RESOLUTION

on the severance of a criminal case

City of Moscow, September 9, 2002

Investigator (inquirer): Senior Investigator for Especially Important Cases of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice Ignatyev V.A., having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 103

ESTABLISHED:

• This criminal case was initiated regarding the facts of the explosions on September 8, 13, and 16, 1999, of three residential buildings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk, i.e., based on the elements of crimes provided for by Articles 105, 205, and 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and the investigation of these acts of terrorism was assigned to the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia.
• During the preliminary investigation, sufficient evidence was obtained that these crimes were committed on the instructions of the leaders of illegal armed formations (IAF) located on the territory of the Chechen Republic, Arab mercenaries Khattab and Abu Umar, by members of the IAF subordinate to them: Gochiyayev A.Sh., Krymshamkhalov Yu.I., Batchayev T.A., Dekushev A.O., Abayev Kh.M., Saitakov D.F., Askhabov Sh.D., Batchayev Z.A., and Tsokiyev M.D., who then fled from the investigation and the court to territory controlled by militants.
• On July 14, 2002, one of the active members of the named criminal group, Dekkushev A.O., was detained and extradited from Georgia to Russia; on the same day, he was charged and a preventive measure in the form of detention was applied. Questioned on the merits of the crimes incriminated to him, Dekkushev pleaded guilty to committing them together with the persons named above and gave detailed testimony about the circumstances of the execution of the order received from Khattab and Abu Umar regarding the explosions of residential buildings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk.
• Simultaneously, to date, along with the continuation of the search and investigation of the criminal activities of Gochiyayev, Krymshamkhalov, the Batchayevs, Abayev, Saitakov, Askhabov, and Tsokiyev, with the participation of Dekkushev, almost all investigative actions on the merits of the charges brought against him have been completed.

RESOLUTION

on initiating a petition to extend the term of the preliminary investigation and the detention of the accused

City of Moscow, February 28, 2000

Deputy Head of the 3rd Department of the Investigation Directorate of the FSB of Russia, Lieutenant Colonel of Justice Chaika M.I., having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 103 regarding Gochiyaev A.Sh., Saitakov D.F., Magayaev R.Sh., and others, -

ESTABLISHED:

• On September 22, 1999, the following criminal cases were consolidated into a single proceeding:
  • No. 103, initiated on 09.09.99 regarding the explosion of the residential apartment building No. 19 on Guryanova St.
  • No. 104, initiated on 13.09.99 regarding the explosion of building No. 6, bldg. 3 on Kashirskoye Highway.
  • No. 105, initiated on 13.09.99 regarding the discovery of explosives and means of detonation in a non-residential premise on the first floor of building No. 16, bldg. 2 on Borisovskie Prudy St.
  • And No. [omitted]

EXTENSION ORDER

The term of the preliminary investigation in criminal case No. 103 is extended to 10 months, i.e., until July 9, 2000, and the period of detention of the accused Magayaev R.Sh. is extended to 5 months 21 days, i.e., until May 9, 2000.

I EXTEND

Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, State Counselor of Justice 1st Class

[Signature] A.A. Rozanov

March 3, 2000.

[Seal: Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation]

Investigation Summary

The crimes under investigation were committed regarding the further formation of the evidence base against Gochiyayev, Saitakov, Dekkushev, Batchayev, and Krymshamkhalov.

Detention of Ruslan Magayev

• On November 17, 1999, in the city of Kislovodsk, citizen Ruslan Shamelyevich Magayev was detained.
  • Personal Details:
    • Born: January 29, 1964
    • Ethnicity: Karachay
    • Native of: Mirny settlement, Predgorny District, Stavropol Krai
    • Marital Status: Married
    • Education: Secondary
    • Employment: Temporarily unemployed
    • Prior Convictions: None
    • Residence: KChR [Karachay-Cherkess Republic], Karachayevsk, Semenova St., bldg. 10, apt. 36
• Incident: He transported and temporarily stored, on the territory of Stavropol Krai, together with Krymshamkhalov, Batchayev, and Dekkushev, a batch of explosives used in the apartment bombings in Moscow, using a KAMAZ-53212 truck with license plate A 831 AM 09.

Charges and Preventive Measures

• On November 19, 1999, based on collected evidence (including testimony from witnesses M. Krymshamkhalov, Kardanov, Aliev, Zekeyev, Klychev, Pogosov, Tishin, and inspection of the vehicle), he was charged under:
  • Part 5 of Art. 33 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
  • Part 3 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
  • Part 3 of Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
• On the same day, with the sanction of the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, a preventive measure of detention was applied to him, with confinement in the FSB of Russia's Investigative Isolator [SIZO].
  • The term of detention was extended on January 13, 2000, until March 9 of that year.

Further Findings and Indictments

• Expert examinations of objects seized from Magayev's truck discovered traces of high explosives, which objectively confirms his transportation of the aforementioned batch of explosives.
• Investigative actions during the extended period secured evidence sufficient to bring charges under Part 3 of Art. 205 and Part 3 of Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation against Krymshamkhalov, Dekkushev, and Batchayev.
• On November 19 of the previous year, resolutions were issued to indict them as defendants in criminal case No. 103, and a preventive measure of detention was chosen for them.
• They have all been placed on the wanted list, the organization of which was entrusted to the 2nd Department of the FSB of Russia.

Current Status and Operations

• Data has been obtained regarding the possible location of the sought defendants in the Chechen Republic, in territory controlled by illegal armed formations.
• Alerts for their detention have been sent to:
  • The Directorate of the FSB of Russia for the Chechen Republic
  • All territorial units of the FSB of Russia
• During the investigation period, significant work was performed in the combat zone in Chechnya during the Federal troops' counter-terrorist operation:
  • Several militant bases were inspected, resulting in the seizure of samples of explosives and their mixed components (specialists from military unit 34435 are researching their similarity to the explosives used in the apartment bombings).
  • In the area of the city of Urus-Martan, the location of a base belonging to one of the leaders of the Chechen...

Case Summary and Future Plans

• Victims and Damage:

  • 487 people were recognized as victims.
  • The amount of damage amounted to 310,531,031 rubles.

• Investigative Actions Completed (Case No. 103):

  • Over 1,136 witness interrogations were conducted.
  • 40 identifications of the personalities of Gochiyayev, Saitakov, Krymshamkhalov, Dekkushev, and Batchaev as persons who exercised leadership and participated in the delivery of explosives to the places of their storage and explosions.
  • 36 seizures of objects and documents relevant to the case.
  • 109 inspections.
  • 80 searches.
  • 467 examinations of various forensic profiles (including forensic medical ones).

• Current Status:

  • Despite the volume of work performed, it has not yet been possible to detain the persons sought for the commission of the crime under investigation.

Planned Investigative Actions

A significant volume of investigative actions is planned for the case, including:

• Continuation, in cooperation with the inquiry bodies, of the search for the accused Gochiyayev, Saitakov, Batchaev, Dekkushev, and Krymshamkhalov for the purpose of their detention and detailing all the circumstances of the crime committed:
  • Its organizers.
  • Places of manufacture, packaging, and storage of the explosives used prior to their delivery to the territory of the Caucasian Mineral Waters.
  • Identification of the member of the organized criminal group (OCG) named Khakim, who accompanied the explosives to the city of Moscow.
  • The circumstances and methods of departure of the members of the said OCG from the city of Moscow after the explosions, etc.
• Identification and interrogation of over seventy witnesses possessing information necessary for the investigation of the criminal case.
• Conducting 52 inspections of materials seized during the investigation and their procedural determination.
• Further conduct of investigative actions planned in the North Caucasus region to verify the completeness, reliability, and objectivity of the testimony given by the accused Magayaev and the presentation to him of the evidence obtained in the case.
• Completion of 15 forensic examinations and adjustment of the work plan for the case based on their results.

Conclusion

Considering the particular complexity of this criminal case and the need to conduct the investigative actions and search measures mentioned above, which cannot be completed within the remaining period of the investigation, as well as the fact that the measure of restraint chosen in relation to the accused Magayaev cannot be changed due to the gravity of the crime he committed and, being at large, he may hide from the investigation and the court, or obstruct the establishment of the truth in the case, guided by the requirements of Articles 97 and 133 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR.

