Anatoly Mylnikov Indictment

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PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW

True copy

Acting Head of the Department for Supervision of Compliance with Federal Security Laws
[Signature]
"20" 06. 2002

I APPROVE

Acting Prosecutor of the City of Moscow
State Counselor of Justice, 2nd Class
[Signature] M.A. Avdyukov
"20" June 2002

INDICTMENT

in criminal case No. 970

Charging Anatoly Viktorovich Mylnikov with the commission of crimes provided for by Part 1 of Art. 205, Part 3 of Art. 30, and Part 4 of Art. 150 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

This criminal case was initiated on July 18, 2000, by the Investigative Service of the UFSB of the RF for Moscow and the Moscow Region on the grounds of a crime provided for by Art. 207 of the Criminal Code of the RF.

The grounds for initiating the criminal case were materials from an investigation by the operational unit of the UFSB of the RF for Moscow and the Moscow Region regarding the receipt on August 21 at the Prosecutor General's Office of the RF and on September 7, 1999, at the editorial office of the mass media outlet "Novaya Gazeta" of written appeals on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," containing a demand to the authorities to release N.V. Zander, who had been arrested by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), and a threat that "...otherwise, every 7 days, communications, buildings, etc., will be blown up." Operational-search activities established the author of the text and the sender of the appeals — a resident of Moscow, Anatoly Viktorovich Mylnikov, born in 1946, a native of Ivano-Frankivsk, Russian, a citizen of the RF, who worked as the head of the economic security service of CJSC "Zolotye Stranitsy" [Golden Pages], previously convicted multiple times, including for the commission of especially grave crimes. This information was confirmed by a statement from a resident of Moscow, A.E. Tumasyan, who contacted the UFSB of the RF for the Moscow Region on May 19, 2000, in which she identified A.V. Mylnikov as the author of the text of the "Appeal" and its sender to various organizations. She confirmed the circumstances of this crime during the preliminary investigation.

During the establishment of the circumstances of the committed act, A.V. Mylnikov was interrogated; he denied his involvement in the preparation of the "Appeal" and its distribution. After the interrogation at the Investigative Service, he went into hiding and did not respond to summons.

  • On September 12 and November 15, 2000, the term of the preliminary investigation was extended by the Prosecutor of Moscow to 4 and 5 months, respectively.
  • Taking into account the evidence obtained during the preliminary investigation, on November 8, 2000, a resolution was issued to charge (in absentia) A.V. Mylnikov with the commission of a crime provided for by Art. 207 of the Criminal Code of the RF.
  • On November 14, 2000, a resolution was issued for the forced appearance of the accused A.V. Mylnikov.
  • On December 18, 2000, a resolution was issued to suspend the preliminary investigation and to search for the accused A.V. Mylnikov on the basis of Clause 1 of Art. 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RSFSR.
  • On December 19, 2001, a resolution was issued to resume the suspended preliminary investigation and to file a motion to establish a term for the investigation of the case until January 19, 2002.
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Case Summary

  • On January 15, 2002, A.V. Mylnikov was brought to the Investigative Service, where he was charged with committing a crime under Art. 207 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen.
  • On January 18, March 7, and May 8, 2002, the period of the preliminary investigation was extended by the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to seven months and twenty-four days, to nine months and twenty-three days, and to ten months and twenty-three days, respectively.
  • On March 1 and April 26, 2002, the period of detention for the accused Mylnikov was extended by the Prosecutor of Moscow to 4 and 5 months, respectively.

  • On March 13, 2002, the accused Mylnikov appealed the legality and validity of the extension of the detention period in court; however, by decision of the Lefortovo Inter-Municipal Court of Moscow, his appeal was denied.

  • References: Vol. 1, pp. 1-66; Vol. 2, pp. 60-68, 129-143

  • On June 10, 2002, in accordance with the instructions of the Prosecutor of Moscow (pursuant to Art. 211 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RSFSR), the preventive measure in the form of detention applied to A.V. Mylnikov was changed to bail.

