Appendix No. [?] to the protocol of the inspection of the scene of the incident from 13.09.2001.

[Scheme/Diagram]

• House No. 28 [?]
• House No. 30 [?]
• House No. 32
• House No. 34

Guryanova St.

Place of [illegible]

Witnesses:

[signatures]

Investigator:

[signature]

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Volgodonsk, Oktyabrskoye Highway, house 35. He stated that he recognizes this place; however, at the present time, its external features differ significantly compared to what it was in 1999. Specifically, the external appearance of the house has changed, flowerbeds have appeared, and the driveway and paved area have disappeared. Next, he indicated the approximate location where a vehicle loaded with explosives was placed on the previously existing paved area. According to Dekkushev, the vehicle was driven to the house by its owner, who lived there and parked it in the usual spot; he (Dekkushev) checked where it was parked. The triggering mechanism of the explosive device was activated by Timur Batchaev. Furthermore, he stated that when performing these actions, he realized that people would die, but he proceeded with them to prevent the entry of Russian troops into the territory of the Chechen Republic.

• At 11:24, the video recording was interrupted to proceed to the place of its viewing and the drafting of the protocol.
• Additionally, at 10:51, a pause was made in the video recording to replace the video camera's battery.
• At 12:33, the video recording was resumed for review of the protocol.
• At 12:37, it was terminated due to the completion of the investigative action.

During the verification of testimony on-site, a video recording was conducted (photography, video, audio recording, etc.) of which the participating persons were warned before the start of the investigative action, and three diagrams of the locations for the verification of the testimony of the accused A.O. Dekkushev were also drawn up.

Attached to the protocol of the verification of testimony on-site are a videocassette with the video recording of the investigative action and three drawn-up diagrams of the locations for the verification of the testimony of the accused A.O. Dekkushev.

[signatures]

Testimony Verification

Volgodonsk Truck Parking Lot

• At 10:31, when the video recording, which had been suspended at 10:21, was resumed, at the truck parking lot located in the city of Volgodonsk at the intersection of Malaya Morskaya Street and the overpass, he stated that he recognized the place where he was as the parking lot where he had purchased a GAZ-53 vehicle in September 1999 for the purpose of loading it with explosives and subsequently blowing it up.
• He then pointed out a specific spot located near the overpass where the vehicle he purchased had been parked.
• At 10:33, the video recording was interrupted to proceed to the next location for the verification of the testimony of the accused, A.O. Dekkushev.

Motorcade Territory (Volgodonsk – Tsimlyansk Road)

• At 10:49, the video recording was resumed, and the accused A.O. Dekkushev, having arrived at the territory of motorcade 2070, located on the Volgodonsk – Tsimlyansk road, stated that he recognized this place as the base where the transfer of explosives from one vehicle to another took place.
• He then pointed to a spot located in the front left corner of the motorcade territory as the place where the vehicles with explosives were parked.
• Furthermore, he pointed out a box (garage bay) located in a building situated along the direction from the entrance to the motorcade territory, and stated that the transfer of explosives from one truck to another took place in the specified box.
• For this purpose, both vehicles were driven into the box and placed back-to-back.
• The transfer was carried out by Krymshamkhalov and Batchaev; Dekkushev himself closed the box doors and remained outside.
• In total, about four tons were transferred, and then the vehicle was moved to a residential building, as the planned explosion of the dam could not be carried out due to its increased security.
• At 10:53, the video recording was suspended to proceed to the next location for the verification of the testimony of the accused Dekkushev.

House Location

• At 11:22, the video recording was resumed, and the accused A.O. Dekkushev, having arrived at the house located at the address: city

PROTOCOL

of verification of testimony on site

City of Volgodonsk
(place of compilation)
August 13, 2002

Verification of testimony on site started at 10:19
Verification of testimony on site ended at 12:37

Investigator (inquirer):
* Investigator for especially important cases of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Major of Justice Grigorenko A.V.
* Senior investigator of the same Department, Captain of Justice Romanovsky V.V.
* Investigator for especially important cases of the same Department, Captain of Justice Savitsky M.A.
(name of the preliminary investigation or inquiry body, class rank or title, surname, initials of the investigator (inquirer))

In the presence of attesting witnesses:
1. Ratin Sergey Yuryevich, Volgodonsk, Dzerzhinsky St., 3, apt. 83
(surname, first name, patronymic and place of residence of the attesting witness)
2. Kostina Svetlana Vladimirovna, Volgodonsk, Stroiteley St., 1a, apt. 66
(surname, first name, patronymic and place of residence of the attesting witness)

With the participation of the accused Dekkushev A.O. and his defense attorney Khorost E.V.
(procedural status, surnames, initials of the participating persons)

In accordance with Art. 194 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, conducted a verification of the testimony on site of the accused Dekkushev A.O. in criminal case No. 103
(procedural status, surname, initials of the person)

Before the start of the verification of testimony on site, the participating persons were explained their rights, responsibilities, as well as the procedure for conducting the verification of testimony on site.

Participating persons:
[signature]
(signature)
[signature]
(signature)
[signature]
(signature)
[signature] Khorost

Identification of Persons

Dekkushev A.O. examined the persons presented for identification and stated that in the person located in the far right position, he identified: the police officer who provided assistance to him and Yusuf Krymshamkhalov in moving an explosive substance in a KAMAZ truck in June-August 1999. This police officer ordered the policemen stationed at the GIBDD post to let the KAMAZ pass without inspection in the city of Kislovodsk for a reward in the form of a bag of sugar. He identifies this person by a golden tooth and characteristic facial features.

