Seleznyov Volgodonsk Announcement Inquiry
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This document consists of correspondence regarding the controversial announcement by State Duma Chairman Gennady Seleznyov of a bombing in Volgodonsk on September 13, 1999, three days before the actual apartment building explosion on September 16, 1999. In March 2002, State Duma deputies V.V. Pokhmelkin and S.N. Yushenkov petitioned Prosecutor General V.V. Ustinov to investigate this discrepancy, citing the transcript of the Duma Council meeting. A subsequent response from Deputy Prosecutor General S. Fridinsky, referenced in a 2003 inquiry from Focus magazine, claimed Seleznyov was actually referring to a minor grenade explosion that occurred in Volgodonsk on September 12, which had been reported by RIA Novosti. The document highlights the political efforts to link Seleznyov's early announcement to official foreknowledge of the 1999 apartment bombings, a core component of allegations regarding FSB or state involvement. Notable figures mentioned include investigators and political actors such as Ustinov, Seleznyov, Pokhmelkin, and Yushenkov.
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- 1999-09-09 - Konstantin Borovoy, member of Duma, warned by GRU that bombings were to take place in Moscow. Passe