  • References: Vol. 2, pp. 200, 214

Preliminary Investigation Findings

The preliminary investigation established that in the summer of 1999, at the apartment of N.V. Zander at the address: Moscow, Svobodny Prospekt, 28, apt. 82, who was in custody at that time in connection with criminal prosecution, A.V. Mylnikov, in the presence of his subordinate—a freelance employee of the security service of the "Zolotye Stranitsy" [Golden Pages] publishing house, the minor A.E. Tumasyan—personally prepared the handwritten text of an "Appeal" on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," in which a demand was made to the authorities to release N.V. Zander, who had been arrested by the MVD bodies, and a threat was expressed—"communications, buildings, etc. will be blown up" every 7 days if the above demand was not met by September 1, 1999. He handed the text of the said "Appeal" to A.E. Tumasyan and persuaded her to prepare letters addressed to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation and the editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta." At the same time, he instructed her on the procedure for preparing the letters: type the text on a personal computer belonging to one of her acquaintances, destroy the file with the text, and have the addresses on the envelopes written by outsiders, preferably random persons.

A.E. Tumasyan, having produced, according to the recommendations received from A.V. Mylnikov, an unidentified number of printed copies of the "Appeal" on the PC of M.M. Neudakhina at the latter's place of residence at the address: Moscow, Kravchenko St., 12, apt. 331, placed them in mailing envelopes; the addresses of the recipients on them were written at her request by unidentified teenagers, after which she handed them to A.V. Mylnikov, some of which he sent by mail in late August 1999 to the addresses of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation and the editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta." A.E. Tumasyan handed over the handwritten text of the "Appeal" executed by A.V. Mylnikov, along with her statement, to the UFSB of the RF for Moscow and the Moscow Region.¹

  • References: Vol. 1, pp. 42-66, 139-146, 158-161, 165-170, 186-277; Vol. 2, pp. 2-6, 8-16, 36-38, 40-44, 46-50, 51-55

¹ On April 24, 2002, a resolution was issued refusing to initiate a criminal case against A.E. Tumasyan on the fact of terrorism based on paragraph 2 of Art. 5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RSFSR for lack of corpus delicti.

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Case Summary

In view of the above, on April 25, 2002, A.V. Mylnikov was presented with a new charge of committing crimes provided for by Part 1 of Art. 205, Part 3 of Art. 30, and Part 4 of Art. 150 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Regarding the charges presented, A.V. Mylnikov did not plead guilty and declared his non-involvement in the crimes incriminated against him. At the same time, being interrogated, he confirmed the fact of his acquaintance with N.V. Zander and A.E. Tumasyan and testified that the proposal to take measures for the release of N.V. Zander by sending an anonymous letter of an ultimatum nature came to him from A.E. Tumasyan. She did not inform him where she intended to send this letter, and he does not remember the direct circumstances of its production.

Vol. 1, case files 43, 44, 110-113, Vol. 2, case file 143

Evidence of Unlawful Activity

The unlawful activity of the accused A.V. Mylnikov in the full scope of the charges brought against him is confirmed by the evidence collected in the case:

Witness testimonies:
  • A.E. Tumasyan: Stated that in the summer of 1999, at the apartment of N.V. Zander, who was in custody at that time in connection with criminal prosecution, A.V. Mylnikov suggested she type a text he had prepared, containing a demand to release his acquaintance N.V. Zander as an innocently suffering mother of minor children, promising at the same time that, in case of trouble, he would "take it upon himself" and assured her that as a minor, she was not in any danger. After which he handed over the handwritten text of the "Appeal", the addresses of the General Prosecutor's Office of the RF and the editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta" and instructed her on the procedure for preparing the letters: typing and printing the text on a computer belonging to one of her acquaintances, deleting the file from which the printout was made, and having the addresses on the envelopes written by outsiders, preferably random persons. Being at that time a freelance employee of the security service of the "Golden Pages" publishing house and a subordinate of A.V. Mylnikov, and also being under the influence of his story about the need to help an unfortunate woman, Tumasyan could not refuse his request and produced several printed copies of the "Appeal" on the PC of her friend M.M. Neudakhina at the latter's place of residence. Having placed them in mailing envelopes, on which the recipient addresses were written at her request by unknown teenagers, she handed them over to A.V. Mylnikov. She kept the handwritten text of the appeal for herself, and then, together with her statement, handed it over to the UFSB RF for Moscow and the Moscow Region.
    • Regarding the circumstances of her personal acquaintance with N.V. Zander, A.E. Tumasyan testified that it occurred in January 2000 after the latter was released from custody.