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Resolution on the cancellation of part of the investigator's resolution, on the initiation and consolidation of criminal cases into one proceeding

"06" March 2000, Moscow

Senior Prosecutor of the Department for Supervision of Compliance with Laws on Federal Security of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Senior Counselor of Justice Yu. Volgin, having examined criminal case No. 103,

Established:

• On September 09, 1999, regarding the explosion of residential building No. 19, Guryanova Street, Moscow, which resulted in the death of 93 people and injury to 145 people, criminal case No. 103 was initiated.
• On September 13, 1999, regarding the explosion of building No. 2 of residential building No. 16, Kashirskoye Highway, Moscow, which resulted in the death of 130 people and injury to 5 people, criminal case No. 104 was initiated.
• The Deputy Prosecutor of the city of Moscow qualified the above-mentioned events under Art. 205 part 3, 105 part 2 items "a, d, e, zh" of the Criminal Code of the RF; the investigation was assigned to an investigator of the Investigative Department (SU) of the FSB of Russia.
• On September 13, 1999, Senior Investigator of the Investigative Department at the Internal Affairs Directorate of the "Brateyevo" district of the Southern Administrative District of Moscow, A.I. Susanov, regarding the discovery on the first floor of building No. 2 of house No. 16 on Borisovskiye Prudy St., Moscow, of an explosive substance with a total mass of over 1000 kg, 13 electric detonators, 6 fuses with a clock mechanism, and 25 meters of detonating cord, reasonably initiated a criminal case, which had the initial No. 75908 (new No. 105), based on the elements of a crime provided for by part 1 of Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the RF.
• On September 15, 1999, with the consent of the Nagatinsky Inter-district Prosecutor of Moscow, the senior investigator reclassified the crime under part 2 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the RF, citing the fact that the explosives were brought into the premises by persons wanted for committing the two acts of terrorism described above. Case No. 75908 was transferred by the prosecutor for investigation to the SU FSB. The resolution in the part of reclassification under part 2 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the RF is unfounded and illegal and is subject to cancellation because the law requires the application of an independent corpus delicti for the preparation for the explosion of a residential building.
• On September 22, 1999, Deputy Head of the 3rd Department of the SU FSB M.I. Chaika consolidated criminal cases Nos. 103-105 into one proceeding.
• On September 27, 1999, resolutions were issued regarding A.Sh. Gochiyayev and D.F. Saitakov to charge them as defendants under Art. 205 part 3, 222 part 3 of the Criminal Code of the RF. By order of the prosecutor supervising the investigation, the absconding defendants Gochiyayev and Saitakov were declared wanted by the investigator by a resolution dated October 29, 1999.
• On November 19, 1999, resolutions were issued to charge A.O. Dekkushev, T.A. Batchayev, and Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov as defendants under Art. 205 part 3, 222 part 3 of the Criminal Code of the RF and to declare them wanted. Driver R.Sh. Magayev was charged with complicity and arrested.

Defendants Gochiyayev, Saitakov, Dekkushev, Batchayev, Krymshamkhalov, and Magayev are accused of the fact that in August 1999, acting as an organized group, for the purpose of committing acts of terrorism in Moscow, they illegally delivered explosives with means of explosion with a total mass of about 9 tons by car from the territory of the North Caucasus. Part of the explosives was placed in house No. 19 on Guryanova St. and building No. 3 of house No. 6 on Kashirskoye Highway, which the defendants blew up on September 8 and 13, 1999.

In warehouse building No. 70 on Krasnodarskaya St., an explosive substance was placed - a mixture of TNT, aluminum powder, and ammonium nitrate in 76 bags with a total mass of 3800 kg. In building No. 2 of house No. 16 on Borisovskiye Prudy St., an explosive mixture in 38

RESOLUTION

on initiating a petition to extend the term of the preliminary investigation

City of Moscow July 3, 2001

Investigator for particularly important cases of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Senior Lieutenant of Justice Ignatyev V. A., having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 103 on charges against Gochiyayev A. Sh. and others,

HAS ESTABLISHED:

• This criminal case was initiated based on the facts of the explosions on September 8 and 13, 1999, in the city of Moscow of two residential buildings, No. 19 on Guryanova St. and No. 6 bldg. 3 on Kashirskoye Highway, as a result of which 228 people died, and moral and physical harm was caused to 502 victims.
• In the course of the investigation, sufficient evidence has been collected that these acts of terrorism were committed by an organized criminal.

Extension of Preliminary Investigation Term

The term of the preliminary investigation in criminal case No. 103 is extended to 26 months, i.e., until November 9, 2001.

I EXTEND [the term]

First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation
State Counselor of Justice
1st Class

[signature] Yu. S. Biryukov

" 06 " July 2001

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• ...command of Khattab, where the wanted defendants Dekkushev and Abaev were also located.
• Along with this, the investigation obtained and documented data that in early March 2000, near the settlement of Makhkety in the Vedeno district of the ChR (Chechen Republic), the defendant Saitakov died during an artillery shelling by Federal forces of a column of militants under the leadership of the aforementioned Khattab.
• With the measures taken, it was not possible to detain any of the wanted defendants within the eighteen-month period of the preliminary investigation, in connection with which, on March 5, 2001, it was extended by the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to 22 months, that is, until July 9, 2001.
• During the extended period of the investigation into the case, work continued to establish the locations of the members of Gochiyaev's criminal group and their detention, verify the fact of Saitakov's death, collect additional evidence of their participation in armed formations not provided for by federal law, and the continuation of their illegal activities.
• Thus, in March-April of this year, on the territory of the Chechen Republic, together with the Operational-Search Directorate of the 2nd Department of the FSB of Russia and with the participation of eyewitnesses to the death of the defendant Saitakov, witnesses Atuov R.K.-A. and Nazarov A.V., a special operation was conducted to verify testimony about the burial of the deceased near the settlements of Makhkety, Khatuni, and Selmentauzen in the Vedeno district of the ChR.
• However, it was not possible to inspect the site of the defendant's death and exhume his remains due to the fact that Atuov and Nazarov were unable to orient themselves on the terrain and indicate not only the site of Saitakov's death but also the route of movement of the militant column, during the artillery shelling of which he died in March 2000.
• In connection with this, the plan for further work on the case was adjusted to identify new witnesses capable of indicating Saitakov's burial site.
• Data has been obtained and procedurally secured in the case regarding Gochiyaev's presence from October 2000 to the present on the territory of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic for the purpose of creating an illegal arm-

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Confirmation

In total, during the elapsed period of the investigation into the case, the following were conducted:

• 1,249 interrogations of witnesses and victims
• 68 identifications
• 44 seizures
• 238 inspections
• 81 searches
• 487 expert examinations of various forensic profiles (including forensic medical ones)

However, despite the significant volume of work performed on the case, it has not yet been possible to detain the wanted defendants.

In this regard, as well as to ensure the requirements established by Law for the completeness, comprehensiveness, and objectivity of the investigation of all circumstances of the case, the following is planned for the case in the future:

• Continuation, in cooperation with the inquiry bodies of the FSB and the MVD of Russia, of the search for the accused Gochiyayev, Krymshamkhalov, Batchaev, and others, as well as their accomplices during the period of 1999-2001.
• Conducting a complex of operational-search measures and investigative actions to suppress the criminal intentions of Gochiyayev to create an armed formation, not provided for by Federal Law, from among the Wahhabis of the KChR and its transfer to Georgia through the Klukhor Pass, as well as the organization and implementation by him of further acts of terrorism.
• Interrogations of witnesses who may possess information about the locations of the wanted persons, their accomplices, and participation in IAF [Illegal Armed Formations].
• Completion of more than 20 extensive inspections of items and documents seized during the investigation, as well as the adoption of procedural decisions on their determination.
• Verification, according to an additionally developed plan, of Gochiyayev's involvement in the acts of terrorism that took place in March of this year on the territory of the Stavropol Krai and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.

In addition, in the event of the detention of any of the wanted defendants, to immediately proceed with investigative actions with their participation, presenting all the evidence collected to date.

Given the particular gravity of the crime under investigation and the need to carry out the listed investigative actions and operational-search measures, which it is not possible to complete within the preliminary investigation period established until July 9, 2001.

RESOLUTION

on bringing [a person] as an accused

City of Moscow, January 8, 2002.

Investigator for particularly important cases of the Investigative Department of the Federal Security Service of Russia, Captain of Justice V.A. Ignatiev, having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 103,

HAS ESTABLISHED:

• In the course of the investigation of this criminal case, sufficient evidence has been obtained to bring charges against a subject of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Abu Al-Walid Al-Ghamidi, that in the first half of 1999 he arrived on the territory of Russia for the purpose of participating on the side of illegal armed formations (IAF) created in the Chechen Republic in combat operations against the federal troops of the Russian Federation.
• Acting in violation of the Federal Law "On Defense" No. 61-FZ dated May 31, 1996, Abu Al-Walid Al-Ghamidi, on his own initiative, established links with individual leaders of Chechen separatist detachments and foreign mercenaries - Khattab, Basayev, Barayev, and Abu Umar, together with whom he created and led illegal armed formations having weaponry, military equipment, and a military organization.
• From the specified time, Abu Al-Walid Al-Ghamidi, being on the territory of the Chechen Republic as part of the IAF, actively participated in the leadership of the activities of illegal armed formations, trained bombers from among the IAF participants, developed plans for terrorist acts, and supplied groups of terrorists with explosives, weapons, and money.
• By the specified actions, Abu Al-Walid Al-Ghamidi committed the creation and leadership of an armed formation not provided for by federal law, that is, a crime provided for by Part 1 of Art. 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
• Simultaneously, in January 2000, Abu Al-Walid Al-Ghamidi, continuing the leadership of illegal armed formations on the territory of the Chechen Republic, together with Khattab, Abu Umar, and some other leaders of bandit formations, planned the commission of further acts of terrorism in the city of Moscow and a number of other cities in the North Caucasus region of Russia. For this purpose, he directly supervised the preparation of a group of militants under the leadership of the accused Gochiyaev, and was engaged in supplying them with explosives, improvised explosive [devices].

