The court found him guilty of “justifying terrorism.” The First Western District Military Court sentenced a citizen of Tajikistan to six years in prison. It was reported that Kudrat Kurbonov was found guilty of committing a crime under part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public justification of terrorism) […]
The court found him guilty of “justifying terrorism.”
The First Western District Military Court sentenced a citizen of Tajikistan to six years in prison.
It was reported that Kudrat Kurbonov was found guilty of committing a crime under part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public justification of terrorism) and sentenced to six years in prison.
The convicted person will spend the first three years in prison, and the remaining term in a strict regime colony.
It is reported that Kudrat Kurbonov arrived in Russia in August 2025 for work. According to the case materials, on March 24-25, 2024, Kurbonov published a series of messages in the Telegram messenger, in which he justified the terrorists who attacked visitors at the Crocus City Hall concert venue.
What exactly he wrote and how he justified the attack is not specified.
Information about the detention and arrest of the suspect was reported by the Oktyabrsky Court of St. Petersburg at the end of November 2025.
According to media reports, the migrant himself admitted that he was a supporter of ISIS, intended to “fight against the infidels,” and wanted to become a “shahid.”
It is impossible to confirm the veracity of these statements from independent sources, and it is also unknown under what circumstances Kurbonov admitted his guilt.
Recall that on the evening of March 22, 2024, before the start of a concert by the band “Piknik,” four armed individuals entered the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region, and opened fire on the audience. After some time, a fire broke out in the building. According to official data, as a result of the shooting and subsequent fire, 149 people died, more than 609 were injured, and one person is considered missing. According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, the total material damage amounted to about 6 billion rubles.
On March 12, during a closed court session, a verdict was delivered in this high-profile case. The verdict was announced in an open session.
The court sentenced Faridun Shamsiddin, Dalerjon Mirzoev, Muhammadsobir Faizov, and Saidakram Rajabali-zoda, whom the investigation considers direct perpetrators, as well as 11 other individuals—two of whom are from Ingushetia and the rest from Tajikistan—to life imprisonment.
According to the court’s decision, part of the sentence will be served in prison, followed by a special regime colony. In addition, each of them was fined 990,000 rubles (about $12,500).
The court also sentenced a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, Alisher Kasimov, who, according to the investigation, rented accommodation to the attackers, to 22 years and 10 months in prison with confiscation of his apartment in the Moscow Region.
Isroil Islamov, along with his sons Dilovar and Aminjon, who, according to the court, sold a car to the suspects, were each sentenced to 19 years and 11 months in prison. The court also imposed fines of 200 million rubles on the defendants in favor of the victims.
The reaction of the convicted individuals to the verdict is unknown. However, some of them previously denied the accusations from Russian authorities and called them fabricated.
Earlier, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow reported that four individuals admitted their guilt, but it is unclear under what circumstances they did so, as videos published on social media show that they were subjected to torture and brutal beatings; even during the court hearing, they had bruises and signs of beating on their faces, one had an ear cut off, and another had an eye knocked out.