Vol. 1, case files 172-177

  • N.V. Zander: Testified about the circumstances of her acquaintance with A.V. Mylnikov in January 1999, living together with him until her arrest on July 8 of the same year, and the measures he subsequently took for her release, in particular appeals to the mass media, with the aim of, if not achieving a change in her preventive measure, then raising her authority in places of deprivation of liberty in case of conviction.
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Testimony Regarding the "Appeal"

Regarding the circumstances of the dispatch by A.V. Mylnikov of the "Appeal" on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," N.V. Zander testified that she learned about this from A.E. Tumasyan, who in the spring of 2000 informed her of A.V. Mylnikov's request in August 1999 to produce several printed copies of the "Appeal." For this, he provided her with:

  • A handwritten text of the document.
  • A list of addresses.
  • Several mailing envelopes.

He also instructed her on observing precautionary measures, including:

  • Using someone else's computer.
  • Not saving the file with the text.
  • Having the addresses on the mailing envelopes written by strangers, such as children playing in the yard.

N.V. Zander carried out these instructions. At that same time, A.E. Tumasyan showed N.V. Zander the handwritten text of the "Appeal." After reviewing it, N.V. Zander concluded that it had been prepared specifically by A.V. Mylnikov because:

  • She was familiar with his handwriting and writing style.
  • The text was written with a black gel pen, which A.V. Mylnikov liked to use for writing.

She then advised A.E. Tumasyan to take this appeal to the competent authorities.

Regarding the time of her acquaintance with A.E. Tumasyan, N.V. Zander explained that it occurred after she started working at "Zolotye Stranitsy" in February 2000.

Vol. 1, case file pages 139-146

The testimony of witnesses A.E. Tumasyan and N.V. Zander regarding the time of their personal acquaintance in early 2000, as well as the data available in the criminal case regarding the preparation and dispatch in late August 1999 to the General Prosecutor's Office of the RF and the editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta" of the "Appeal" on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia" with a demand to release the latter from custody under the threat of committing acts of terrorism, refute the testimony of the accused A.V. Mylnikov in the part that the proposal to take measures for the release of the latter came to him directly from A.E. Tumasyan.

  • Testimony of M.M. Neudakhina: Regarding her provision in mid-August 1999 at her place of residence at the address: Moscow, Kravchenko St., 12, apt. 331, to A.E. Tumasyan of her personal computer, a Pentium II "TECHMARKET COMPUTERS," and an EPSON STYLUS color 640 printer for writing and printing text, the content of which was unknown to her.

Vol. 1, case file pages 151-155

  • Testimony of V.N. Neudakhina: The mother of M.M. Neudakhina, who testified about her daughter's acquaintance with A.E. Tumasyan, and also that in August 1999 the latter typed and printed some text on the personal computer belonging to her daughter.

Vol. 1, case file pages 149-150

  • Testimony of Zh.A. Tumasyan and E.Yu. Tumasyan: The parents of A.E. Tumasyan, regarding their daughter's acquaintance with A.V. Mylnikov and the latter's assistance in finding her a job at the "Zolotye Stranitsy" publishing house.