Rights of the Accused

• To copy from it any information and in any volume.
• To have a defender from the moment of the announcement of the detention protocol or the decree on the application of a preventive measure in the form of detention, as well as the presentation of charges.
• To participate in the trial in the court of first instance.
• To file challenges.
• To bring complaints against the actions and decisions of the person conducting the inquiry, the investigator, the prosecutor, and the court.
• To protect one's rights and legitimate interests by any other means and methods not contrary to the law.

Accused ________

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Investigator [signature] Romanovsky V.V.

Decisions Regarding Criminal Investigation

On the basis of procedurally established data regarding the role and degree of participation of the specified persons in the preparation and implementation of the investigated explosions, decisions were issued to bring charges against them under Part 3 of Art. 205 and Part 3 of Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and to apply a preventive measure in the form of detention. All of them have been placed on Federal and international wanted lists.

Investigation Findings

In the course of the criminal investigation, it was established that:

• All the accused, after committing the crime, fled from the investigation and the court to the territory of the Chechen Republic.
• There, as part of illegal armed formations (IAF), they took an active part in combat operations against the federal grouping of Russian troops.
• A second criminal group of Gochiyaev was neutralized, with which he left the territory of Chechnya in February-March 2000 and conducted active preparations for the implementation of further acts of terrorism in the North Caucasus region and the city of Moscow.
• Facts of his involvement in the creation of an illegal armed formation on the territory of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in the period 2000-2001, in illegal arms trafficking and an attempt on the life of law enforcement officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the KChR in June 2001, as well as in inciting national and religious hatred in 1998, were uncovered.

Extension of Case Term

Due to the fact that it was not possible to detain any of the wanted accused within the period specified above, on November 2, 2001, the term for the case was extended by the First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to 30 months, that is, until March 9, 2002.

Continued Investigation Efforts

During the extended period of the investigation, work continued to:

• Establish the location of the members of Gochiyaev's criminal group and their detention.
• Collect and document additional evidence on the acts incriminated to them.
• Identify the organizers of the investigated acts of terrorism and persons who provided assistance in the implementation of the criminal activities of the named accused in the period 2000-2001.

New Accusation

On January 8, 2002, a decision was issued to bring as an accused for committing crimes provided for by Part 1 of Art. 208 and Part 1 of Art. 30, Part 3 of Art. 33, Part 3 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Abu al-Walid al-Ghamidi, a subject of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This individual:

• In January 2000, leading an IAF on the territory of the Chechen Republic and planning together with Khattab, Abu Umar and some other leaders of bandit formations the commission of further acts of terrorism in the city of Moscow and a number of other cities of the North Caucasus region.
• Directly supervised the preparation of the aforementioned second group of the accused Gochiyaev.
• Was engaged in supplying it with explosives, improvised explosive devices, weapons and funds.

With the sanction of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen for him, and he was declared wanted.

Further Evidence

In addition, the evidence obtained during the extended period clearly points to the fact that the direct organizers of the investigated acts of terrorism are foreign mercenaries of Arab origin Khattab and Abu Umar (according to ORU-2 of the FSB Department of Russia, [the latter] was killed in July 2001 during a counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya). Their connection with

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• Conducting phonographic examinations based on materials from radio intercepts of conversations between the accused Krymshamkhalov and Khattab to obtain additional evidence of the latter's involvement in the investigated acts of terrorism;
• Identification and interrogation of at least 40 witnesses from among the associates of A.Sh. Gochiyayev at Muslim Society No. 3 in the city of Karachayevsk, who may possess information about his whereabouts and the circumstances of his incitement of national and religious hatred in 1998-1999, as well as members of illegal armed groups (IAF) of Uzbek nationality who are aware of the circumstances of the manufacture of explosives in Khattab's camps used by criminals in the city of Moscow during the apartment bombings;
• Investigation of the circumstances of the criminal activities of the accused Abu al-Walid al-Ghamidi on the territory of the Chechen Republic.

Taking into account the particular gravity of the crime under investigation and the significant importance for the case of the need to carry out the listed investigative actions and operational-search measures, which cannot be completed within the preliminary investigation period established until March 9, 2002, and guided by the requirements of Article 133 of the RSFSR Code of Criminal Procedure, -

HAS DECIDED:

1. To file a petition before the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to extend the period of the preliminary investigation in criminal case No. 103 to thirty-four months, that is, until July 9, 2002.
2. To send a copy of this resolution to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.

Investigator for particularly important cases
of the Investigation Department of the FSB of Russia
Captain of Justice [signature] V.A. Ignatyev

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Investigator [signature] Romanovsky V.V.

Decision

• Planned acts of terrorism were carried out, placing charges prepared for explosion in non-residential premises rented for this purpose in buildings No. 19 on Guryanova St. and No. 6, bldg. 3 on Kashirskoye Highway.
• Using the specified explosive devices on September 8 and 13, 1999, Khattab, with the direct assistance of a group of terrorists under the leadership of Gochiyayev, carried out the explosions of these two residential apartment buildings along with the citizens living in them, as a result of which 228 people died.
• By the indicated actions, Emir Ibn Al-Khattab, acting as an organizer, committed acts of terrorism, which is a crime provided for by Part 3 of Art. 33 and Part 3 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Considering the above and guided by the requirements of Articles 143 and 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR,

DECIDED:

1. To bring Emir Ibn Al-Khattab, born in 1970, an Arab, a subject of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as an accused in this criminal case, charging him with the commission of crimes provided for by Part 1 of Art. 208; Part 3 of Art. 33 and Part 3 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, of which he is to be notified against a receipt.
2. To send a copy of this decision to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.

Investigator for particularly important cases
of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia
Captain of Justice [signature] V.A. Ignatiev

This decision was announced to me on _ 200.

The content and meaning of the charges brought against me have been explained to me and are understood.

At the same time, in accordance with the requirements of Art. 149 of the CCP of the RSFSR, it was explained to me that on the basis of Articles 17, 46, 141¹, 151, 152, 220¹, and 220² of the CCP of the RSFSR, I, as the accused, have the right to:
* defense;
* know what I am accused of and to give explanations regarding the charges brought;
* present evidence;
* file motions;
* appeal to the court the legality and validity of the arrest;
* familiarize myself with the protocols of investigative actions with my participation;
* demand additions to these protocols and the introduction of corrections into them;
* state my testimony in my own hand, in my native language with the participation of an interpreter and to request...

Appendix 170

to the order of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation No. 15 dated 05.04.2002-10-24

"I EXTEND"

The term of the preliminary investigation in criminal case No. 103 to 44 months

Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation
[rank, initials of the prosecutor]
State Counselor of Justice, 1st Class
[signature] V.V. Kolmogorov
October 28, 2002

DECISION

to initiate a petition for the extension of the term of the preliminary investigation

Moscow, October 24, 2002

Senior Investigator for Especially Important Cases of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice V.A. Ignatyev, having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 103,

ESTABLISHED:

• This criminal case was initiated regarding the facts of the explosions on September 8 and 13, 1999, in the city of Moscow of two residential apartment buildings: No. 19 on Guryanova Street and No. 6 building 3 on Kashirskoye Highway.
• As a result of a complex of planned investigative actions and operational-search measures carried out in cooperation with operational units of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, sufficient evidence was obtained regarding the organization of the investigated acts of terrorism by the leaders of Chechen illegal armed formations (IAF), Arab mercenaries Khattab and Abu Umar, as well as regarding the execution of the explosions by the accused Dekkushev A.O., Takhiaev A.Sh., Krymshamkhalov Yu.I., Batchaev T.A., Abaev Kh.M., and Saitakov D.F., who are on federal and international wanted lists, and who, after committing the crime, fled from the investigation and the court to the territory of the Chechen Republic, where as part of the IAF they took part in combat operations against the federal grouping of Russian troops, and in the period from February-March 2000 to the present time, continuing to hide from...

Investigation Updates

Information Gathering

• During the extended investigation period, information regarding the possible involvement of Sh.D. Askhabov, a native of the village of Starye Atagi, Grozny district of the Chechen Republic, in assisting Dekkushev in 1999 with the acquisition of ammonium nitrate in the Volgograd region was thoroughly verified.
• Separate instructions were sent to the Directorate of the FSB of Russia for the Chechen Republic to locate Askhabov and to the Volgograd region to check enterprises that manufactured and sold ammonium nitrate during the specified period.

Case Merging and Analysis

• On August 8, 2002, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, State Counselor of Justice 1st Class V.V. Kolmogorov, merged the present criminal case and criminal case No. 173 concerning the explosion of a residential building in Volgodonsk in September 1999.
• In this merged case, Dekkushev, T. Batchaev, and Krymshamkhalov are charged with crimes under Part 2 of Art. 105 and Part 3 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
• The analysis of the materials of criminal case No. 173 (totaling 30 volumes) has been completed.
• Based on these results, an additional 482 victims were identified, who must subsequently be recognized as victims and civil plaintiffs.
• For 12 of these victims, forensic medical examinations are necessary to determine the extent of physical harm caused by the specified act of terrorism.

