Case Reference: 06388 — regarding Dakhilgov T.B., detained on suspicion of illegal acquisition and storage of explosive substances.
Investigation Findings
The Joint Investigative Brigade (OSB), formed from employees of the Prosecutor's Office, FSB, and MVD of the RF, in cooperation with operational units assigned for search activities, established the involvement of an organized criminal group (OPG) of extremist-minded Wahhabi Muslims in acts of terrorism.
Members of this OPG included Gochiyayev A.Sh., Saitakov D.F., Batchaev T.A., Dekkushev A.O., and Krymshamkhalov Yu.I.
Timeline of Events
August 1999: Krymshamkhalov, Dekkushev, and Batchaev prepared and sent from the territory of Caucasian Mineral Waters, via a heavy-duty "Mercedes" truck convoy accompanied by an OPG member named Hakim, approximately 9 tons of artisanal explosive substances camouflaged as granulated sugar.
These substances were placed by Gochiyayev and Saitakov in a vacant space they rented in Moscow at Krasnodarskaya St., house No. 70.
September 7-8, 1999: Gochiyayev and Saitakov transported three batches of explosives with detonation means from the warehouse to planned terrorist sites:
House No. 16, bldg. 2 on Borisovskie Prudy St.
House No. 19 on Guryanova St.
No. 6 bldg. 3 on Kashirskoye Highway.
September 8 and 13, 1999: They carried out explosions at the latter two houses, resulting in casualties among the residents.
Post-Crime Actions and Legal Proceedings
Following the crimes, all participants in the organized group went into hiding.
September 27, 1999: Sufficient evidence was collected regarding the role and nature of Gochiyayev and Saitakov's participation. Resolutions were issued to charge them under Part 3 of Art. 222 and Part 3 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the RF.
With the sanction of the Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia, detention was chosen as a preventive measure, and they were declared wanted on federal and international levels.
Investigation Status
It was not possible to locate and detain Gochiyayev and Saitakov, or other OPG participants, within the initial two-month preliminary investigation period.
On November 9, 1999, the investigation period for criminal case No. 103 was extended until March 9, 2000.
During the extended investigation, efforts continued to:
Establish the locations of the OPG participants.
Investigate the manufacture of the explosive substance used.
Identify their connections in Moscow and the North Caucasus.