Vol. 1, case file pages 172-177

  • Testimony of S.M. Sokolov: The editor-in-chief of "Novaya Gazeta," regarding the receipt at the editorial office by mail on September 7, 1999, of a letter with an appeal on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers [?]"
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Document Excerpt

  • Russia", which contained a demand to release a certain Zander N.V. and a threat of explosions of buildings and communications in case of non-compliance. According to the witness's testimony, the threat contained in this letter was assessed as real, since it unequivocally spoke of the intention to commit terrorist acts on the territory of the city of Moscow, because the publication in which he works is distributed on the territory of the city and, moreover, the appeal concerned a criminal case being considered in one of the Moscow courts, in connection with which the received appeal was sent to the FSB of Russia;

    Vol. 1, case file pp. 162-164

  • Skoybeda U.B., a correspondent for the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda", who testified about repeated appeals by Mylnikov A.V. to the editorial office of the named mass media outlet with proposals to publish materials of a criminal nature, to introduce her to counterfeiters and dealers in "red mercury", as well as to speak out in defense of allegedly illegally arrested people, and the refusals given to him, since, in her opinion, these publications were intended to influence law enforcement agencies in their decision-making and contribute to the release of detainees; [and about] his statement to the editorial office that the explosion on Manezhnaya Square on August 31, 1999, was committed in connection with the illegal, in his opinion, detention of his acquaintance Zander N., and that certain "friends" of the latter were allegedly involved in this, who demanded from him by phone to take measures for her release. Assessing this appeal by Mylnikov A.V. as an attempt to use the tragedy that occurred on Manezhnaya Square to release his acquaintance, she refused to print material in defense of Zander N., also believing that unknown persons, instead of transmitting threats through Mylnikov A.V., could have expressed them directly to representatives of the authorities.

    Vol. 1, case file pp. 158-161

By protocols of investigative actions:

  • The protocol of seizure at the place of residence of Neudakhina M.M. at the address: Moscow, Kravchenko St., 12, apt. 331, of a PC consisting of: a Pentium II "TECHMARK COMPUTERS" system unit, an EPSON STYLUS color 640 color inkjet printer No. G25609002LP59304618, connecting cables, and a "Microsoft" manual manipulator [mouse];

    Vol. 1, case file p. 184

  • According to the testimony of witnesses Neudakhina M.M. and Neudakhina V.N., the above-mentioned system unit and printer were used in August 1999 by Tumasyan A.E. for typing and printing the text she needed.

  • Protocols of inspections of the handwritten text of the "Appeal", two copies of printed samples of the "Appeal", accompanying letters to them, and a mailing envelope received by the UFSB for the city of Moscow and the Moscow Region from the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation and the editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta", as well as the personal computer and printing device belonging to Neudakhina M.M.;

    Vol. 1, case file pp. 186-191

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Expert Conclusions

  • Nos. 605 dated August 7, 2000, and 802 dated October 26, 2000, according to which the handwritten text of the appeal, executed on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," was written by A.V. Mylnikov;
    • Vol. 1, case files 2-6; 8-12.
  • No. 56 dated March 20, 2002, according to which the printed text of the appeal, executed on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," was produced by inkjet printing on an inkjet printer;
    • Vol. 2, 36-38.
  • 3/64 dated April 10, 2002, according to which A.V. Mylnikov cannot be excluded from the circle of persons who are possible authors of the "Appeal";
    • Vol. 2, case files 46-50.

The findings contained in the expert conclusions listed above confirm the testimony of witness A.E. Tumasyan regarding the circumstances of her production of printed copies of the "Appeal" on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," the authorship of A.V. Mylnikov, and his writing of the handwritten text of the "Appeal";

by the act of the V.P. Serbsky State Scientific Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry No. 198/a stating that A.V. Mylnikov should currently be considered sane.

  • Vol. 2 case files 40-44.

Physical Evidence

  • A postal envelope addressed to the editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta" at the address: Moscow, Potapovsky Lane, Building 3, 101000;
    • Vol. 2, case files 51, 55.

According to the testimony of witness S.M. Sokolov, the printed text of the "Appeal," executed on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," arrived at the editorial office of this mass media outlet in this envelope; and according to the testimony of witness A.E. Tumasyan, it was this specific envelope that she received from A.V. Mylnikov and then returned to him with the address written at her request by an unknown teenager and the text of the "Appeal" printed by her.