Result of Identification

Lyubichev Stanislav Sergeevich

Statement

Before the start, during, or upon completion of the identification, a statement was received from the participating persons, witness Lyubichev S.S., to the effect that he insists on his testimony at the confrontation.

PROTOCOL of presentation of a person for identification

City of Kislovodsk (place of drafting)
"07" August 2002

Identification started at 11 h 07 min
Identification ended at 11 h 25 min

Investigator (inquirer):
* Investigator for particularly important cases of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice Savitsky M.A., senior investigator of the same Department, Captain of Justice Romanovsky V.V.
(name of the preliminary investigation or inquiry body, class rank or title, surname, initials of the investigator (inquirer))

In the premises of the department in the city of Kislovodsk of the UFSB of the RF for the Stavropol Krai (which exactly)

Under mixed lighting in the presence of witnesses:
(natural, artificial)
1. Kovaleva Sofya Ivanovna, Kislovodsk, Fomenko St., 27-13
(surname, first name, patronymic and place of residence of the witness)
2. Saidova Viktoriya Izmailovna, Kislovodsk, Leningradskaya St., 21-100
(surname, first name, patronymic and place of residence of the witness)

With the participation of the defense counsel of the accused Dekkushev A.O. - Kafienko A.V.
(procedural status, surnames, initials of the participating persons)

In accordance with parts one, two, four, seven, and nine of Art. 193 of the CCP of the RF

Presented to the accused Dekkushev Adam Osmanovich
(surname, first name, patronymic of the victim, witness, accused or suspect)

In criminal case No. 103

For identification Lyubichev Stanislav Sergeyevich
(surname, first name, patronymic of the person presented for identification)

Born "28" November 1960 together with other persons:
1. Popov Vladimir Viktorovich, born "29" December 1974, residing in the city of Essentuki, Oktyabrskaya St., 438-21.
(surname, first name, patronymic)
Born " " ,
(surname, first name, patronymic)
2. Inozemtsev Alexander Yuryevich, born "16" February 1975, residing in the city of Kislovodsk, Krasnoarmeyskaya St., 10.
(surname, first name, patronymic)
Born " " ,
(surname, first name, patronymic)

Before the start of the identification, the person to be identified Lyubichev S.S. was offered
(surname, initials)
to take any place among the persons presented. He, of his own free will, took [signatures]
place 2

Testimony Transcript

Questions and Answers

Question: In your testimony, you stated that the barrels from the aluminum powder-silver paint you purchased and the bags from the ammonium nitrate used for the manufacture of the explosive substance were thrown into a landfill near the settlement of Mirny. Specify who exactly took and threw away this packaging, and what transport was used for this? I also ask you to clarify: was the packaging thrown away all at once after the manufacture of the explosive substance or gradually as it accumulated?

Answer: I was not present during this; I know from Yoska's words that he did it. The used packaging was taken out all at once.

Question: You are presented for inspection one of the six barrels discovered and seized during the inspection of the garbage dump near the settlement of Mirny on August 2, 2002. What can you say about this barrel?

Answer: I have carefully inspected this barrel and can say that by all external signs it is similar to the barrels that contained the aluminum powder used for the manufacture of the explosive substance in July-August 1999.

Question: Describe the concrete mixer in which the mixing of the explosive substance took place.

Answer: The concrete mixer was on two wheels, with an electric motor in the back; the wire was pulled from a power pole. The color of the concrete mixer was gray from stuck concrete; I don't remember the actual color of the body. Switching on and off was done with a switch with two buttons. Height

Answer: Regarding payment, we didn't decide anything together; Yoska himself decided to give a bag of sugar.

PROTOCOL of additional interrogation of the accused

Kislovodsk (place of compilation)
"03" August 2002

Interrogation started at 14:30
Interrogation ended at 15:40

Investigator (inquirer) Senior Investigator of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice Romanovsky V.V.
(name of the preliminary investigation or inquiry body, class rank or title, surname, initials of the investigator (inquirer))
in the office of the city department in Kislovodsk of the UFSB of Russia for the Stavropol Krai.
(which exactly)
in accordance with Art. 174 and 189 of the CCP RF [Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation], additionally interrogated in criminal case No. 103 the accused Dekkushev Adam Osmanovich
(surname, first name, patronymic)
whose personal data is available in this criminal case.

Participating persons: defense counsel — attorney of SYuK No. 2 of Kislovodsk, Karpenko A.V.
(procedural status, surnames, initials of participating persons)
Participating persons were informed about the use of technical means --
(which exactly, by whom exactly)

Before the start of the interrogation, the rights provided for in paragraphs 3, 4, 7, and 8 of part four of Art. 47 of the CCP RF were additionally explained to me:
* to object to the charge;
* to give testimony on the charge brought against me or to refuse to give testimony;
* to present evidence;
* to use the assistance of an interpreter free of charge;
* to use the assistance of a defense counsel, including free of charge in cases provided for by the CCP RF.

Accused [signature]
(signature)

[signature]

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On the merits of the questions asked

Question: Tell us in detail under what circumstances your report to Abu Umar took place regarding the explosion of a residential building in Volgodonsk on September 16, 1999, carried out by you, Timur Batchaev, and Yusuf Krymshamkhalov?

