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I wish to give testimony in the Russian language
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Accused (signature)

Testimony

Regarding the substance of the charges brought, the accused testified as follows:

• After the first war in Chechnya, that is, approximately in 1997, I arrived in the territory of the Chechen Republic in order to study the basics of Islam.
• I do not remember who specifically suggested I go there, but there were conversations everywhere that one could learn a lot there.
• I was in the "Kavkaz" camp under the leadership of Khattab.
• This camp was located near the settlement of Serzhen-Yurt on the territory of what seemed to be a former holiday camp.
• There I worked as a driver on a "Ural" truck.
• I was supervised by Abu Jafar—an Arab by nationality, who reported directly to Khattab.
• After some time, I realized that I would not be able to learn anything and they paid little money for the work, so I left after staying there for 2–3 months.
• Returning to Karachaevsk, I got by with odd jobs.
• When I had time, I visited the mosque, which was located in a former billiard room.

One day, in the summer of 1999, when I was in Kislovodsk at my wife's parents' house, I was told that it was necessary to go to Chechnya to Khattab and work there for a bit on a truck. I arrived in Chechnya at the same "Kavkaz" camp near Serzhen-Yurt, and there I was told that it was necessary to bring aluminum paint (powder) from Volgograd. A man lived there, a Chechen by nationality, whose name I do not remember, but he died in Atagi. Upon arrival in Volgograd, I called him at a phone number given to me by Abu Umar—an Arab who was subordinate to Khattab and headed the "Mutafadjirat" unit, which dealt with explosions. I called from a cell phone that I bought in Kislovodsk with money received from the Arabs. This Chechen helped me buy aluminum powder at one of the large factories, packed in iron drums with a total weight of about 1 ton, which I transported on a passing truck to Yoska [Yusuf] Krymshamkhalov's home in