  • A sheet of paper with handwritten text, executed in black dye, beginning with the words: "Appeal. Investigative and judicial authorities..." and ending with the words: "...Volunteers of Russia," which states that "investigative and judicial authorities have turned to arbitrariness," "in the Ostankino Court, judge Matveev arrested a citizen of Russia, Natalya Viktorovna Zander," in
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Evidence Details

  • ...in connection with which a demand is made for her release by September 1, 1999, and in case of non-compliance, a threat is made - "every 7 days communications, buildings, etc. will be blown up";
    • Vol. 2, case file pp. 52, 55
  • Two sheets of white unlined paper with printed text on each of them, beginning with the words: "Appeal. Investigative and judicial bodies..." and ending with the words: "...Volunteers of Russia," similar in content to the above-mentioned handwritten text;
    • Vol. 2, case file pp. 53, 54, 55

According to the testimony of witness Tumasyan A.E., the above-mentioned handwritten text of the "Appeal" was executed by Mylnikov A.V. at the apartment of Zander N.V. in August 1999 and then handed over to her for the production of printed copies, which she did, as confirmed by the above-mentioned printed copies of the same "Appeal."

  • A PC set consisting of a Pentium II "TECHMARK COMPUTERS" system unit and a color inkjet printer EPSON STYLUS color 640 No. G25609002LP59304618
    • Vol. 2, case file p. 56

Documents

  • A letter from the Prosecutor General's Office of the RF, by which an appeal received by the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia containing a threat of committing terrorist acts in the city of Moscow was forwarded to the Federal Security Service of the RF;
    • Vol. 1, case file p. 43
  • A letter from the editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta," by which an appeal signed "Volunteers of Russia" with a threat of committing terrorist acts in Moscow, received by the editorial office of this mass media outlet on September 7, 1999, was forwarded to the Federal Security Service of the RF;
    • Vol. 1, case file p. 44
  • A letter from the Chairman of the Ostankino Inter-municipal Court of the North-Eastern Administrative District of Moscow, Prokofieva V.A., from which it follows that from May 7, 1999, to January 14, 2000, this court handled a criminal case charging Zander N.V. with committing a crime under Parts 4 and 5 of Art. 33 – para. "b" and Part 3 of Art. 163 of the Criminal Code of the RF, as well as Zander A.S. and Marchenko V.V. On July 8, 1999, due to the severity of the charges brought against Zander N.V., the court issued a ruling changing her preventive measure from recognizance not to leave to detention, and she was taken into custody in the courtroom. By a ruling of the Moscow City Court dated August 31, 1999, the defendant's appeal was denied, and the court's ruling remained unchanged.
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Case Summary

On January 14, 2000, a verdict was issued and proclaimed in the case, according to which N.V. Zander was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 5 of Article 33 – Paragraph 'b' of Part 3 of Article 164 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and sentenced to imprisonment, and upon serving the term, she was released from custody in the courtroom.

Regarding the 'Appeal' on behalf of the so-called 'Volunteers of Russia,' this letter states that such an appeal was indeed received by the court from the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation on September 8, 1999, in connection with which, and also taking into account the situation that had developed at that time in Moscow, the court administration took measures to strengthen its security during the days of court hearings in the case of N.V. Zander and others.

Vol. 2, case files 138-141

The strengthening of the security of the court building during the period of consideration of the above-mentioned case testifies to the fact that the threat of terrorist acts expressed in the 'Appeal' was assessed as real, in connection with which the above-mentioned preventive measure was carried out.

  • By a letter from a department of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, from which it follows that the appeal, which mentioned the criminal case against N.V. Zander, was received by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation by mail. The conclusion that the mentioned appeal refers to the threat of terrorist acts was made based on its content: '...communications, buildings, etc. will be blown up,' in connection with which a decision was made to forward the letter to the FSB of the Russian Federation.

Vol. 2, case file 143

The forwarding by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation and the editorial office of 'Novaya Gazeta' of the received 'Appeals' with the threat of terrorist acts to the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation – the body which, in accordance with current federal legislation, is tasked with the fight against terrorism – testifies to the fact that the threat expressed in the 'Appeals' was perceived by their representatives as real and forwarded for further verification by jurisdiction.