Answer: On the afternoon of September 16, 1999, when the explosion in Volgodonsk occurred, I had already arrived in Serzhen-Yurt in my "Moskvich". I stopped by the camp where the emir (commander) was the Arab Abu Umar, about whom I have already given testimony. Timur Batchaev and Yusuf Krymshamkhalov were already there. We met and talked. They said that they had parked the "KAMAZ" at my house in Karachaevsk, as we had agreed. I told them that within 3 days they needed to bring the money for the "KAMAZ". I learned that in this same camp, in the place where the Karachays lived, there were people who went with Achemez Gochiyayev to Moscow to blow up houses. I don't know when or how they arrived from Moscow, but they got there very quickly, probably using a plane. As far as I know, with Achemez were:
* a Tatar named Islam (as I later learned, his name is Denis Saitakov)
* Zaur Batchaev
* Hakim Abaev

The Ingush, about whom I gave testimony, who took part in the manufacture of the explosive substance for Moscow and Volgodonsk, did not go to Moscow with Gochiyayev. Immediately after the manufacture of the explosives, he left for Chechnya.

I spoke about money with Achemez and Hakim Abaev, but they refused to help me, saying that they did all this for the sake of Allah, and not for money. They didn't tell me anything about the details of the explosions in Moscow. When I went to Abu Umar, he already knew about the explosion in Volgodonsk; Batchaev and Yoska [Yusuf] had already informed him. He reacted to my words calmly, as if

Dates and Locations

• September 4, 1999 in the city of Buynaksk
• September 9, 1999 in the city of Moscow on Guryanova St.
• September 13, 1999 in the city of Moscow on Kashirskoye Highway
• September 16, 1999 in the city of Volgodonsk on Oktyabrskoye Highway
• September 22, 1999 in the city of Ryazan

KAMAZ

Account Details

• I went to a call center and called home to my wife. She knew nothing.
• From this point, I called home several more times, to the village of Mirny to Krymshamkhalov, but there was no news.
• I spent the night at the gates of the motorcade in my car.
• The next day, I called again from the call center in Kislovodsk to my wife and Krymshamkhalov at home.
• I returned to the motorcade, met its watchman (I don't remember his name), and he invited me to his dacha located nearby.
• I cleaned myself up, then went with the watchman and his wife to the bazaar in Tsimlyansk.
• There I bought a goat, from which I prepared food at the watchman's dacha.
• After lunch, I saw a report on television about the explosion in Moscow and a composite sketch of Achemez Gochiyayev.
• Then I went to the call center, called home, stopped by the parking lot once more, and went home to Kislovodsk.
• I spent the night at home, and towards evening my wife told me that someone had called the cell phone I left with her and said that they were waiting for me in Volgodonsk.
• Immediately after that, I went to Volgodonsk.
• I arrived at night; since there were many trucks at this parking lot, I did not look for our 'KAMAZ', but simply decided to spend the night in my car at a neighboring parking lot.
• In the morning I found the 'KAMAZ'.
• Yoska and Timur informed me that they were delayed due to a car breakdown, and it was impossible to call from where they were fixing the car because there was no telephone there.
• I want to clarify: In one of the previous interrogations, I said that we moved the 'KAMAZ' to the motorcade, but that is not so. I now remember that we left it at the parking lot.
• Then the three of us went in my 'Moskvich' to the truck exchange (I don't remember the exact location), where we were looking for a vehicle.
• We didn't find a vehicle that day; we only found one on the second day.
• It was a GAZ-53 truck, which suited us in price.
• I don't remember how much I paid for this truck.

with the help of an interpreter free of charge; to use the help of a defense counsel, including free of charge in cases provided for by the CCP RF [Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation].
Accused [signature]
(signature)

On the merits of the questions asked

(questions and answers to them are recorded in the sequence in which they occurred during the interrogation)

Question: During the interrogation on July 22, 2002, you began giving testimony about the criminal group that organized and carried out acts of terrorism in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk in September 1999. Continue your testimony.

Answer: After a quarrel with Gochiyayev, I went to Chechnya and met with Abu Umar, who suggested that I take the remaining explosives, buy two cheap cars, fill them with explosives and blow them up in any crowded place, for example, a market, in a large city like Rostov or Krasnodar. He explained to me that this was necessary in order to force the Russian leadership to stop the troops that had already moved from the territory of Dagestan into the territory of Chechnya. I refused, saying that it would be better to blow up the dam near Volgodonsk, as I know those places well. I did not want people to die in the process. Abu Umar said: "Blow up whatever you want." After the conversation, on the same day, I left by taxi for Kislovodsk. I met there with Krymshamkhalov Yoska and Batchayev Timur. They informed me that the others had left with Gochiyayev, but they did not tell me where—perhaps they did not know. As far as I remember, during the conversation I told them that I had received an assignment from Abu Umar to blow up the dam in Volgodonsk. As I understood, Batchayev Timur (whose Muslim name is Abdurakhim) knew how to use explosives; he told me so himself. Shortly after this conversation (I don't remember how much time had passed), I stopped by the home of Mukhtar Bostanov, who lives in Karachaevsk (I don't remember the exact address, somewhere in an alley near Lenin Street) and asked for the address of his

Document Transcription

Narrative Account

This house. I went for him in a 'Moskvich', brought him and gave him the GAZ-53. I don't remember exactly how the conversation with the owner of the GAZ went. He went home, and I followed him in the 'Moskvich'. Near his house, I locked the GAZ-53, hanging a padlock on the body, and told the owner that I would pick up the car in the morning to go sell potatoes. After that, Batchaev and Krymshamkhalov left in a 'KAMAZ' for Karachaevsk to park the car at my house, and I immediately went to Chechnya. I arrived in Serzhen-Yurt in the morning. On the way, in the city of Sernovodsk, I learned about the explosion in Volgodonsk from a television report.

