Gochiyayev and FSB Evidence Dispute
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This 2002 document contains a 'Vedomosti' article and a letter to the Public Commission for the Investigation of the Apartment Bombings regarding suspect Achimez Gochiyayev and the timeline of the 1999 explosions. Gochiyayev, through Alexander Litvinenko, denies orchestrating the bombings, claiming he was framed by a friend and actually tipped off emergency services on September 13, 1999, to prevent further blasts at Borisovskie Prudy and Kapotnya. The document details a dispute over whether FSB-provided photos of Gochiyayev and Khattab were montages, citing analysis by London-based expert Geoffrey John Oxlee. Authors Lyudmila Evstifeeva and Evgeny Frumkin provide a statistical analysis arguing that the caches of explosives at Borisovskie Prudy and Krasnodarskaya Street could not have been found through random inspections, suggesting official foreknowledge or a specific tip-off. They highlight discrepancies in reported addresses, such as the confusion between house 7 and house 70 on Krasnodarskaya Street. The document also mentions efforts by Sergei Yushenkov, Sergei Kovalev, and Mikhail Trepashkin to verify these emergency call records.
Events
- 1999-09-09 - Konstantin Borovoy, member of Duma, warned by GRU that bombings were to take place in Moscow. Passe
- 1999-09-13 - After tip-off, Police find further bombs in Moscow - Borisovskie Prudy and Kapotnya