Testimony Excerpt

Allegations of Terrorism

The text details involvement in acts of terrorism, stating:
* The acts were committed by the narrator and all persons involved in the explosions in September 1999.
* The motivation provided was that they were told: "Blow something up in Russia and the war against our brothers in Dagestan will stop."

Events Leading to the Actions

Initial Contact and Instructions

• In the summer of 1999, before the start of the war in Chechnya, an unknown person from the Uchkeken jamaat approached the narrator.
• This person instructed the narrator to go to Chechnya to perform "some work."
• The narrator arrived at Khattab's camp near the settlement of Serzhen-Yurt.
• There, an Arab named Abu Umar gave the narrator further instructions:
  • To go to Volgograd.
  • To purchase aluminum powder from a Chechen whose phone number was provided.
  • The narrator was given approximately 3 – 3.5 thousand US dollars for expenses.

Preparations and Purchases

The narrator carried out the instructions, making several purchases:
* Vehicle Purchase:
* Returned to Kavkazskie Mineralnye Vody.
* Purchased a "Moskvich-Svyatogor" passenger car for 2,800 US dollars.
* The car was green and approximately a 1998 model year.
* State registration number: "181" (letters unknown) of the Stavropol Krai (Essentuki).
* The car was registered by general power of attorney to the narrator's wife, Dekkusheva Zemfira Magomedovna.
* Mobile Phone Acquisition:
* In Kislovodsk, at a mobile phone shop located at the "circle," the narrator's acquaintance Yusuf Krymshamkhalov bought a cell phone at the narrator's request.
* This phone was also acquired under the instructions of Abu Umar.

Meeting and Acquisition of Materials

• The narrator traveled to Volgograd in the purchased car.
• Using the provided phone number, the narrator met at the exchange at the entrance to the city with a Chechen:
  • Age: Approximately 25 years old.
  • Origin: Originally from Atagi (later killed during hostilities).
• This Chechen helped the narrator buy aluminum powder.
• Details of the Powder:
  • It was packed in gray metal barrels with inscriptions (content unknown to the narrator).
  • The narrator does not recall the exact number of barrels.
• The materials were loaded into a passing vehicle headed for Kislovodsk.

Note: The number 67 and 2 at the beginning of the raw text appear to be page or section markers and have been omitted from the main narrative structure.