In Serzhen-Yurt, I met with Abu Umar; he already knew about the explosion, but he would not talk to me, let alone give me any money. I turned to the Karachays who were there so they would help me collect the money spent on the organization and implementation of the explosion, but nothing came of it. I took offense and went to another camp with Abu Jafar.

Accused [signature]

Interrogation Protocol Notes

• Before the start, during, or upon completion of the interrogation of the accused, from the participating persons—defense attorneys Tarasevich N.I., Bronnikova A.V., and Kruglova A.V.—statements were not received.
  • (their procedural status, surname, initials) (received, not received)
  • Content of statements __: ________
• Accused [signature]
• Other participating persons: [signatures]
• The protocol was read personally
  • (personally or aloud by the investigator (inquirer))
• Comments on the protocol were not received
  • (content of comments or indication of their absence)
• [signature]

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Journey to Volgodonsk

• Bags of 40-50 kg each were placed on top for camouflage; potatoes were poured out of the bags.
• Immediately after loading, we left for Volgodonsk.
• I traveled ahead in a 'Moskvich', while Batchayev and Krymshamkhalov followed in a 'KAMAZ'.
• We agreed to meet at a parking lot already in Volgodonsk.
• I showed this parking lot to Timur Batchayev when we first came to Volgodonsk with him.

Arrival and Initial Search

• I arrived in Volgodonsk at night and stopped at the first parking lot I came across to spend the night.
• In the morning, I repaired my car—fixed the windshield wipers—and started looking for Timur and Yoska, but didn't find them.
• I then looked for a place to reload the 'KAMAZ', found a motor depot, and agreed with the watchman (I don't remember his name) about reloading potatoes.
• The next night, I stayed in my car at the gates of the motor depot.

Searching for the 'KAMAZ'

• In the morning, I started calling Krymshamkhalov's mother-in-law in Kislovodsk and my own home to find out where the 'KAMAZ' had gone, but they didn't know anything.
• I went with the motor depot watchman to his dacha, then went with him and his wife to the market in Tsimlyansk, where they bought a goat.
• I prepared meat for lunch.
• After lunch, I saw a report on TV about the explosion in Moscow and a composite sketch of Gochiyayev.
• Immediately after that, I went home to Kislovodsk.
• At home, my wife said that someone had called my cell phone, which I had left with her, and said they were waiting for me in Volgodonsk. She didn't know who called.
• I immediately went back to Volgodonsk.
• I arrived at night; since there were many trucks at that parking lot, I didn't look for our 'KAMAZ', but simply decided to spend the night in my car at a neighboring parking lot.
• In the morning, I found the 'KAMAZ', and we drove it to the motor depot.
• Then the three of us went in my 'Moskvich' to the truck exchange (I don't remember the exact location), where we found...

Volume 25

...various items at their request, made purchases, in particular, bought about 300 bags at the Erken-Shakhar sugar factory, etc. I understood that they were making explosives. I asked where the explosives would go, but they avoided answering. I thought they would be sent to Chechnya. We finished making the explosives quickly – in about 10 days. Then we put them in a shed in Karabasheva's yard. Then Yoska Krymshamkhalov arranged for us to transport this mixture to 'Realbaza', as it was dangerous to keep it at home. At that time, elections were taking place and there were rumors that the police might check houses. The transport of the mixture took place in the 20s of August 1999.

Soon Gochiyayev arrived. He was supposed to take the explosives, but he did not take all of them and suggested that I be responsible for storing the remaining part. I did not know where Gochiyayev would take the mixture. I argued with him and refused to take the explosives for myself. I went to Serzhen-Yurt. There I was met by Abu-Umar, who told me to take the remaining explosives and blow them up in a crowded place in Krasnodar, Rostov, or any other large city. He explained to me that this was being done so that the Russian authorities would stop their troops in Dagestan, where fighting was taking place at that time. I said that I did not want to blow up people and suggested blowing up the dam of the reservoir near the city of Volgodonsk. Abu Umar did not offer me money for the work, but I understood that I was already involved in a crime and could not refuse him. Abu Umar told me to buy two inexpensive cars, rig them with explosives, and place them in two different locations. At the same time, he said that he would later return the money we spent.

On the same day, I went home. Zaur Batchayev, a Tatar named Islam, and an Ingush left with Gochiyayev; only Timur Batchayev remained. I asked him where...

PROTOCOL of additional interrogation of the accused

Moscow
July 19, 2002

Interrogation started at 11:00
Interrogation ended at 14:40

Investigator (inquirer) Senior Investigator of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice Romanovsky V.V.
in the premises of office No. 329 of the Investigative Department of the FSB RF, in accordance with Art. 174 and 189 of the CPC RF, additionally interrogated in criminal case No. 103 the accused Dekkushev Adam Osmanovich,
whose personal data is available in this criminal case.

Participating persons:
* Defense counsel – lawyer of Legal Consultation No. 9 of the MGKA Tarasevich N.I.
* Employees of the FSB Directorate of Russia for the Rostov Region: Major of Justice Drannikov A.V. and Lieutenant Colonel of Justice Kruglov A.B.

