N KS - 2251

Date: 25.06.02

To:
The Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
B.V. Gryzlov

Dear Boris Vyacheslavovich!

According to available data, including reports from "Novaya Gazeta", on the eve of the apartment bombings in Moscow, Alexander Vanovich Kapanadze approached the editorial office of this newspaper, specifically observer V.Ya. Izmailov, with information about planned terrorist acts.

As Izmailov reports, he personally handed Kapanadze over to the GUBOP of the MVD of Russia twice, the last time being on September 15, 1999, directly to Deputy Minister V. Kozlov.

I request that you inform me:

• Whether the data regarding Kapanadze's awareness of the preparation of certain individuals to commit terrorist acts was confirmed;
• Whether Kapanadze was detained by internal affairs bodies in the manner established by criminal procedure legislation;
• Whether Kapanadze's current whereabouts are known at this time.

S.A. Kovalev