Case Separation

• On September 9 of this year, in accordance with Art. 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation, criminal case No. 207 against Dekkushev was separated from criminal case No. 103 into separate proceedings.
• This separated case was sent for further investigation to the Department for the Investigation of Especially Important Cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation on September 30, 2002.

Additional Investigative Work

• During the extended investigation period, work continued to confirm the death of the accused Khattab and the involvement of the accused Abu Walid in the hostage-taking of Russian Army Lieutenant Colonel S.K. Boreev.
• Video recordings of the funeral of the specified leader of illegal armed groups and the capture of the named officer were obtained from operational units of the FSB of Russia and examined.

Summary of Investigative Actions

• In total, during the investigation period, the following actions were conducted:
  • Over 1,864 interrogations of witnesses and victims.
  • 90 identifications.
  • 45 seizures.
  • 358 inspections.
  • 794 forensic examinations.
• Despite the significant volume of work, it has not yet been possible to detain the accused remaining at large or to complete investigative actions that require their presence.

Planned Actions for Criminal Case No. 103

During the further investigation of criminal case No. 103, the following is planned:

• If Georgia grants petitions for the extradition of Gochiyayev, Batchaev, Krymshamkhalov, and others, procedures will be carried out to extradite the accused to Russia, and investigative actions will immediately proceed with their participation.
• According to a separately developed plan, work will be carried out on recognizing the aforementioned number of victims as victims and civil plaintiffs, as well as on conducting the necessary forensic medical examinations related to them.

CERTIFICATE

Regarding the extension of the preliminary investigation period for criminal case No. 103 to 44 months, i.e., until May 9, 2003, I have notified the accused Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov and his defense attorney Sh.N. Arifulov on December 9, 2002.

The procedure for appeal has been explained.

[signature] (Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov)
[signature] (Sh.N. Arifulov)

Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases
of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia
Captain of Justice
09.12.2002 [signature] V.A. Ignatyev

[Seal: ...Federation ...Investigative Department ...]

CERTIFIED TRUE COPY

Investigator
[signature] B.A. EGUNOV

Professional Competence of Future Primary School Teachers in Mathematics Education

The article deals with the problem of forming the professional competence of future primary school teachers in the process of teaching mathematics.

The relevance of the problem of forming the professional competence of future primary school teachers in the process of teaching mathematics is substantiated.

The content of the concept of "professional competence of a future primary school teacher" is revealed.

The components of the professional competence of the future primary school teacher are characterized:
* Motivational-value
* Cognitive
* Operational-activity
* Reflexive-evaluative

Criteria, indicators, and levels of formation of professional competence of future primary school teachers in the process of teaching mathematics are described.

The results of an experimental study on the formation of professional competence of future primary school teachers in the process of teaching mathematics are presented.

Personnel List

• Investigator of the investigative department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov region, Senior Lieutenant of Justice Pomazkov A.O.
• Investigator of the investigative department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov region, Lieutenant Sharaev A.V.
• Forensic investigator of the investigative department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov region, Captain Nagorny.
• Senior investigator of the investigative unit of the Main Investigative Directorate under the GUVD of the Rostov region, stationed in the city of Volgodonsk, Major of Justice Malook S.P. (head of the group of investigators in the city of Volgodonsk).
• Investigator of the investigative unit of the Main Investigative Directorate under the GUVD of the Rostov region, stationed in the city of Volgodonsk, Major of Justice Yudina E.I.
• Investigator of the investigative department of the UVD of the city of Volgodonsk, Captain of Justice Strok N.I.
• Senior investigator of the prosecutor's office of the city of Volgodonsk, Vernigora D.P.

Leadership

Leadership of the actions of the group of investigators is assigned to Colonel of Justice Protsenko E.I.

Signatures

Head of the investigative department
of the UFSB of Russia for the Rostov region
Colonel of Justice [signature] E.I. Protsenko

TRUE COPY
Investigator [signature] Romanovsky V.V.

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Incident Report Summary

Damage Assessment

• 37 nearby houses were damaged, 25 of them seriously (window frames and glass were blown out by the blast wave).
• The supply of electricity, gas, and water was interrupted.
• A crater 3.5 meters deep and 13-15 meters in diameter formed at the site of the explosion.
• According to preliminary expert estimates, the power of the explosion corresponded to 1000 - 1500 kg in TNT equivalent.

Investigation Findings

The following was established during the investigation.

Vehicle and Owner Details

• The improvised explosive device was located in a GAZ-53 vehicle, manufactured in 1987, a van body with the inscription "MEBEL" [FURNITURE], state license plate Ts 3781 RP.
• The owner of the exploded vehicle is Iskenderov Abbaskuli Iskander-ogly, an Azerbaijani, native of the Azerbaijan SSR, born in 1944, registered in the city of Volgodonsk, 68 Koshevogo St., apt. 1, residing with his wife at 35 Oktyabrskoye Shosse, apt. 39.
• Iskenderov had consistently parked this vehicle at the entrance of building No. 35 for more than three years.

Events Leading to the Explosion

• During interrogations, Iskenderov testified that on September 13 of this year, at a truck parking lot under an overpass in the city of Volgodonsk, he met three persons of Caucasian nationality who arrived in the city in a KAMAZ truck loaded with potatoes for sale.
• In addition to the truck, these persons used a dark green Moskvich-Svyatogor car for transportation.
• The Caucasians bought his GAZ-53 vehicle, explaining that they needed it to distribute the more than 10 tons of potatoes they had brought to the city's markets.
• On the same day, the Caucasians handed him 300 US dollars and 2200 rubles of the agreed amount, and he handed the vehicle over to them.
• They agreed to finalize the sale and purchase transaction on September 16.
• On the same day, they placed the GAZ-53 vehicle on the territory of motorcade No. 2070, where explosives were loaded into the van body and an explosive device was installed, disguised with loose potatoes.
• On 15.09.99, having previously warned Iskenderov by phone, one of the Caucasians picked him up at home in the "Moskvich" and brought him to the motorcade.
• Ostensibly to save time, the Caucasian persuaded Iskenderov to park the vehicle at his house for the night, so that at about 7:00 AM on 16.09.99 they could transport the potatoes to the market, and then, after their sale, finalize the purchase and sale documents.
• Having paid Iskenderov 70 rubles as a reward, one of the Caucasians escorted him in the "Moskvich" car to the site and, having made sure that he parked it opposite the entrance, asked him to watch over it, after which he left.
• From the evening until two o'clock in the morning, Iskenderov's wife watched over the vehicle parked near the house, and after two o'clock, Iskenderov himself guarded the car while inside the cab.
• After five o'clock he felt cold and returned to the apartment.
• At 05:57 AM, the explosion occurred.

Conclusion

It was established that the terrorist act was committed by:

Case Summary

A vehicle, license plate 889480, with a gray-white cabin, on temporary registration until December 20, 1999, in the Ust-Dzhegutinsky district of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, was discovered and seized in the city of Karachaevsk at the address 75 Lenin Avenue, in the courtyard of the house of A.O. Dekkushev.

The guilt of the accused Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov, A.O. Dekkushev, and T.A. Batchaev is confirmed by:

• Witness testimonies: Markova Yu.A., Barsukov V.I., Dubinskaya L.B., Dubinsky N.A., Maksimov I.A., Burakov B.G., Volkov V.A., Savostin V.P., Savostina L.S., Savostin A.V., Savostin V.V., Klimenko T.I., Romanovskaya L.I., Troyanova A.V., Titareva O.I., Shmonenko N.V., Gordienko V.I., Boyko M.S., Bostanov A.Kh., Shevela E.N., Zurin S.N., Feyzulaev A.A., Bogomazova R.I., Nefteeva V.P., Davydov I.E., Yushchin V.I., Batakov S.N., Kozlov P.S., Topeyucheva N.V., Kotelnikova M.I., Bondar A.S., Iskenderov A.I., Iskenderova V.V. and others;
• Photo identification protocols of Savostin A.V., Gordienko V.I., Bostanov A.Kh., Zurin S.N., Batakova S.I., Kozlov P.S., Bondar A.S., Iskanderova V.V., Iskanderov A.I. and others;
• Protocols of seizures, inspections, searches;
• Expert conclusions.

In accordance with the investigation plan for the case, interrogations of more than 100 witnesses were carried out, about 500 people were recognized as victims and interrogated, about 50 searches and seizures were performed, more than 900 expert examinations were ordered and conducted, and necessary requests and instructions were sent. A complex of operational-search measures is being carried out.

The period of the preliminary investigation was extended in the established manner by the prosecutor of the Rostov region to six months. However, it was not possible to carry out all planned investigative actions due to their large volume and the lack of data on the whereabouts of the accused.