The participating persons were notified of the use of technical means --

Before the start of the interrogation, the rights provided for in paragraphs 3, 4, 7, and 8 of part four of Art. 47 of the CPC RF were additionally explained to me:
* to object to the charge;
* to give testimony on the charge brought against me or to refuse to give testimony;
* to present evidence;
* to use

[signature]

vol. 85

Testimony Transcript

• Rank of either senior lieutenant or captain. During the conversation with him, he said that he works in the GAI (traffic police), located not far from the post through which we entered. Additionally, I want to note that his front upper teeth are gold, but this is not certain. In a personal meeting or from a photograph, I can identify this person.

Questions and Answers

Question: Testify in detail about the circumstances of the acquisition of cellular phones in July – August 1999?

Answer: In total, two phones were acquired. Yoska (Yusuf Krymshamkhalov) acquired them, but I was present during this. I do not know in whose name the phones were registered, but I was then issued a power of attorney to carry the phone in the name of the owner. I took the first purchased phone to Chechnya and handed it over to Abu Umar (later, after the explosions, I used this phone to call my wife Zemfira), and the second phone remained with me.

Question: The investigation has materials indicating that you and Krymshamkhalov purchased three phones. What can you testify in connection with this?

Answer: Yoska and I purchased two phones, which I testified about above. Perhaps Yoska bought the third phone with someone else.

Question: During interrogations, your wife – Zemfira Magomedovna Dekkusheva – testified that on September 9 and 10, 1999, during telephone conversations with her, you inquired whether anyone from law enforcement agencies was looking for you. Explain why you asked these questions?

Answer: It is possible that I made these calls from Volgodonsk, when Gochiyayev's photograph was shown on television and it was announced that he was involved in the apartment bombings in the city of Moscow. I arrived in this city in a "Moskvich" earlier.

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Circumstances of Purchases and Activities

Purchase of Bags at Erken-Shakhar Sugar Factory

• The bags were purchased from the director of the specified sugar factory.
• The exact amount paid and the number of bags purchased are difficult to recall.
• The director processed some documents through the accounting department, but it is not remembered whether the narrator signed them.
• The exact date of the purchase is not remembered.

Leasing of Storage Facility Belonging to Krymshamkhalov's Uncle

• Yusuf (Yoska) Krymshamkhalov negotiated the lease of the storage facility with his uncle.
• The narrator accompanied him to his uncle's location in Kislovodsk (the exact address is unknown but can be shown on the ground) in a car the narrator had bought.
• The exact date of the rental negotiation is not remembered.

Mixing Ingredients of Loose Explosive in the Courtyard of Zukhra Karabasheva's House

• Ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder were mixed by the Batchayev brothers, a Tatar named Islam, and an Ingush unknown to the narrator in the courtyard of Zukhra Karabasheva's house, in front of the shed.
• Due to the residential house and the high fence, the actions were not visible from the street.
• The mixing was done in a concrete mixer driven by an electric motor; the power source for the motor is unknown.
• Zukhra Karabasheva did not come out into the yard during the mixing process.
• She was told that paste or putty was being made, but the specific nature of the mixture is unknown, as Yoska negotiated everything with her.
• Zukhra saw the aluminum.

PROTOCOL of additional interrogation of the accused

Moscow
July 18, 2002

Interrogation started at 15:30
Interrogation ended at 17:00

Investigator (inquirer): investigator for particularly important cases of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice Savitsky M.A.
in the premises of office No. 325 of the Investigative Department of the FSB RF in accordance with Art. 174 and 189 of the CCP RF, additionally interrogated in criminal case No. 103 the accused Dekkushev Adam Osmanovich,
whose personal data is contained in this criminal case.

Participating persons: defense counsel – lawyer of Legal Consultation No. 9 of the MGKA [Moscow City Bar Association], Tarasevich N.I.

Participating persons were informed about the use of technical means: --

Before the start of the interrogation, the rights provided for in paragraphs 3, 4, 7, and 8 of part four of Art. 47 of the CCP RF were additionally explained to me:
* to object to the charge;
* to give testimony on the charge brought against me or to refuse to give testimony;
* to present evidence;
* to use the services of an interpreter free of charge;
* to use the services of a defense counsel, including free of charge in cases provided for by the CCP RF.

Accused [signature]

[signature]

Volume 35

The Dam of the Volgodonsk HPP

• I did not want to carry out an explosion at the market, as many people could have died as a result.
• Having returned to Kislovodsk, I made an agreement with the cousin of Iskhak Temirliev, who lives in the village of Sary-Tyuz, that I would buy a KAMAZ from him, but would pay the money later.
• He agreed, and then Timur Batchaev drove this vehicle to Kislovodsk.
• There, after Gochiyayev took part of the prepared explosive substance, a certain number of sacks remained (I don't remember exactly how many).
• They were in the back of an old KAMAZ, which we, as I have already shown above, took from a Karachay man from the Mirny settlement near Kislovodsk.
• Yoska and Timur Batchaev reloaded all the sacks into the KAMAZ bought from Temirliev's brother and sprinkled potatoes on top.
• After that, I in a "Moskvich", and Yoska and Timur in the KAMAZ, left for Volgodonsk.
• There, at a parking lot belonging to a Russian man whose name I do not remember, we purchased a GAZ-53 truck and reloaded all the sacks into it.
• Batchaev refused my idea to blow up the dam, because it was impossible to leave a car on it as it would immediately attract attention.
• Under his, as well as Yoska's, pressure, I agreed to leave the car near some residential building.
• In addition, this decision was influenced by the fact that at that time the apartment bombings in Moscow had already occurred and law enforcement agencies had established that Gochiyayev was involved in them.
• In connection with this, the police began to show increased attention to cars with license plates from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.
• Including, as I learned from an old man working at the parking lot where we stopped, who had a son who was a policeman, our KAMAZ also began to arouse interest.
• After this, I told the man from whom we bought the GAZ-53 to leave the vehicle with the cargo near his house.
• That same evening we left from

Narrative Account

• I encountered a foreign-made vehicle, such as a "Gazelle." I paid the driver, but I cannot remember his name or the license plate number, as I did not pay attention to it.

