Two suspects in Crocus shooting case have Russian citizenship - media
Kyiv • UNN
Three Russian nationals, two of whom have Russian citizenship, were arrested as suspects in the Crocus City Hall attack for assisting the attackers.
he Basmanny Court of Moscow on Monday arrested three more suspects in the case of the attack on Crocus City Hall. The defendants are relatives, in particular, Aminchon and Dilovar Islamov are brothers who have Russian passports, and Isroil Islamov is their father. This was reported by the Voice of America, according to UNN.
Details
According to the publication, the names of the suspects are Aminchon, Dilovar and Isroil Islomov. These are two brothers and their father. Dilovar Islamov was probably the last owner of the white Renault used by the attackers. The Islamovs will remain in jail at least until May 22.
Shortly after the attack, one of the media outlets contacted the former owner of the Renault and mentioned his initials, which coincided with those of Dilovar Islamov. He said that a week before the events in Crocus City Hall, he had sold the car to his wife's brother and was shocked to see the car in the news reports from the scene of the attack. Later, his relatives told reporters that Islamov went to the police station with his brother to testify. After that, the connection with him disappeared.
At the trial on Monday, it turned out that he is a Russian citizen who works as a taxi driver in Tver. He is 24 years old and has a wife and child.
His brother, Aminchon, is 33 years old, has seven children and is also a Russian citizen. He worked as a bus driver but quit for health reasons, he told the court.
Their father, Isroil, is 62 years old, a citizen of Tajikistan, married, and has five adult children.
Addendum
The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, said on Monday that, according to the investigation, the Islomovs provided with an apartment and a car for the perpetrators of the attack, and also transported money for them.
Recall
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin saidthat radical Islamists carried out the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall, hinting at Ukraine's possible involvement, without providing any evidence.
