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General Prosecutor's Office
of the Russian Federation
15a B. Dmitrovka St.
Moscow, Russia, GSP-9, 101999
27.12.2002 No. 27/1-55s-99

To the Head of the Investigative
Department of the FSB of Russia
Lieutenant General of Justice
S.D. Balashov

Dear Sergey Dmitrievich!

The Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia is handling criminal case No. 103, which combines three criminal cases initiated:
* On 09.09.1999 under Articles 205 and 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation regarding the explosion of a residential building on Guryanova St. in Moscow.
* On 13.09.1999 under Articles 205 and 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation regarding the explosion of a residential building on Kashirskoye Highway in Moscow.
* On 16.09.1999 under Articles 205 and 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation regarding the explosion at the entrance of a residential building on Oktyabrskoye Highway in Volgodonsk.

During the preliminary investigation, it was established that the acts of terrorism were committed as part of a group: A.Sh. Gochiyayev, Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov, T.A. Batchaev, Kh.M. Dekkushev, who were charged in absentia under Part 3 of Art. 205 and paragraphs "a, e, zh, z" of Part 2 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Currently, Krymshamkhalov has been detained and charged under the specified articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In addition to the charged offenses, Krymshamkhalov's actions show signs of a crime provided for by Art. 102 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Taking into account that, according to Art. 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the preliminary investigation of criminal cases involving crimes provided for by Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is carried out exclusively by prosecutors' investigators, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 9 of Art. 37 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, I propose to immediately separate the criminal case against Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov from criminal case No. 103 into separate proceedings and transfer it for further investigation to the Department for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation (index 18).

Deputy General Prosecutor
[signature] V.V. Kolmogorov

[Handwritten notes:]
To K.P. Begemensky.
Please consider and prepare changes to the instructions of the Deputy General Prosecutor of the RF. Deadline - 08.01.03. [signature] 8.01.03

To comrade V.A. Ignatiev.
Please execute the instruction. [signature]

Dekkushev