DECISION

on the initiation of a criminal case and its acceptance for proceedings

Volgodonsk September 16, 1999

The Head of the Investigative Department of the FSB Directorate of Russia for the Rostov Region, Colonel of Justice E.I. Protsenko, having reviewed the materials regarding the explosion committed by unidentified persons on September 16, 1999, in the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, -

HAS ESTABLISHED:

• On September 16, 1999, at approximately 6:00 AM, near house No. 35 located on Oktyabrskoye Shosse in Volgodonsk, unidentified persons detonated a high-power explosive device.
• As a result of the explosion, 17 people were killed, more than 300 people sustained bodily injuries of varying degrees of severity, and significant material damage was caused.
• Taking into account that the actions of the unidentified persons show signs of crimes provided for by paragraphs "a", "e", "zh" of part 2 of Article 105 and part 3 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, guided by the requirements of Articles 108, 109, 112, 115, and 129 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RSFSR, -

HAS DECIDED:

1. To initiate a criminal case regarding the explosion on September 16, 1999, in the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, based on the signs of crimes provided for by paragraphs "a", "e", "zh" of part 2 of Article 105 and part 3 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
2. To accept this criminal case for proceedings and proceed with the preliminary investigation.
3. To send a copy of this decision to the Prosecutor of the Rostov Region.

Head of the Investigative Department
of the FSB Directorate of Russia
for the Rostov Region
Colonel of Justice [signature] E.I. Protsenko

TRUE COPY
Investigator [signature] Romanovsky V.V.

[Stamp: FSB Directorate of Russia for the Rostov Region. Investigative Department. For inquiries 3]