Appendix 128

DECISION

on the conduct of a preliminary investigation by an investigative group

Moscow, January 14, 2003

First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, State Counselor of Justice 1st Class Yu.S. Biryukov, having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 18/230300-02,

HAS DETERMINED:

This criminal case was initiated based on the facts of acts of terrorism - explosions in residential buildings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, in September 1999. Given the complexity of the criminal case and its large volume, the conduct of the preliminary investigation must be assigned to an investigative group.

Based on the foregoing and guided by Article 163 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation,

HAS DECIDED:

1. To assign the conduct of criminal case No. 18/230300-02 to an investigative group consisting of:
   • Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Directorate for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Senior Counselor of Justice I.I. Zipunnikov
   • Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Directorate for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Junior Counselor of Justice E.A. Gorbunov
   • Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Directorate of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice V.V. Romanovsky
   • Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Directorate of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice M.A. Savitsky
   • Investigator of the Investigative Directorate of the FSB of Russia, Senior Lieutenant of Justice B.A. Egunov
   • Senior Investigator of the Prosecutor's Office of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, Lawyer 2nd Class M.N. Goruk
   • Investigator of the Tsimlyansk District Prosecutor's Office, Rostov Region, Lawyer 3rd Class R.Yu. Fedorov
   • Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov Region, Major of Justice A.V. Drannikov
   • Senior Investigator of the Investigative Department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov Region, Captain of Justice R.V. Marchenko
   • Senior Investigator of the 2nd Prosecutor's Office for Supervision of Compliance with Laws at Specially Restricted Facilities of the Moscow Region, Lawyer 3rd [Class...]