Law enforcement officers of Tajikistan took relatives of alleged terrorists for questioning (according to Radio Ozodi)

Law enforcement officials in Tajikistan have taken relatives of those accused of carrying out a terrorist attack at the “Krokus City Hall” in the Moscow region for questioning. Journalists from Radio Ozodi visited the homes of at least three of them in Dushanbe, Hisor, and Vahdat on March 25 and 26, but were unable to find their parents and wives.

On the evening of March 25, only one relative was present at the home of Saidakram Rajabali-zoda in Vahdat. Speaking on condition of anonymity, he reported that after the attack, Tajik law enforcement officials “took Saidakram Rajabali-zoda’s mother, brother, wife, and two uncles for questioning in Dushanbe.” His father passed away several years ago.

On the same day, we visited the home of another accused, Faridun Shamsiddin, in Hisor, but did not find his parents or wife. One of his relatives, who did not identify himself, stated that “Faridun’s parents, wife, and mother-in-law were also taken to Dushanbe for questioning.” The same situation was observed at the home of Muhammadso-bir Faizov in Dushanbe.

Meanwhile, according to an informed source, a group of Russian investigators has arrived in Tajikistan to question the relatives of those accused of the terrorist attack. Official structures from both countries have not yet commented on this.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan has not yet provided information about the detained citizens of Tajikistan in Moscow, although on March 23, it issued a statement denying the involvement of three suspects whose names were mentioned in Telegram channels immediately after the incident.

On the evening of Friday, March 22, several individuals in camouflage opened fire with automatic weapons in a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow (administratively, this is Krasnogorsk in the Moscow region). An explosion followed, leading to a large fire. As a result of the attack, 139 people have died, including three children, according to the latest data. At least 180 people were injured.

On March 23, the FSB reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the detention of 11 individuals in connection with the shooting at the concert hall. Four of them are suspected of directly participating in the attack. They arrived at the entertainment center in a white Renault, and after killing the attendees and starting the fire, they left in the same vehicle and were detained in the Bryansk region. The remaining seven detainees, according to law enforcement, may have been involved in the preparation of the attack. Most of them are citizens of Tajikistan, and according to court data, they allegedly confessed, but many questions remain unanswered, and signs of torture and some discrepancies in the information from Russian authorities raise significant doubts about the objectivity of the investigation.

The Afghan wing of the terrorist organization “Islamic State” previously claimed responsibility for the attack in the Moscow region. They released a video of the attack filmed by a camera mounted on one of the shooters. At a meeting on March 25, Putin linked the attack on the Krokus City Hall concert hall to Ukraine. However, his statements suggest that the investigation lacks evidence to support this version.