Transactions and Deliveries

• Having brought the aluminum powder to Kislovodsk, according to a pre-arranged agreement, we unloaded it in the garage of a private house belonging to Yusuf Krymshamkhalov (Yoska).
• Following instructions from Abu Umar, I traveled in a "Moskvich" to the settlement of Erken-Shakhar, where a sugar factory is located.
  • There, I purchased approximately 5 tons of granulated sugar from a private individual I met by chance.
  • I transported the sugar in a hired KAMAZ to Kislovodsk and left it in a warehouse belonging to Yusuf Krymshamkhalov's uncle.
• Concurrently, someone (unknown to me) brought ammonium nitrate, which, according to the agreement, was unloaded in the shed of the private house of Ansar Karabashev (who had been killed by that time).
  • Neither Ansar Karabashev's wife, Zukhra, nor her brother knew anything about our preparations.
• I also traveled in the "Moskvich" to Erken-Shakhar, where I bought canvas sugar bags from the director of the sugar factory, a Nogai by nationality whose name I did not remember. I then transported these bags to Karabashev's house.

Equipment Purchase

• I purchased a bag-sewing machine from a Russian man, about 55 years old, at a collective farm named Yutsa near Essentuki.
  • Initially, he gave me a faulty machine, stating we could use it if we could fix it.
  • Despite seeking help from Yoska's acquaintances knowledgeable in technology, we were unable to fix it.
  • We subsequently took a second machine from this man.

Arrival of Individuals

• Shortly before this, the Batchayev brothers—Timur and Zaur—arrived from Chechnya, along with an Ingush unknown to me and a Tatar named Islam (I testified about them in the previous interrogation).
• They all settled at Yoska's house; at the same time, I note that they immediately set a condition that no one should know about their arrival or what they would be doing.

Interrogation Record

Before, during, or after the interrogation of the accused, from the participating persons defense attorney - lawyer of Legal Consultation No. 9, Nechaev E.M.

• (their procedural status, surname, initials) statements were not received (received, not received)
• Content of statements: —
• Accused [signature]
• Other participating persons: [signature]

Protocol read aloud by the investigator (personally or aloud by the investigator (inquirer))

• Comments on the protocol are absent (content of comments or indication of their absence)
• Accused [signature]
• Other participating persons: [signature]
• Investigator (inquirer) [signature]
• [signature]

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Testimony Transcript

...aluminum powder to Yoska, the Batchayev brothers, Timur and Zaur, arrived. They gave me instructions to purchase 5-7 tons of granulated sugar at the Erken-Shakhar sugar factory. They gave me money for this. I went to Erken-Shakhar and bought the sugar. It was delivered to Kislovodsk and unloaded at a base whose director was Yoska's uncle. I do not remember how or by what transport the sugar was delivered to the base. Then, the explosives, which had been mixed by the Batchayev brothers and one Ingush in the village of Mirny, were taken to the same base; I testified about this above. The explosive was a mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder. It was transported from the village of Mirny to the base in Kislovodsk in a KAMAZ truck, which had a sea container instead of a truck bed. I do not know the name of the driver of this KAMAZ; Yoska made the arrangements with him. This driver did not know what cargo he was transporting. The vehicle was parked at this base because it was safer there. I do not know how the explosives and sugar were taken from the base because then, as I indicated above, I went back to Chechnya to Abu-Umar. I wanted to fight. It was then that I learned from him that part of the explosives had gone to Moscow and was used by Gochiyaev in the apartment bombings. Abu-Umar gave me instructions to return to the Stavropol Krai, pick up the remaining part of the explosives, and take it to Volgodonsk to blow up a house. Realizing that I had no other choice, since it turns out I am one of those who committed the apartment bombings in Moscow, I was forced to carry out this instruction from Abu-Umar as well.

Question: Do you repent for what you have done?

Answer:

I fully plead guilty to the preparation and commission, together with those mentioned above, of the bombings of residential buildings in the city of Moscow in 1999 and I repent for what I have done. I am ready to provide any assistance to the investigation. I am ready to give detailed testimony on all additional questions regarding the circumstances of the bombings of houses in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk at subsequent interrogations.

Accused [signature]

[signature]

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Timur and Yoska insisted on blowing up a vehicle near a residential building. For this purpose, we bought a "GAZ" vehicle with a box body and transferred the bags into it. We told the owner that the bags contained potatoes. We left this "GAZ" in front of the house where its previous owner lived; he drove it to the house himself. But before that, Timur set the explosive device, but I do not know what it consisted of or where it was installed. Then I immediately left for Chechnya, to Serzhen-Yurt, where I learned that this vehicle had exploded and destroyed a residential building. And Yoska and Timur drove the KAMAZ, which I had bought from my cousin Temirliev, to my home in Karachayevsk and also left for Chechnya.