Further Investigation Requirements

In the process of further investigation, it is necessary to perform the following:

• Locate the accused, who, according to available data, have gone into hiding on the territory of the Chechen Republic. Conduct the necessary complex of investigative actions with their participation (interrogations, identifications, familiarization with decisions on the appointment of expert examinations, expert conclusions, and others);
• Recognize as victims and interrogate more than 1500 people.

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RESOLUTION

on initiating a petition to extend the term of the preliminary investigation

Rostov-on-Don, June 5, 2000

Head of the Investigative Department of the FSB Directorate of Russia for the Rostov Region, Colonel of Justice Protsenko E.I., having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 173, initiated on September 16, 1999, on the grounds of crimes provided for by paragraphs "a", "e", "zh" of part 2 of Article 105 and part 3 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, -

HAS ESTABLISHED:

• This criminal case was initiated by the investigative department of the FSB Directorate of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region regarding the explosion of an improvised explosive device on September 16, 1999, at 05:57 AM in the city of Volgodonsk at 35 Oktyabrskoye Shosse, near entrance No. 4.
• As a result of the explosion, the facade of section 1 of building No. 35 (entrances 3 and 4) collapsed.
• More than 1,300 people sought medical assistance at the city's medical institutions; 89 people were hospitalized in the Central City Hospital (TsGB), including 16 children; 8 of those hospitalized were in serious condition.
• During the clearing of the rubble, 18 deceased were recovered and taken to the morgue, including 2 children; another victim died in the hospital.

I EXTEND

First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, State Counselor of Justice 2nd Class
[Signature] Yu.S. Biryukov
June 15, 2000

The term of the preliminary investigation for criminal case No. 173 is extended to fifteen months, i.e., until December 16, 2000.

Incident Summary

• The individual was convinced that he had parked it opposite the entrance, asked him to keep an eye on it, after which he left.
• From the evening until two o'clock in the morning, Iskenderov's wife watched the car parked near the house.
• After two o'clock, Iskenderov himself guarded the car while in the cabin.
• After five o'clock he felt cold and returned to the apartment.
• At 05:57, an explosion occurred.

Perpetrators

It has been established that the terrorist act was committed by:

• Krymshamkhalov Yusuf Ibragimovich

  • Born 1966
  • Native of the Adyge-Khablsky district of the Stavropol Territory, Karachay
  • Education: Secondary
  • Marital Status: Common-law marriage
  • Children: One minor child
  • Passport: Series IX GL No. 731268, issued on June 6, 1984, by the Kislovodsk Department of Internal Affairs.
  • Residence: Registered in the Stavropol Territory, Kislovodsk, Lineynaya St., house 46 (resides in the settlement of Lunacharskogo, Trudovaya St., 10).
  • Employment: Had no permanent job.

• Batchaev Timur Amurovich

  • Born 1978
  • Native of the Stavropol Territory, Malo-Karachaevsky district, village of Tereze, Karachay
  • Residence: Registered at Khalilova St., house 25
  • Education: Secondary
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Passport: Series KhU - GN No. 692670, issued on August 31, 1995, by the Malo-Karachaevsky District Department of Internal Affairs.
  • Employment: Had no permanent job.

• Dekkushev Adam Osmanovich

  • Born 1962
  • Native of the city of Karachaevsk
  • Residence: Lenina St., house 75, Karachay
  • Education: Secondary
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Children: Two minor children
  • Passport: II DSh No. 117713 dated August 29, 1987.
  • Employment: Had no permanent job.

Legal Actions

• On September 17 of this year, resolutions were issued regarding suspects Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov and T.A. Batchaev, concerning the selection of a preventive measure – detention.
• On September 19, resolutions were issued to charge Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov, A.O. Dekkushev, and T.A. Batchaev as defendants in a criminal case.
• The charge is for the fact that they, acting as part of an organized group for the purpose of violating public safety and intimidating the population, committed an explosion that led to grave consequences, which constitutes a crime provided for by part 3 of article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – "terrorism".

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Witness Testimony and Vehicle Discovery

Z.M. Dekkusheva explained that:
* The car was purchased and used by her husband, but registered in her name because he needed registration in the Stavropol Krai.
* She last saw Adam (Beshtau) on September 11.
* He demanded her consent to move with the children to Chechnya.
* Before leaving, he said he would wait for them on September 17 at the station in the city of Nalchik.
* Since she refused to go to Chechnya, she did not see her husband again.

On 19.09.99, the wanted "KAMAZ" was discovered in the city of Karachaevsk, KChR (Karachay-Cherkess Republic), at 75 Lenin Avenue, in the yard of A.O. Dekkushev's house. A.O. Dekkushev was absent from the address. According to witness statements, it was established that the vehicle had been at the address since 16.09.99.

On 20.09.99, the "KAMAZ" was seized and impounded, subjected to a thorough inspection for the purpose of detecting traces of explosives transported in the truck bed. Samples of the seized microparticles were sent for forensic examination to Moscow. Currently, the specified KAMAZ is being stored at the Directorate of the FSB of Russia for the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.

Confirmation of Guilt

The guilt of the accused Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov, A.O. Dekkushev, and T.A. Batchaev is confirmed by:

• Witness testimonies from: Yu.A. Markov, V.I. Barsukov, L.B. Dubinskaya, N.A. Dubinsky, I.A. Maksimov, B.G. Burakov, V.A. Volkov, V.P. Savostin, L.S. Savostina, A.V. Savostin, V.V. Savostin, T.I. Klimenko, L.I. Romanovskaya, A.V. Troyanova, O.I. Titareva, N.V. Shmonenko, V.I. Gordienko, M.S. Boyko, A.Kh. Bostanov, E.N. Shevela, S.N. Zurin, A.A. Feyzulaev, R.I. Bogomazova, V.P. Nefteev, I.E. Davydov, V.I. Yushchin, S.N. Batakov, P.S. Kozlov, N.V. Topeyucheva, M.I. Kotelnikova, A.S. Bondar, A.I. Iskenderov, V.V. Iskenderova, and many others.
• Photo identification protocols of: A.V. Savostin, V.I. Gordienko, A.Kh. Bostanov, S.N. Zurin, S.I. Batakov, P.S. Kozlov, A.S. Bondar, V.V. Iskanderova, A.I. Iskanderov, and others.
• Protocols of seizures, inspections, and searches.

Expert Conclusions

According to the conclusions of explosive, forensic, biological, chemical, and other expertises, it was established that:

• The power of the explosive device in TNT equivalent is 800-1850 kg.
• A mixture of TNT, hexogen, aluminum, and possibly ammonium nitrate was used.
• The improvised explosive device was installed in a GAZ-53 vehicle or in its immediate vicinity.
• Traces of TNT and hexogen are present in the swabs taken during the inspection of the impounded KAMAZ vehicle.

Resolution

Taking into account that a significant volume of investigative actions and operational-search measures remains to be performed in the case, and it is not possible to complete the preliminary investigation by the deadline established by law, i.e., by June 16, 2000, guided by the requirements of Articles 92, 97, and 133 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

HAS RESOLVED:

• To initiate a petition before the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to extend the period of the preliminary investigation in criminal case No. 173 to fifteen months, i.e., until December 16, 2000.

Head of the Investigative Department
of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov Region
Colonel of Justice [signature] E.I. Protsenko

COPY VERIFIED
Investigator [signature] Romanovsky V.V.
[Seal: Investigative Department of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation * For inquiries 3]

Incident Details

• 37 nearby houses were damaged, 25 of them seriously (window frames and glass were blown out by the blast wave).
• The supply of electricity, gas, and water was interrupted.
• A crater 3.5 meters deep and 13-15 meters in diameter formed at the site of the explosion.
• According to preliminary expert estimates, the power of the explosion corresponded to 1000 - 1500 kg in TNT equivalent.

Investigation Findings

In the course of the investigation, the following was established:

• The improvised explosive device was located in a GAZ-53 vehicle, manufactured in 1987, a van body with the inscription 'FURNITURE' [MEBEL], state license plate Ts 3781 RP.
• The owner of the exploded vehicle is Iskenderov Abbaskuli Iskander-ogly, an Azerbaijani, native of the Azerbaijan SSR, born in 1944, registered in Volgodonsk, Koshevoy St. 68, apt. 1, living with his wife at Oktyabrskoye Shosse 35, apt. 39.
• Iskenderov had constantly parked this vehicle at the entrance of house No. 35 for more than three years.

