Statement Regarding Terror-99

The apartment bombings can in no way be called "solved." The only truly solved episode of "Terror-99" is the attempted terrorist attack in Ryazan, carried out by FSB agents. The FSB remains the primary suspect in the commission of all the terrorist attacks of autumn 1999.

Call to Action

In connection with the above, I call upon the members of the commission to:

• Show persistence in the independent verification of Gochiyayev's testimony.
• Gain access to the defendants Dekkushev and Krymshamkhalov, who are likely being subjected to pressure to obtain false testimony.

I ask the commission to once again demand the declassification of materials on the "Ryazan case," without which any investigation into the 1999 terrorist attacks cannot be considered objective, complete, and comprehensive.

Alexander Litvinenko
London
December 13, 2002