  • By a letter from the operational unit of the Directorate of the FSB of the Russian Federation for the city of Moscow and the Moscow Region regarding the receipt in October 1999 from the operational unit of the FSB of the Russian Federation for conducting a check of anonymous letters received from the editorial office of 'Novaya Gazeta' and the Prosecutor General's Office;

Vol. 2, case file 79

  • By a letter from the operational unit of the Directorate of the FSB of the Russian Federation for the city of Moscow and the Moscow Region, by which materials of operational-search activities were sent to the Investigative Service, in particular, a statement dated May 19, 2000, by A.E. Tumasyan regarding the involvement of A.V. Mylnikov in the preparation of the appeal in defense of N.V. Zander.

Vol. 1, case files 42, 45

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The appeal of Tumasyan A.E.

The appeal of Tumasyan A.E. dated May 19, 2000, to the FSB RF bodies with a corresponding statement confirms the testimony of Zander N.V. regarding a conversation that took place between them in the spring of 2000 about the circumstances of preparing and sending an "Appeal" in her defense, as well as the fulfillment by Tumasyan A.E. of the recommendation given by Zander N.V.—to contact the competent authorities.

  • By a copy of the sentence dated January 14, 2000, of the Ostankino Inter-municipal (District) People's Court of the city of Moscow on the charges against Zander N.V. for committing crimes provided for by parts 4 and 5 of Art. 33 – para. "b" part 3 of Art. 163 of the Criminal Code of the RF, as well as Zander A.S. and Marchenko V.V., from which it follows that Zander N.V. was found guilty by the said court of committing the act incriminated to her and was sentenced, with the application of Art. 64 of the Criminal Code of the RF, to imprisonment for a term of 6 (six) months without confiscation of property, to be served in a general regime correctional colony. Her sentence term was calculated including the time of preliminary detention from July 8, 1999, and the measure of restraint before the sentence entered into legal force was changed, and upon serving the sentence, Zander N.V. was released from custody in the courtroom.

Vol. 1, case files 49-55

The data provided in this document regarding the dates of the selection of the measure of restraint for Zander N.V. and her release from custody in the courtroom confirm her testimony and the testimony of witness Tumasyan A.E. regarding the time of their personal acquaintance after the release of Zander N.V.

  • By a letter from the Investigation Department of the FSB RF, according to which Mylnikov A.V., Zander N.V., and Tumasyan A.E. are not involved in the materials of criminal case No. 103, investigated in relation to the acts of terrorism committed in the city of Moscow in September 1999;

Vol. 2, case files 104

Previously, the accused Mylnikov A.V. was held criminally liable. Thus, on February 5, 1971—by the Rivne Regional Court under Art. 81 part II, Art. 213 of the Criminal Code of the Ukrainian SSR, term—4 years of imprisonment; on February 9, 1979—by the Leningrad Regional Court under Art. 102 "a, g", 146 part II "a, b", 15—90 part III, 218 part I, 144 part II, 17—144 part II, 149 part II, 194, 98 part II, 195 part III, 17—195 part III of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR, 16—1, 121, 117 part III, 222 part I, 194 part I, 197 of the Criminal Code of the Ukrainian SSR, term—15 years of imprisonment and 5 years of exile; on July 28, 1988—by the People's Court of the Chebulinsky District of the Kemerovo Region under Art. 188 part I of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR, term—1 year of imprisonment; on September 25, 1998—by the Nagatinsky People's Court of Moscow under Art. 33 part V, 327 part I, 322 part I of the Criminal Code of the RF, term—10 months of imprisonment in a strict regime correctional colony. By the same sentence, he was recognized as a recidivist.

He is not registered at psychoneurological and narcological dispensaries at the place of temporary registration in Moscow.

