekaterinburg. Khusein rented an apartment separately from his parents and officially worked as a loader at Ozon," says the accused's twin brother, Hasan. Khasan Khamidov was shocked by the news of the charges against his brother. According to him, about five months ago, Hussein simply disappeared and stopped communicating. "Our family does everything according to the law, we have never violated anything and have never done anything bad to anyone. My mother does not work, she takes care of the house, my father does construction. My brother cannot be involved in the terrorist attack. This cannot be, he could never do such a thing," the young man assured. "Please don't kill us!" The suspect's brother suggested how Khusein Khamidov could have been involved in the terrorist attack. According to him, Khusein rented an apartment in Yekaterinburg and was experiencing financial difficulties. In connection with this, he found the tenants, who are now defendants in the terrorist attack case, who were detained in Dagestan. Khusein's brother believes that he did not know any details about his neighbors in the apartment. However, he helped them find jobs. "He helped them get jobs, as a taxi driver, I think. And apparently they were involved in criminal activities, but my brother didn't know that. They lived with him for several months, and then the terrorist attack happened in Crocus," explains Hasan. Hussein's father, Abdurasul, spoke in detail about the arrest. "When his flatmates disappeared again, it turned out that they were detained in Dagestan. Then my son was detained and taken to Dagestan. It turned out that money was being withdrawn from his card - money was transferred to his card, and he withdrew it for these tenants. They said that this was money from the family. He also helped them buy SIM cards and helped them create an account to work as a taxi driver," Hussein's father said. Terrorists attacked Crocus City Hall on March 22. They broke into the building and started shooting at people, then set fire to the auditorium. As a result of the terrorist attack, 144 people died, including six children. In addition, more than 500 people were injured. Four people suspected of directly carrying out the attack were detained on March 23 in the Bryansk region. They were driving towards the border with Ukraine. Russian authorities said that the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall had Ukrainian roots. 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