Appendix 128

DECISION

on conducting a preliminary investigation by an investigative group

Moscow, October 1, 2002

Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, State Counselor of Justice 1st Class, V.V. Kolmogorov

having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 18/230300-02

HAS ESTABLISHED:

• This criminal case was initiated regarding the facts of explosions in residential buildings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk in September 1999.
• Given the complexity of the criminal case and its large volume, it is necessary to assign the preliminary investigation to an investigative group.

On the basis of the above and guided by Art. 163 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 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 Especially Important Cases of the Department for the Investigation of Especially Important Cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Senior Counselor of Justice I.I. Zipunnikov;
   • Investigator for Especially Important Cases of the Department for the Investigation of Especially Important Cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Junior Counselor of Justice E.A. Gorbunov;
   • Investigator for Especially Important Cases of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice V.V. Romanovsky; and
   • Investigator of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Senior Lieutenant of Justice B.A. Egunov.