Timeline of Events

• On September 16, 1999, Iskenderov was detained under Art. 122 of the RSFSR Code of Criminal Procedure on suspicion of committing this crime.
• Subsequently, it was established that Iskenderov had no connection to the commission of the act of terrorism, and the criminals actually used him 'blindly' [without his knowledge].
• During interrogations, the suspect, and then witness Iskenderov, testified that on September 13, 1999, at a truck parking lot under an overpass in Volgodonsk, he met three persons of Caucasian nationality who arrived in the city in a KAMAZ truck loaded with potatoes for sale.
• In addition to the truck, these persons used a dark green Moskvich-Svyatogor car for transportation.
• The Caucasians bought his GAZ-53 vehicle, explaining that they needed it to deliver potatoes, of which they had brought more than 10 tons, to the city's markets.
• On the same day, the Caucasians handed him 300 US dollars and 2200 rubles of the agreed amount, and he handed over the vehicle to them.
• They agreed to finalize the sale and purchase transaction on September 16.
• On the same day, the GAZ-53 vehicle was placed by them on the territory of motorcade No. 2070, where explosives were loaded into the van body and an explosive device was installed, disguised with loose potatoes.
• On September 15, 1999, having previously warned Iskenderov by phone, one of the Caucasians picked him up in the 'Moskvich' at home and brought him to the motorcade.
• Ostensibly to save time, the Caucasian persuaded Iskenderov to park the vehicle near his house for the night, so that at about 7:00 AM on September 16, 1999, they could transport the potatoes to the market, and then, after their sale, finalize the sale and purchase documents.
• Having paid Iskenderov 70 rubles as a reward, one of the Caucasians accompanied him in the 'Moskvich' vehicle to the site and, having...

Investigation Report Excerpt

Fugitives and Search Announcement

• Due to the fact that the accused Krymshamkhalov Yu.I., Dekkushev A.O., and Batchaev T.A. have fled from the investigative authorities and their whereabouts are unknown, a search for them was announced on September 19.
• This search was assigned to the ZKSiBT department of the UFSB of the Russian Federation for the Rostov region.

Vehicle Information

KAMAZ Vehicle

• Details:
  • Model: KAMAZ-5320
  • State license plate: A 048 VU 09
  • Engine: without a number
  • Chassis No.: 400680
  • Body No.: 1512256
  • Technical passport: IX EV No. 889480
  • Cabin color: gray-white
  • Temporary registration: until December 20, 1999, in the Ust-Dzhegutinsky district of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia.
• Owner Information (Temirliev Khyzyr Madzhitovich):
  • Date of birth: 19.06.1960
  • Location: Karachay
  • Marital status: married
  • Employment: unemployed
  • Criminal record: Yes
  • Passport details: series VII – GN - 629003, issued by the Ust-Dzhegutinsky ROVD, registered in Karachay-Cherkessia, Ust-Dzhegutinsky district, village of Kumysh.
  • Residence: actually resides in the aul of Sary-Tyuz, Mira St. 11, in a small private house belonging to his mother.
  • Employment history: Previously engaged in commercial activities; currently unemployed.
  • Travel: Often traveled outside the KChR for transporting various goods.
  • Incident: In 1998, committed a fatal traffic accident in the city of Nalchik; during the investigation, he did not leave the aul due to a recognizance not to leave.
• Sale of KAMAZ:
  • In the first days of September 1999, the KAMAZ was sold by Temirliev Kh.M. to Adam Dekkushev (Beshtau) in the presence of Timur Batchaev.
  • Intermediary: Temirliev Iskhak Ibragimovich (cousin of Temirliev Kh.M.)
    • Date of birth: 1962
    • Location: Karachay
    • Marital status: married
    • Registration: settlement of Dombay, Pikhtovy Mys house 3, apt. 26.
    • Role: Acted as a guarantor for the payment of the car money.
  • Transaction status: They did not have time to officially register the transaction and did not receive the money.

Vehicle Movement Log

• GIBDD Log (CPM No. 5, Peschanokopsky district, Rostov region):
  • Entry of "KAMAZ" into the region: 10.09.99 at 23:40 (on the border with Stavropol Krai).
  • Exit of "KAMAZ" from the region: 15.09.99 at 18:20.
  • Driver: Batchaev.
• Traffic Violation:
  • On 01.09.99, an officer at the same post fined Batchaev 20 rubles for a traffic violation while driving a "Moskvich" vehicle at the exit from the region.

Moskvich Vehicle

• Vehicle Details:
  • Model: "Moskvich" (mentioned in relation to the traffic violation)
• Vehicle M 2141-45 002 AZLK "KOMBI - Svyatogor"
• Details:
  • State license plate: E 181 SK 26
  • Color: green
  • Engine No.: 010097
  • Chassis No.: 0624334
  • Body No.: 691998
  • Technical passport: 77 EE No. 139749
  • Year manufactured: 1996
• Owner Information (Zemfira Magomedovna Dekkusheva):
  • Location: Karachay
  • Residence: city of Kislovodsk, Belorechensky settlement, house 20, apt. 20.
• Purchase Details:
  • Date: 13.08.99
  • Invoice-certificate: 09 AN No. 647739
  • Seller: JSC "Stavropol-Lada" in the city of Cherkessk, Pyat-

Investigation Summary

• Biological traces and hair suitable for identification were found on items seized from the KAMAZ vehicle.
• Four fingerprints suitable for identification were found on the banknotes received by Iskenderov from the accused.

Investigation Scope and Activities

In accordance with the investigation plan for the case:

• Approximately 200 witnesses were interrogated.
• More than 1,000 people were recognized as victims and interrogated.
• More than 50 searches and seizures were conducted.
• About 900 expert examinations were ordered and carried out, including 855 forensic medical examinations.
• Necessary requests and instructions were sent.

To conduct investigative actions and operational measures, members of the investigative-operational group traveled to the cities of Moscow, Tsimlyansk (Rostov Region), Kislovodsk, Nevinnomyssk (Stavropol Krai), Cherkessk, Nalchik, Karachaevsk, and the village of Uchkeken (KChR). During these travels, interrogations of relatives and acquaintances of the accused were conducted to establish their whereabouts, and materials characterizing the personalities of the criminals were collected.

Currently, a complex of operational-search measures is being carried out, including on the territory of the Chechen Republic, with the main goal of searching for the accused Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov, A.O. Dekkushev, and T.A. Batchaev.

Explosion Incident in Volgodonsk

The lists requested from the administration of Volgodonsk indicate about 5,000 people affected by the explosion. As a result of preliminary analysis, it was established that more than 2,000 of them need to be recognized as victims and interrogated.

Argun Explosion (July 2, 2000)

• On July 2, 2000, in the city of Argun, near the OVD (Department of Internal Affairs) building, a powerful explosive device located in the back of a truck was detonated.
• The prosecutor's office of the Chechen Republic is investigating criminal case No. 48374 regarding this event.
• The driver of the vehicle died.
• A fragment of a head and face found at the scene has a visual resemblance to Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov.
• Necessary investigative actions and search measures are being carried out to verify the possibility of Krymshamkhalov's death.
• A forensic medical examination has been ordered to identify the remains.

Nevinnomyssk Incident (October 10, 2000)

• Residents of Nevinnomyssk, N.S. Anisimova and E.L. Ogloda, interrogated as witnesses, explained that a day or two before the explosion at the Kazachy Market, which occurred on October 10, 2000, they saw a man who had a strong physical resemblance to T.A. Batchaev.
• A complex of investigative and search measures is planned to verify the possibility of Batchaev's involvement in organizing the explosion in Nevinnomyssk.

Conclusion

The period of the preliminary investigation was extended by you in the established manner to fifteen months. However, it was not possible to carry out all planned investigative actions due to their large volume and the lack of data on the whereabouts of the accused.

Resolution on Initiating a Motion to Extend the Period of the Preliminary Investigation

city of Rostov-on-Don, December 5, 2001

[Stamp: Directorate of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region / For inquiries / 3]

Senior Investigator for Especially Important Cases of the Investigative Department of the FSB Directorate of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region, Lieutenant Colonel of Justice A.V. Kruglov, having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 173,

HAS ESTABLISHED:

• This criminal case was initiated by the investigative department of the FSB Directorate of the RF for the Rostov Region on September 16, 1999, on the grounds of crimes provided for by points "a", "e", "zh" of part 2 of article 105 and part 3 of article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
• The case concerns the fact of the explosion of an improvised explosive device committed on September 16, 1999, near residential building No. 35 on Oktyabrskoye Shosse in the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region.
• As a result of the explosion:
  • The facade of the 1st section of the specified residential building collapsed.
  • 19 people died.
  • More than 1500 citizens suffered health damage of varying severity.
  • Residential houses, buildings, and structures located in the area of the explosion were damaged.
  • The supply of electricity and gas was cut off, and the water supply was disrupted.

The period of the preliminary investigation in criminal case No. 173 is extended to thirty months, i.e., until March 16, 2002.

I EXTEND [it].

Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation in the Southern Federal District, State Counselor of Justice 1st Class
[Signature] S.N. Fridinsky
"17" December 2001.

Individuals Involved in Explosion Preparation and Execution

During the conduct of investigative actions and operational-search measures, it was established that the following individuals participated in the preparation and execution of the explosion:

• Krymshamkhalov Yusuf Ibragimovich

  • Born in 1966
  • Native of the Adyge-Khablsky district of Stavropol Krai, Karachay
  • Education: Secondary
  • Marital Status: Common-law marriage
  • Children: One minor child
  • Employment Status: Unemployed
  • Passport: Series IX-GL No. 731268, issued on June 6, 1984, by the Kislovodsk OVD of Stavropol Krai
  • Registered Address: Stavropol Krai, city of Kislovodsk, 46 Lineynaya St.
  • Residing Address: Lunacharskogo settlement, 10 Trudovaya St.