I stayed in Chechnya for about a year and a half; during this time I took part in combat operations against federal forces in Abu Jafar's unit, which I mentioned above. Combat operations at that time took place in the village of Chervlennaya, Nadterechny district, and Serzhen-Yurt. I drove a KAMAZ and transported people from illegal armed groups; at the same time, I had a weapon—a Kalashnikov assault rifle with a folding stock. I had to shoot in the direction of Russian troops, but they were always at a distance from me and I did not see that I killed anyone. In Serzhen-Yurt, the main battles ended and we all moved to Shatoy. Then I moved by car to Selmentauzen, where I joined Abu Jafar's group, handing the car over to someone else. With him, I returned to Serzhen-Yurt again, and then we moved around its outskirts through various villages. In the autumn of 2000, everyone began to leave Chechnya for Georgia and Azerbaijan, and I decided to stay, but then, due to failed relations with the Arabs, I also left for Georgia. There I first lived at an Arab base in the village of Tsinubani in the Pankisi Gorge, then moved to the Turks in the village of Birkiani, and then in Duisi I married a local resident, a Chechen-Kistin by nationality, but I refuse to give her name. I lived with her until my detention, which took place this morning.

Question: Who participated in the preparation and commission of the bombings of residential buildings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk in September 1999?

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I wish to give testimony in the Russian language
(wish, do not wish) (in which language specifically) (signature)
Accused (signature)

Testimony

Regarding the substance of the charges brought, the accused testified as follows:

• After the first war in Chechnya, that is, approximately in 1997, I arrived in the territory of the Chechen Republic in order to study the basics of Islam.
• I do not remember who specifically suggested I go there, but there were conversations everywhere that one could learn a lot there.
• I was in the "Kavkaz" camp under the leadership of Khattab.
• This camp was located near the settlement of Serzhen-Yurt on the territory of what seemed to be a former holiday camp.
• There I worked as a driver on a "Ural" truck.
• I was supervised by Abu Jafar—an Arab by nationality, who reported directly to Khattab.
• After some time, I realized that I would not be able to learn anything and they paid little money for the work, so I left after staying there for 2–3 months.
• Returning to Karachaevsk, I got by with odd jobs.
• When I had time, I visited the mosque, which was located in a former billiard room.

One day, in the summer of 1999, when I was in Kislovodsk at my wife's parents' house, I was told that it was necessary to go to Chechnya to Khattab and work there for a bit on a truck. I arrived in Chechnya at the same "Kavkaz" camp near Serzhen-Yurt, and there I was told that it was necessary to bring aluminum paint (powder) from Volgograd. A man lived there, a Chechen by nationality, whose name I do not remember, but he died in Atagi. Upon arrival in Volgograd, I called him at a phone number given to me by Abu Umar—an Arab who was subordinate to Khattab and headed the "Mutafadjirat" unit, which dealt with explosions. I called from a cell phone that I bought in Kislovodsk with money received from the Arabs. This Chechen helped me buy aluminum powder at one of the large factories, packed in iron drums with a total weight of about 1 ton, which I transported on a passing truck to Yoska [Yusuf] Krymshamkhalov's home in

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PROTOCOL

of the interrogation of the accused

Moscow (place of compilation)
July 14, 2002

Interrogation started at 21:10
Interrogation ended at 23:50
Break from _ h _ min to _ h _ min

Investigator (inquirer): Senior Investigator for particularly important cases of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice Ignatiev V.A.; investigator for particularly important cases of the same Department, Captain of Justice Savitsky M.A.
(name of the preliminary investigation or inquiry body, rank or title, surname, initials of the investigator (inquirer))

in the premises of office No. 325 of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia
(which exactly)

in accordance with Art. 173, 174 and 189 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation, interrogated in criminal case No. 103 as the accused:

1. Surname, first name, patronymic: Dekkushev Adam Osmanovich
2. Date of birth: February 3, 1962
3. Place of birth: Karachaevsk, KChAO [Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast], Stavropol Krai
4. Place of residence and (or) registration: Karachaevsk, Lenin St., 75, phone 4-35-54
5. Citizenship: Russian Federation
6. Education: secondary
7. Marital status, family composition: married, wife – Dekkusheva Zemfira Magomedovna, two children: Murat, 12 years old, Ibragim, 10 years old
8. Place of work or study: unemployed, phone --------
9. Relation to military duty: liable for military service, registered at the Karachaevsk RVK [District Military Commissariat]
   (where registered for military service)

[signature]

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...features that could have prevented him from realizing the significance of his illegal actions and exert a significant influence on his behavior in the situation under investigation.

Chairperson:
Doctor of Medical Sciences [signature] N. K. Kharitonova

Commission Member:
Candidate of Medical Sciences [signature] T. A. Smirnova

Commission Member:
Psychologist-expert [signature] E. V. Kipnis

Reporting Physician:
Forensic psychiatric expert [signature] B. I. Shutilov

[Stamp: Ministry of Health of Russia * State Scientific Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry named after V.P. Serbsky * Moscow]

Examination Findings

However, he often refers to forgetfulness. During the investigation, the subject gave fairly detailed and consistent confessions (interrogation protocols in the criminal case). In the pre-trial detention center, the subject was examined by a doctor on 16.07.02; conclusion: "Practically healthy" (information from the prisoner's personal file). During the current examination of the subject at the Serbsky State Scientific Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry, the following was established.

Somatic State

• Internal organs show no physically detectable pathology.

Neurological State

• No signs of focal brain damage were identified.

