The FSB has released a new video of the interrogation of four suspects in the case of the attack on “Krokus City Hall” in Krasnogorsk. The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia published a video recording of the interrogation of four alleged perpetrators of the armed attack on “Krokus City Hall” on April 7. In the video, all suspects speak in Russian. […]
The FSB has released a new video of the interrogation of four suspects in the case of the attack on “Krokus City Hall” in Krasnogorsk.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia published a video recording of the interrogation of four alleged perpetrators of the armed attack on “Krokus City Hall” on April 7.
In the video, all suspects speak in Russian. However, in the initial videos after their detention, Dalerjon Mirzoev and Muhammadsobir Faizov provided testimony through a translator.
All four defendants claimed that a person named Saifullo coordinated the entire attack process and instructed them to move “towards Kyiv” after the attack.
Two suspects, Muhammadsobir Faizov and Saidakram Rajalibzoda, state in this video that upon arriving in Kyiv, each of them was promised one million rubles. Meanwhile, Fariduni Shamsiddin claimed during his detention that an assistant to the preacher promised him 500,000 rubles via Telegram for the attack on “Krokus.”
Muhammadsobir Faizov also claims in the video that Saifullo promised to send “guys who would help us cross the border and get to Kyiv” to the Ukrainian border.
However, the testimonies of the other two suspects differ somewhat. Fariduni Shamsiddin stated that Saifullo said: “Go towards Kyiv, and when you reach the border, leave your car not far from the border and call me, I will help you further.”
According to Russian security services, two corridors were allegedly prepared for them, including a backup, by clearing the area at the Russian-Ukrainian border. The suspects themselves do not mention this. However, on the first day after the terrorist attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin already spoke about a corridor at the border with Ukraine.
The video shows photographs with the Ukrainian flag, allegedly found on the mobile phones of the accused.
It is unclear under what conditions these suspects provided their testimonies, as footage of torture has been published on social media, and in court, they already showed signs of severe beating on their faces.