• Batchaev Timur Amurovich

  • Born in 1978
  • Native of the village of Tereze, Stavropol Krai, Malo-Karachayevsky district
  • Registered Address: 25 Khalilov St. (same place)
  • Education: Secondary
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Employment Status: Temporarily unemployed
  • Passport: Series XV - GN No. 692670, issued on August 31, 1995, by the Malo-Karachayevsk ROVD

• Dekkushev Adam Osmanovich

  • Born in 1962
  • Native of the city of Karachayevsk, Stavropol Krai
  • Residing Address: 75 Lenin St., Karachay (same place)
  • Education: Secondary
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Children: Two minor children
  • Employment Status: Unemployed
  • Passport: II-DSh No. 117713, issued on August 29, 1987

After committing the crime, the aforementioned individuals absconded from the preliminary investigation authorities, and at the present time their whereabouts are unknown.

Issuance of Detention Orders

• On September 17, 1999, resolutions were issued regarding suspects Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov and T.A. Batchaev.
• On September 19, 1999, a resolution was issued regarding suspect A.O. Dekkushev.

Pursuant to Article 90 of the CCP of the RSFSR, resolutions were issued on the selection of a preventive measure — detention in custody.

Findings from Examinations

According to the conclusions of the explosive, forensic, biological, chemical, and other examinations conducted in the case, it has been established that:

• The power of the explosive device used in the commission of the crime in TNT equivalent is 800-1850 kg.
• A mixture of TNT, hexogen, aluminum, and, possibly, ammonium nitrate was used to carry out the explosion.
• The improvised explosive device was installed in a GAZ-53 vehicle or in the immediate vicinity of it.
• In the swabs taken during the inspection of the KAMAZ vehicle, there are traces of TNT and hexogen.
• On the items seized from the "KAMAZ" vehicle, there are biological traces and hair suitable for identification.
• On the banknotes received by A.I. Iskenderov from the accused for the vehicle he sold, there are four fingerprints suitable for identification.

The term of the preliminary investigation in this criminal case has been extended by the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to twenty-seven months.

Activities During the Extension Period

During the specified period:

• The search for the accused continued by operational-investigative groups of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov Region and the FSB of Russia, including on the territory of the Chechen Republic and neighboring republics of the North Caucasus region.
• Data were obtained regarding the stay of Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov at a base of Chechen militants in the village of Birkiani, Akhmeta District of Georgia, regarding the location of A.O. Dekkushev in the Shatoy District of the Chechen Republic, regarding the wounding of T.A. Batchaev and his transfer for treatment to Georgia.
• However, it has not been possible to establish the exact location of the accused to date.
• Work continued on establishing the places of actual residence of persons who suffered as a result of the explosion, who are indicated in the new list submitted by the administration of the city of Volgodonsk.

Thus, during the period since the previous extension of the investigation term, the following were interrogated and recognized as victims and civil plaintiffs:

• B.A. Kirchenkov
• E.V. Goncharova
• I.A. Gusakova
• V.N. Denisenko
• I.P. Demyanenko
• L.B. Dubinskaya
• L.V. Wittenberg
• L.A. Mironova
• D.A. Dubovoy
• T.B. Matyushchenko
• I.I. Lebedev
• A.T. Migashkin
• A.N. Kapinin
• Z.N. Ignatenko
• Nazarova

Resolution

...search operations and to conclude the preliminary investigation by the deadline established by law, i.e., by December 16, 2001, is not possible; guided by the requirements of Articles 127 and 133 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, -

RESOLVED:

• To initiate a petition before the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation for the extension of the preliminary investigation period for criminal case No. 173 to thirty months, i.e., until March 16, 2002.

Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases
of the Investigative Department of the FSB Directorate of Russia
for the Rostov Region
Lieutenant Colonel of Justice [signature] A.V. Kruglov

"APPROVED"

Head of the Investigative Department
of the FSB Directorate of Russia
for the Rostov Region
Colonel of Justice [signature] E.I. Protsenko

[Stamp: Directorate of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region. FOR INQUIRIES]

TRUE COPY
INVESTIGATOR [signature] [illegible]

Appointment of Investigative Group Head

• The Senior Investigator for Especially Important Cases of the Department for the Investigation of Especially Important Cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Senior Counselor of Justice Zipunnikov I.I. was appointed as the head of the investigative group.

Signatures:

• Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation
• State Counselor of Justice 1st Class [signature] V.V. Kolmogorov

The composition of the investigative group was announced to me, Dekkushev A.O., on "9" 10 2002.

At the same time, the procedure for recusal provided for by Articles 61 and 67 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation was explained to me.

• Accused (suspect) [signature]
• Accused (suspect) [signature] did not declare a recusal

Investigator for OVD [Especially Important Cases] of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice Romanovsky V.V.

Acquainted [signature]

Appendix 170

"I EXTEND"

the period of preliminary investigation in criminal case No. 18/230300-02 to forty-one months

Deputy Prosecutor General
of the Russian Federation
State Counselor of
Justice 1st Class [signature] V.V. Kolmogorov

October 24, 2002

DECISION

to initiate a motion to extend the
period of preliminary investigation

Moscow, October 24, 2002

Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, Senior Counselor of Justice I.I. Zipunnikov, having examined the materials of criminal case No. 18/230300-02,

HAS ESTABLISHED:

• The present criminal case against the accused A.O. Dekkushev was separated into a separate proceeding on September 9, 2002, from criminal case No. 103, initiated regarding the facts of explosions in residential buildings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, in September 1999.
• The criminal case was accepted for my proceeding on October 1, 2002.
• On September 9, 1999, regarding the fact of the explosion in residential building No. 19 on Guryanova St. in Moscow, criminal case No. 275209 was initiated.
• On September 13, 1999, criminal cases were initiated

RESOLVED:

To petition the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation
(name of the prosecutor's office)
for an extension of the preliminary investigation period for criminal case No. 18/230300-02 to forty-one months, that is, until February 9, 2003.

Investigator [signature] I.I. Zipunnikov
(signature)

On the basis of part eight of Article 162 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, I notified the accused A.O. Dekkushev
(surname, initials)
and his defense attorney N.I. Tarasevich
(surname, initials)
of the extension of the preliminary investigation period and explained the procedure for appealing this resolution.

Investigator [signature]
(signature)

Criminal Case Summary

• The investigation involved explosive devices of the "ammonal" type, weighing about 1000 kg, as well as electric detonators, intermediate detonators, and fuses with a clock mechanism.
• On September 22, 1999, the aforementioned criminal cases were joined into a single proceeding under No. 103.
• On September 16, 1999, criminal case No. 173 was initiated regarding the explosion in the courtyard of residential building No. 35 on Oktyabrskoye Shosse in the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region.
• On August 8, 2002, this criminal case was joined into a single proceeding with the aforementioned criminal case No. 103.

Investigation Findings

• During the investigation of the criminal case, it was established that the terrorist acts—explosions in residential buildings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk in September 1999—were committed by an organized criminal group.
• Members of this group included leaders and participants of illegal armed formations on the territory of the Chechen Republic:
  • Emir Al-Khattab
  • Abu Al-Walid
  • Abu Umar
  • Dekkushev A.O.
  • Krymshamkhalov Yu.I.
  • Gochiyaev A.Sh.
  • Saitakov D.F.
  • Batchaev T.A.
  • Batchaev Z.A.
  • Abaev Kh.M.
  • Tsokiev M.D.
  • A number of other persons not identified by the investigation.

Legal Proceedings

• On November 19, 1999, rulings were issued in the case to charge Dekkushev A.O. and Krymshamkhalov Yu.I. as defendants in terrorism and the illegal acquisition, storage, and transportation of explosives and explosive devices under Part 3 of Article 205 and Part 3 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
• The rulings also ordered:
  • Selection of a preventive measure against them in the form of detention.
  • Declaration of them as wanted.
• On July 14, 2002:
  • Dekkushev A.O. was detained by law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Georgia on the territory of that state and handed over to the Russian Federation.
  • On the same day, Dekkushev A.O. was charged, and detention was chosen as a preventive measure against him.
• On December 7, 2002:
  • Krymshamkhalov Yu.I. was detained by law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Georgia on the territory of that state and handed over to the Russian Federation.
  • He was charged on the same day, and detention was chosen as a preventive measure against him.

Accusations

• Dekkushev A.O. and Krymshamkhalov Yu.I. are accused of:
  • Illegally acquiring, storing, and transporting explosives and explosive devices by motor vehicle from the territory of the North Caucasus to Moscow in August-September 1999, as part of an organized criminal group.
  • Carrying out terrorist acts on September 8 and 13, 1999, using these explosives and explosive devices:
    • Explosions in residential building No. 19 on Guryanova St.
    • Explosion in building No. 6, building 3 on Kashirskoye Shosse.
    • These acts resulted in 223 deaths and over 150 injuries of varying degrees of severity, causing significant material damage to the state and citizens.
  • Direct participation in the terrorist act on September 16, 1999, in Volgodonsk—an explosion in the courtyard of building No. 35 on Oktyabrskoye Shosse—which resulted in 19 deaths and over 1000 injuries of varying degrees of severity, causing significant material damage to the state and citizens.
  • Participation in illegal armed formations on the territory of the Chechen Republic and commission of a number of other crimes.

