DECISION on the extension of the period of detention

Moscow, November 04, 2002

Federal Judge of the Basmanny District Court of the Central Administrative District of Moscow, N.E. Mushnikova, with the participation of the Senior Prosecutor of the Department for Supervision of the Investigation of Especially Important Cases of the Directorate for the Investigation of Especially Important Cases of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, Counselor of Justice Yu.I. Ivanova, the accused Adam Osmanovich Dekkushev, defense attorney N.I. Tarasevich, who presented certificate No. 1924 of the MGKA [Moscow City Bar Association] and warrant No. 1960 dated November 04, 2002, with secretary S.S. Belekhova, considered the petition of the Senior Investigator for Especially Important Cases of the Directorate for the Investigation of Especially Important Cases of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, Senior Counselor of Justice I.I. Zipunnikov, to initiate before the court a motion to extend the period of detention of the accused Adam Osmanovich Dekkushev, born February 03, 1962, a native of the city of Karachayevsk, a citizen of the Russian Federation, registered at the address: city of Karachayevsk, Lenin Street, house 75, accused of committing crimes provided for by Articles 205 part 3, 222 part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Having verified the submitted materials, heard the opinion of Prosecutor Yu.I. Ivanova, the accused A.O. Dekkushev, and defense attorney N.I. Tarasevich, the judge

ESTABLISHED:

The criminal prosecution authorities accuse A.O. Dekkushev of committing crimes provided for by Articles 205 part 3, 222 part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, namely:

• In August-September 1999, A.O. Dekkushev, acting as part of an organized group that planned to commit a series of acts of terrorism in the city of Moscow, together with A.Sh. Gochiyayev, D.F. Saitakov, T.A. Batchayev, Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov, and a number of other persons, delivered by motor transport from the territory of the North Caucasus and placed in non-residential premises in the city of Moscow at the addresses: Borisovskiye Prudy Street, house 16, building 2, and Krasnodarskaya Street, house 70, about 12 tons of clandestinely manufactured explosive substances with means of detonation.
• After which, during September 7-8, 1999, A.O. Dekkushev, with the help of the same accomplices, removed two batches of explosive substances from the specified warehouses to the selected locations of the planned acts of terrorism in non-residential premises rented for this purpose in houses No. 19 on Guryanova Street and No. 6 on Kashirskoye Shosse.
• On September 8 and 13, 1999, using the specified devices, A.O. Dekkushev, together with Gochiyayev, Saitakov, Batchayev, Krymshamkhalov, and other accomplices, carried out the explosions of the specified houses along with the citizens living in them, as a result of which 223 people died, more than 150 residents received injuries of varying degrees of severity, and the houses were destroyed.

In the petition to initiate before the court a motion to extend the period of detention for A.O. Dekkushev, Senior Investigator of the General Prosecutor's Office I.I. Zipunnikov indicates that the preliminary investigation of the criminal case cannot be completed within the established timeframe, since it is necessary to:

• Complete the forensic biological examination of A.O. Dekkushev's clothing.
• Complete the familiarization of the accused A.O. Dekkushev with the conclusions of the conducted forensic examinations.
• Complete the process of recognizing about 100 persons affected by the terrorist act of September 16, 1999, in the city of Volgodonsk as victims and civil plaintiffs.
• Conduct a number of other investigative actions to consolidate the evidence collected in the case, after which to present A.O. Dekkushev with a charge of