The person involved turned out to be a Tajik national who transferred money to the perpetrators of the attack on the concert hall. On April 1, the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested the 10th accused in the attack on the “Crocus City Hall” concert venue, Tajik citizen Yakubdzhoni Yusufzoda. According to the investigation, the accused […]
The person involved turned out to be a Tajik national who transferred money to the perpetrators of the attack on the concert hall.
On April 1, the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested the 10th accused in the attack on the “Crocus City Hall” concert venue, Tajik citizen Yakubdzhoni Yusufzoda.
According to the investigation, the accused transferred money from his bank card to a co-conspirator a few days before the terrorist act “to provide for the living expenses of the terrorists.”
Part of the funds was transferred to one of the perpetrators after the crime was committed.
Yusufzoda has been charged under paragraph “b” of part 3 of article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (a terrorist act committed by a group of individuals resulting in death). He faces life imprisonment, as noted in the statement.
“The court ruled to satisfy the investigator’s request and to impose a preventive measure on Yusufzoda in the form of detention until May 22,” the court’s verdict states.
Yakubdzhoni Yusufzoda or his relatives or lawyer are unavailable for comments. It is currently not possible to confirm the charges against this Tajik citizen.
The case materials indicate that Yusufzoda was detained as part of the “Illegal” operation. During his detention, he resisted, refused to show documents, and to get into the service vehicle. As a result, he was arrested on March 26 for 12 days for disobeying the police during a document check.
The accused Yakubdzhoni Yusufzoda is 25 years old, born in Tajikistan, in the village of Mogiiyon in the city of Panjakent. He does not have Russian citizenship and has a secondary education. The man is married and has three children. At the time of his detention, he was informally employed in construction. He had temporary registration in Moscow.
Previously, 9 natives of Tajikistan were arrested in connection with the attack on the “Crocus City Hall” concert venue.
On March 25 of this year, the court arrested the accused in the terrorist case — taxi drivers from Tver Aminchon and Dilovar Islomov, as well as their father Isroil — who is a suspect in this case. All three are citizens of Tajikistan.
As reported by the press service of the Basmanny District Court of Moscow, a preventive measure in the form of detention has been chosen for 62-year-old Islomov Isroil Ibragimovich, 32-year-old Islomov Aminchon Isroilovich, and 24-year-old Islomov Dilovar Isroilovich on suspicion of a crime under paragraph “b” of part 3 of article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Terrorist act).
The accused deny all charges from the Investigative Committee of Russia.
According to the investigation, Dilovar Islomov was the owner of the car used by the attackers to escape. His brother and father are suspected of aiding terrorism.
According to the investigation, one of the previously arrested individuals in the case — Shamsidin Fariduni — recruited Aminchon Islomov into the organized group no later than January, and Dilovar Islomov no later than March 11.
Dilovar Islomov was born in 1999 in Dushanbe and is a citizen of Russia. He has a wife and a child and worked as a taxi driver. Aminchon Islomov is also a citizen of Russia and worked as a taxi driver in Tver, the court reported.
Mediazona reports that Dilovar Islomov sold his car—a white Renault, which the suspects used to flee—one week before the attack. According to Islomov, he and his brother Dilovar—the last owner of the white Renault—went to the police themselves after learning about the attack at Crocus City Hall from the media.
The eighth suspect in the criminal case regarding the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall is Alisher Kasimov, a citizen of Russia and a native of Kyrgyzstan, who has also been arrested for two months.
It is reported that Kasimov rented out a three-room apartment in Putilkovo. The advertisement stated that the apartment was available “exclusively for Slavs.” However, the apartment was ultimately rented by Fariduni Shamsiddin, one of the main defendants in the case regarding the attack at Crocus. According to his relatives, they said they came to work in construction.
At the court hearing, Kasimov stated that he was unaware of his tenants’ connection to terrorism. He rented the apartment on Avito.
