After the bloody terrorist attack near Moscow, Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin condemned the torture of those involved. Russian security authorities should rather adhere to the principles and norms of international law when investigating the crime, he said in Minsk on Friday, according to the Russian opposition website ‘Medusa’.
After the attack in March, which killed 144 people, the suspected perpetrators from Tajikistan appeared before the magistrate with visible signs of abuse, where they pleaded guilty. Their injuries were clearly visible on video footage.
“It is inadmissible to show images of the arrest of suspected terrorists using torture in the form of body mutilation; the cost of the confessions extracted in this way is known to everyone,” said Muhriddin, who met with foreign ministers from the rest of the country. the Belarusian capital Minsk, member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States. In addition, the Russian authorities’ “ill-conceived information campaign” created a negative image of the Tajiks.
Tragedy at Crocus Town Hall
Four weeks ago, 144 people were killed in the attack on the Crocus City Hall concert hall near Moscow. The attackers opened fire on the concertgoers with automatic weapons and then set the hall on fire. They were later caught while fleeing. The Islamic State terror network has claimed responsibility for the crime.
Source: Krone
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