Gochiyayev Testimony and FSB Allegations

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This 2002 report, prepared by Alexander Litvinenko and Yuri Felshtinsky for the Public Commission investigating the 1999 apartment bombings, details the testimony and evidence provided by suspect Achimez Gochiyayev. Gochiyayev claims he was manipulated 'blindly' by a childhood friend, whom he believes was an FSB agent, into renting the basements used in the bombings at Guryanova Street and Kashirskoye Highway. Notably, the document asserts that Gochiyayev himself alerted authorities to the unexploded devices found at Borisovskie Prudy and Kapotnya after realizing his rented premises were being targeted. The report includes a forensic analysis by expert Geoffrey John Oxlee, which concludes that official FSB photographs purporting to show Gochiyayev with Chechen commander Khattab are likely digital photomontages. Litvinenko and Felshtinsky recommend an investigation into why no police ambush was set at the locations Gochiyayev reported and highlight Gochiyayev's claim that the FSB has a 'shoot to kill' order against him.

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