Mental State

• Consciousness is clear.
• Correctly oriented in place, time, and self-identity.
• Behaves somewhat tensely, mood background is lowered.
• Accessible for contact, answers questions in monosyllables, to the point, has sufficient command of the Russian language.
• Explains the purpose of the expertise correctly.
• Does not express complaints about his state of health.
• Presents anamnesis information in chronological sequence.
• Denies alcohol abuse and drug use.
• The subject says that for several years he participated in combat operations in the ranks of illegal armed formations on the territory of Chechnya, however, he did not suffer wounds or concussions.
• When clarifying the reasons for being held criminally liable, he actively defends himself, trying to minimize the degree of his guilt.
• He states that he "did not know" about the planned explosions of residential buildings in Moscow and Volgodonsk, tries to present his role only as a car driver who does not have information about the action plans, states that he, like many others, was simply "used".
• He refuses to talk about what happened in more detail: "I have already given testimony about everything"...
• He does not refer to forgetting his actions.
• He is concerned about the outcome of the criminal case and his future fate.
• Thinking, memory, and intellect are not impaired.
• He has no psychotic disorders (delusions, hallucinations, etc.).
• He adequately and correctly assesses his state and the current situation.

During the experimental-psychological study, a sufficient level of...

Questions for Evaluation

• Could the accused Dekkushev A.O. be aware of his actions and control them during the commission of the crimes?
• What is the mental state of the accused Dekkushev A.O. at the present time and can he be aware of his actions and control them?
• Does the accused Dekkushev A.O. require the application of compulsory medical measures, and if so, which ones specifically?
• What are the individual psychological characteristics of the accused Dekkushev A.O. and are there any among them that could have prevented him from realizing the significance of the illegal actions?
• Does the accused Dekkushev A.O. have such psychological characteristics as increased suggestibility and submissiveness?
• Could the individual psychological characteristics of the accused Dekkushev A.O. have had a significant influence on his behavior during the commission of the acts incriminated against him?

In this case, the subject did not undergo a forensic psychiatric evaluation (SPE). From the materials of the criminal and personal files, medical documentation, and the words of the subject, the following is known.

Subject's Background

• The subject's heredity is not burdened by mental illnesses.
• He was born into a large family.
• Early development proceeded without peculiarities.
• By character, he formed as calm, balanced, and purposeful.
• He began studying at a general education school on time, coped well with the program, and according to him, loved mathematics and geography.
• From the 2nd grade, due to family circumstances, he was transferred to a boarding school.
• According to the character reference from his place of residence, the subject proved to be rude, did not want to study, and was disrespectful to teachers (character reference in the criminal case).
• After receiving a 10-grade education, the subject did not study anywhere else.
• According to him, in 1984 he suffered a head injury (fell from a horse) and was in inpatient treatment for several days; in 1995 he underwent surgery - a tonsillectomy (medical documentation not provided).
• From 1981 to 1983, the subject served in the army, was a driver in an automobile company.
• He was discharged to the reserve without medical restrictions.
• After returning home, he worked as a machine tool adjuster at a factory, then engaged in commercial activities, according to him...

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No. 6/9-103 s7
dated 19.07.02

To the Head of the
State Scientific Center for
Social and Forensic
Psychiatry named after V.P. Serbsky

We hereby send you the decree on conducting an outpatient psychological-psychiatric evaluation of the accused in criminal case No. 103, Adam Osmanovich Dekkushev, and the materials necessary for its conduct.

Attachment:
* Decree dated July 18, 2002, on conducting a comprehensive forensic evaluation, on 3 sheets, unclassified;
* Materials of criminal case No. 103, on 69 sheets, unclassified.

Attachment only to the addressee

Senior Investigator
of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia
Captain of Justice [signature] V.V. Romanovsky

Materials of crim. case No. 103, decree received
19.07.02 [signature]

[Stamp: Ministry of Health of the RF, V.P. Serbsky GNCSSP, Expert Outpatient Clinic, COMMISSION, Phone: 203-96-46]

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Volgodonsk City Incident

• An explosion occurred near a residential building in Volgodonsk city, resulting in its destruction and human casualties.

Testimony of A.O. Dekkushev

• At the age of 16, A.O. Dekkushev suffered a concussion and spent several days in intensive care.
• He actively participated in combat operations in the ranks of the IAF (Illegal Armed Formations) on the territory of the Chechen Republic.
• According to his statement, he sustained no wounds or shell-shocks.

Interrogation Observations

• During interrogations, A.O. Dekkushev behaved adequately; his speech was coherent and clear.
• He frequently mentioned forgetfulness.

Need for Examination

• Due to the above, there arose a need to study the mental and psychological state of the accused A.O. Dekkushev, requiring specialized knowledge in forensic psychology and psychiatry.

Resolution

Based on the above and guided by Articles 195, 199, and 201 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, it is RESOLVED:

1. To appoint a comprehensive forensic examination, which shall be entrusted to the V.P. Serbsky State Scientific Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry.
   (surnames, first names, patronymics of experts or the name of the expert institution)
2. To put the following questions before the experts:
   • Did A.O. Dekkushev suffer from any mental illnesses or temporary disorder of mental activity during the period of his commission of the crimes; if so, which one exactly and from what time?
   • Could the accused A.O. Dekkushev be aware of his actions and control them during the commission of the crimes?
   • What is the mental state of the accused A.O. Dekkushev at the present time, and can he be aware of his actions and control them?
   • Does the accused A.O. Dekkushev require the application of compulsory medical measures, and if so, which ones exactly?