Vol. 1 case files 275-277, Vol. 2 case files 60-68, 115, 134-137

The accused Mylnikov A.V. did not plead guilty to the crimes incriminated to him; during the investigation, he behaved insincerely and tried to mislead the investigative authorities. In the opinion of the investigative authorities, this is due to the desire of Mylnikov A.V. to evade criminal liability.

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Investigation Findings

  • No circumstances mitigating the responsibility of the accused A.V. Mylnikov were obtained during the investigation.
  • The investigation considers the recidivism of crimes to be an aggravating circumstance.
  • At his place of work, A.V. Mylnikov is characterized positively.

Vol. 1, case files 43, 44, 110-113, 275-277, Vol. 2, case files 60-68, 69, 115, 134-137

Accused Person

Based on the foregoing, the following person is accused:

  • Anatoly Viktorovich Mylnikov, born 1946, a native of Ivano-Frankivsk, Russian, citizen of Russia, previously convicted multiple times, head of the economic security service of the "Zolotye Stranitsy" [Golden Pages] publishing house, registered at the address: Moscow, Sadovaya-Karetnaya St., 4/6, apt. 82

Charges

  • Terrorism, i.e., the threat of carrying out explosions and other actions that create a danger of loss of life and causing significant property damage, for the purpose of disrupting public safety, intimidating the population, and influencing decision-making by government authorities.
  • Attempting to involve a minor in the commission of a serious crime.

Details of Terrorism Charge

Terrorism, i.e., the threat of carrying out explosions and other actions that create a danger of loss of life and causing significant property damage, for the purpose of disrupting public safety, intimidating the population, and influencing decision-making by government authorities.

In late August 1999, in Moscow, A.V. Mylnikov, for the purpose of disrupting public safety, intimidating the population, and influencing decision-making by government authorities, committed an act of terrorism in the form of a threat to carry out explosions and other actions creating a danger of loss of life and causing significant property damage, by presenting demands to government authorities for the release from custody of the accused N.V. Zander, arrested by Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) bodies on July 8, 1999, which manifested in sending by mail to the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation and to the editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta" letters with the text of an "Appeal," executed on behalf of the so-called organization "Volunteers of Russia," which contained a threat to carry out explosions of buildings and communications every 7 days in case of non-fulfillment of the demands by September 1, 1999, for the purpose of conveying said information to government authorities authorized to make a decision regarding Zander's release from custody, for the purpose of intimidating them and influencing government authorities.

  • That is, he committed a crime provided for by Part 1 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Details of Attempted Involvement of a Minor

Attempted involvement of a minor in the commission of a serious crime.

In late August 1999, in Moscow, A.V. Mylnikov, born 1946, knowing for certain the minor age of A.E. Tumasyan, born 25.09.82, through deception and psychological influence on her, attempted to involve her in the commission of a serious crime - an act of terrorism provided for by Part 1 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, having produced with her help on a computer printed texts [of his] own.

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Criminal Case Details

  • The case involves a handwritten "Appeal" prepared by an individual on behalf of the organization "Volunteers of Russia."
  • This appeal contained a threat to carry out explosions of communications and buildings, creating a danger of loss of life and causing significant property damage.
  • The appeal was intended for dispatch to:
    • The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.
    • The editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta."
  • The purpose was to bring the specified information to the attention of the authorities empowered to make a decision regarding the release of Zander, with the intent of intimidating them and exerting influence on the authorities.
  • The documents were received on:
    • August 21, 1999, at the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.
    • September 7, 1999, at the editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta."
  • The committed crime is provided for by Part 3 of Article 30 and Part 4 of Article 150 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Procedural Information

  • In accordance with the requirements of Article 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RSFSR, this criminal case is subject to being sent to the Prosecutor of the city of Moscow.
  • The indictment was drawn up in the city of Moscow on June 19, 2002.

Signatures

Senior Investigator of the Investigative Service of the UFSB of the RF for Moscow and the Moscow Region
Captain of Justice [Signature] I.V. Asochakov

AGREED

Deputy Head of the Investigative Service of the UFSB of the RF for Moscow and the Moscow Region
Colonel [Signature] V.I. Markov