China News Service, Moscow, March 25 (Reporter Tian Bing) In the early morning of the 25th local time, the Basman District Court in Moscow approved the prosecution of four suspects suspected of direct involvement in the terrorist attack on the "Krocus City" concert hall in Moscow State. The person was detained pending trial. The four suspects are all citizens of Tajikistan.
Tass and other media quoted court information as reporting that Mirzoyev was born in 1991 and had violated Russian immigration laws many times before. He had worked as a taxi driver and had no fixed job. Rasha Balizoda was born in 1994. He has a record of violating Russian immigration laws and is unemployed. Fariduni was born in 1998 and works in the Podolsk parquet factory on the outskirts of Moscow. Faizov was born in 2004. He has received secondary education and is temporarily unemployed. He previously worked as a barber in a barber shop in Ivanovo. The Russian Investigative Committee accused the above four suspects of engaging in terrorist attacks and causing death.
The four suspects are all citizens of Tajikistan. Among them, Mirzoyev and Rashabalizoda have admitted all crimes.
The Basman District Court heard the case in a closed manner from the evening of the 24th to the early morning of the 25th. The court decided to agree to the request of the investigators and take compulsory detention measures for the four suspects until May 22. During this period, relevant departments will conduct an in-depth investigation of the case.
According to Russian media reports, if found guilty, they face life imprisonment.
According to news from the Russian Presidential website on the 24th, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. Emomali Rahmon expressed deep condolences and solidarity with the Russian people over the terrorist attack at the "Krokos City" concert hall that resulted in the death of a large number of civilians, and strongly condemned the terrorist attack. The two heads of state stated that relevant departments of both sides will further strengthen close cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism.
On the evening of the 22nd, a serious terrorist attack occurred at the "Krocus City" concert hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region. Russian official statistics on the 24th showed that the attack had resulted in 137 deaths and 182 injuries. (over)