"Shamsidin Fariduni, Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Muhammadsobir Faizov, and Saidakram Rachabalizoda have been found guilty and are hereby sentenced to life imprisonment. The judge at the Second Western District Military Court in Moscow identified them as the direct perpetrators of the attack."
"It is slander, it is all lies. They never invited us, they did not speak to us. It is slander against my son. He did not do these things. They got confessions by torture and beatings. Oh, God, where can I turn now, who will protect us?"
"The 19 defendants were variously found guilty of committing terrorist attacks, assisting terrorist activities, undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities, and other crimes."
A Russian military court convicted 19 people in connection with the Crocus City Hall terror attack near Moscow in March 2024, which resulted in 149 deaths—the deadliest attack in Russia in two decades. Four Tajik nationals identified as direct perpetrators received life sentences, while 11 accomplices received sentences ranging from 19 to 22 years. The Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K), a regional affiliate known for recruiting Central Asians, claimed responsibility for the attack. Defendants were convicted of terrorist attacks, assisting terrorist activities, and undergoing training for terrorist purposes. The trial occurred behind closed doors, and international rights organizations have criticized the legal process, including allegations of torture during confessions.
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