Status of Investigation

• The investigative actions for which the previous petition to extend the period of the preliminary investigation was filed have been mostly completed.
• The period of the preliminary investigation for the criminal case expires on February 9, 2003.
• To investigate the case in full, the following actions are necessary:
  • Complete the outpatient psychiatric forensic examination ordered on January 20, 2003, regarding the defendant Krymshamkhalov Yu.I.
  • Conduct interrogations of the defendants Dekkushev A.O. and Krymshamkhalov Yu.I. to clarify their testimony given during the investigation.
  • (If necessary) Conduct a confrontation between them.
  • Complete the familiarization of the defendants Dekkushev A.O. and Krymshamkhalov Yu.I. with the conclusions of the forensic examinations conducted in the criminal case (Dekkushev — about 50 examinations, Krymshamkhalov — about 1200 examinations).
  • Complete the interrogations and recognitions of about [text cut off].

Document References

Specific References

• sh. 79 - Shukurov identified Akhmerov as someone executed for cooperation in the band-group "Abdulla" of the GU of Mordovia.
• There is no sufficient evidence of the involvement of Akhmerov, Batchaev, Malasaev.
• sh. 80, sh. 90 Gostanova M., Gostanova A., Frantsuzova T., Tuganbaeva M.
• Sheet 100 regarding the prosecution of a subject of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Abu Al-Walid Al-Ghamidi
• Sheet 109 - resolution on the prosecution of a subject of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Emir ibn Al-Khattab
• Sheet 120 - 124

To Request

• Sheet 1-2 192-198
• Sheet 51-56 213-215
• Sheet 59 216-218
• Sheet 89-94 236-238
• Sheet 100-102
• 105-108
• 109-111
• 120-124
• 126-127
• 130-131
• 158-162
• 163-169
• 170-176

RESOLUTION

on the joinder of criminal cases

Moscow, August "08", 2002
(place of drafting)

Prosecutor: Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation,
(name of the prosecutor's office,
State Counselor of Justice 1st Class, V.V. Kolmogorov,
rank, surname, initials of the prosecutor)
having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 103 regarding the commission of crimes provided for by Part 3 of Art. 205 and Part 3 of Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the RF, and the materials of criminal case No. 173 regarding the commission of crimes provided for by Part 2 of Art. 105 and Part 3 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the RF,

HAS ESTABLISHED:

• The present criminal cases were initiated based on the facts of the bombings of residential buildings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk in September 1999.
• During the investigation of the specified crimes, sufficient evidence was obtained that they were committed by one and the same group of persons consisting of A.Sh. Gochiyayev, A.O. Dekkushev, Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov, T.A. Batchayev, and others, who have been brought as defendants in criminal case No. 103 — currently under the jurisdiction of the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia, and criminal case No. 173 — currently under the jurisdiction of the investigative department of the UFSB of Russia for the Rostov Region.

Based on the foregoing and guided by Art. 153 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RF,

HAS RESOLVED:

1. To join criminal case No. 103 into a single proceeding with criminal case No. 173, assigning the joined criminal case number 103.
2. To entrust the conduct of the preliminary investigation for criminal case No. 103 to the Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia.

Prosecutor [signature]

[Stamp: General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation. For inquiries 3]

TRUE COPY
Investigator [signature] Romanovsky V.E.

DECISION

on the creation of an investigative group

Volgodonsk
September 16, 1999

The Head of the Investigative Department of the Directorate of the FSB of Russia for the Rostov Region, Colonel of Justice Protsenko E.I., having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 173,

HAS ESTABLISHED:

• This criminal case was initiated on September 16, 1999, regarding the detonation of a high-power explosive device in the courtyard of a multi-apartment residential building No. 35 on Oktyabrskoye Shosse Street in the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region.
• As a result of the explosion, 17 people died, and more than 300 people sustained bodily injuries of varying degrees of severity.
• Significant material damage was caused to more than 30 residential and administrative buildings.
• Considering the socially dangerous method and the particular gravity of the crime committed, as well as the large volume of upcoming operational-search measures and investigative actions, the heads of the law enforcement agencies of the Rostov Region have issued a joint order to create an inter-agency investigative-operational brigade from among the employees of the FSB, MVD, and the prosecutor's office.

Based on the above, guided by the requirements of Article 127-1 and Part 3 of Article 129 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR,

HAS DECIDED:

1. To carry out the investigation of this criminal case by a group of investigators consisting of:
   • Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov Region, Major of Justice Kruglov A.V.;
   • Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov Region, Lieutenant Colonel of Justice Marinin S.N.;
   • Senior Investigator of the Investigative Department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov Region, Captain of Justice Drannikov A.V.;
   • Investigator of the Investigative Department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov Region, Senior Lieutenant of Justice Marchenko P.V.

[Stamp: Directorate of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region * For information 3]

Resolution on Initiating a Petition to Extend the Term of the Preliminary Investigation

city of Rostov-on-Don, December 5, 2001

Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigation Department of the FSB Directorate of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region, Lieutenant Colonel of Justice Kruglov A.V., having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 173,

HAS ESTABLISHED:

• The present criminal case was initiated by the investigation department of the FSB Directorate of the RF for the Rostov Region on September 16, 1999, on the grounds of crimes provided for by paragraphs "a", "e", "zh" of part 2 of Article 105 and part 3 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
• The case concerns the fact of the explosion of an improvised explosive device committed on September 16, 1999, near residential building No. 35 on Oktyabrskoye Shosse St. in the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region.
• As a result of the explosion:
  • The facade of the 1st section of the specified residential building collapsed.
  • 19 people died.
  • More than 1500 citizens suffered health damage of varying severity.
  • Residential buildings, structures, and facilities located in the explosion area were damaged.
  • The supply of electricity and gas was interrupted.
  • Water supply was disrupted.

Extension of Preliminary Investigation Term

The term of the preliminary investigation in criminal case No. 173 is EXTENDED to thirty months, i.e., until 16.03.2002.

Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation in the Southern Federal District, State Counselor of Justice 1st Class
[Signature]
S.N. Fridinsky
December 17, 2001.

Appendix 128

DECREE

on the conduct of a preliminary investigation by an investigative group

Moscow "01" October 2002
(place of compilation)

Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, State Counselor
(name of the prosecutor's office, class
of Justice 1st Class Kolmogorov V.V.
rank, surname, initials of the prosecutor)

having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 18/230300-02

HAS ESTABLISHED:

This criminal case was initiated regarding the facts of explosions in residential buildings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk in September 1999. Given the complexity of the criminal case and its large volume, conducting the investigation by an investigative group is set out.

On the basis of the foregoing and guided by Art. 163 of the CCP RF,

HAS DECREED:

1. To assign the conduct of criminal case No. 18/230300-02 to an investigative group consisting of:
   • Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Directorate for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Senior Counselor of Justice I.I. Zipunnikov, Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Directorate for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation,
   • Junior Counselor of Justice E.A. Gorbunov, Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Directorate of the FSB of Russia,
   • Captain of Justice V.V. Romanovsky, and
   • Investigator of the Investigative Directorate of the FSB of Russia, Senior Lieutenant of Justice B.A. Egunov.

Appendix 128

DECISION

on the conduct of a preliminary investigation by an investigative group

Moscow, January 14, 2003

First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, State Counselor of Justice 1st Class Yu.S. Biryukov, having reviewed the materials of criminal case No. 18/230300-02,

HAS DETERMINED:

This criminal case was initiated based on the facts of acts of terrorism - explosions in residential buildings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, in September 1999. Given the complexity of the criminal case and its large volume, the conduct of the preliminary investigation must be assigned to an investigative group.

Based on the foregoing and guided by Article 163 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation,

HAS DECIDED:

1. To assign the conduct of criminal case No. 18/230300-02 to an investigative group consisting of:
   • Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Directorate for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Senior Counselor of Justice I.I. Zipunnikov
   • Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Directorate for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Junior Counselor of Justice E.A. Gorbunov
   • Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Directorate of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice V.V. Romanovsky
   • Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Directorate of the FSB of Russia, Captain of Justice M.A. Savitsky
   • Investigator of the Investigative Directorate of the FSB of Russia, Senior Lieutenant of Justice B.A. Egunov
   • Senior Investigator of the Prosecutor's Office of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, Lawyer 2nd Class M.N. Goruk
   • Investigator of the Tsimlyansk District Prosecutor's Office, Rostov Region, Lawyer 3rd Class R.Yu. Fedorov
   • Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov Region, Major of Justice A.V. Drannikov
   • Senior Investigator of the Investigative Department of the UFSB of the RF for the Rostov Region, Captain of Justice R.V. Marchenko
   • Senior Investigator of the 2nd Prosecutor's Office for Supervision of Compliance with Laws at Specially Restricted Facilities of the Moscow Region, Lawyer 3rd [Class...]