32-year-old Alisher Kasimov is a citizen of Russia. He was born in Osh and currently lives in Krasnogorsk, and he has three children. He co-owns a teahouse with his brother.
On March 24 of this year, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested four defendants for two months in connection with the bloody attack at Crocus City Hall. The court session was held behind closed doors. The defendants included four citizens of Tajikistan—32-year-old Dalerjon Mirzoev, 30-year-old Saidakram Rajabalisoda, 25-year-old Fariduni Shamsiddin, and 19-year-old Muhammadsobir Faizov.
The Basmanny District Court of Moscow reported that all four admitted their guilt, and therefore were taken into custody for two months.
However, it is unclear under what circumstances they admitted their guilt, as videos published on social media show that they were subjected to torture and severe beatings; even at the court hearing, they had bruises and signs of beating on their faces, one had an ear cut off, and another had a gouged eye.
The law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan interrogated the relatives of the suspects in the attack on the Crocus City Hall, and on March 25 and 26, journalists from Radio Ozodi visited the homes of Muhammad Faizov, Fariduni Shamsiddin, and Saidakram Rajabalisoda in the cities of Dushanbe, Gissar, and Vahdat, but did not find their parents or wives.
Reuters reports that a investigative team from Russia arrived in Tajikistan to interrogate the relatives of the suspects.
Earlier, on March 24 of this year, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested four defendants for two months in connection with a bloody attack at “Krokus City Hall.” The court session was held behind closed doors. The defendants included four citizens of Tajikistan — 32-year-old Dalerjon Mirzoev, 30-year-old Saidakram Rajabalisoda, 25-year-old Fariduni Shamsiddin, and 19-year-old Muhammadsobir Faizov.
The Basmanny District Court of Moscow reported that all four admitted their guilt, and for this reason, they were taken into custody for two months.
However, it is unknown under what circumstances they confessed, as videos published on social media show that they were subjected to torture and brutal beatings; even during the court session, they had bruises and signs of beating on their faces, one had an ear cut off, and another had a gouged eye.
The law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan interrogated the relatives of the suspects in the attack on the concert hall “Krokus City Hall,” and on March 25 and 26, journalists from “Radio Ozodi” visited the homes of Muhammad Faizov, Fariduni Shamsiddin, and Saidakram Rajabalisoda in the cities of Dushanbe, Gissar, and Vahdat, but did not find their parents or wives.
Also, on March 26, the press service of the Basmanny District Court of Moscow reported that a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen for 62-year-old Islomov Isroil Ibragimovich, 32-year-old Islomov Aminjon Isroilovich, and 24-year-old Islomov Dilovar Isroilovich on suspicion of committing a crime under paragraph “b” of part 3 of article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Terrorist Act).
The defendants deny all charges from the Investigative Committee of Russia.
According to the investigation, Dilovar Islomov was the owner of the car used by the attackers to escape. His brother and father are suspected of aiding terrorism. According to Islomov, he and his brother Dilovar — the last owner of the white “Renault” — went to the police themselves after learning about the attack at “Krokus City Hall” the next day from the media.
The eighth defendant in the criminal case regarding the terrorist act at “Krokus City Hall” is a citizen of Russia, originally from Kyrgyzstan, Alisher Kasimov, who has also been arrested for two months.
It is reported that Kasimov was renting out a three-room apartment in Putilkovo. The advertisement stated that the apartment was available “exclusively for Slavs.” However, the apartment was ultimately rented by Fariduni Shamsiddin, one of the main defendants in the terrorist case at “Krokus.” According to his relatives, they said they came to work in construction.
After the attack on the concert hall “Krokus City Hall,” there were numerous reports that Tajik labor migrants in Russia were being insulted, beaten, and fired from their jobs. Tajik migrants claim that they are being denied entry to stores and buses. Videos of detained and deported Tajik migrants are being circulated on social media. Russian law enforcement agencies have also begun to pursue, beat, detain, torture, and mass deport Tajik migrants.