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Written by Елена Милашина
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Понедельник, 22 Октябрь 2007 |
 Russian government answers European Court about ‘Nord-Ost’ complaint
Strasbourg’s consideration of victims’ complaints in the ‘Nord-Ost’ criminal case has entered a decisive stage. Perhaps very soon, even before Putin leaves presidential office, the European Court of Human Rights will reach a decision on its admissibility and render a verdict on the case’s merits.
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the attack, the Russian government replied to questions from the European Court on a complaint by members of the ‘Nord-Ost’ organization. I. Trunov and L. Aivar, lawyers for the ‘Nor’easters’, received a memorandum signed by Russian Federation Commissioner to Strasbourg, Mrs. V. Milinchuk. The memorandum was in a “disassembled” state.
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Written by Ольга Алленова
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Понедельник, 22 Октябрь 2007 |
 On October 23rd, 2002, terrorists seized the theatrical center on Dubrovka, where the musical ‘Nord-Ost’ was playing. During the storming of the building on October 26th, 114 of the 912 hostages were killed, and another 16 died in hospitals. Former Deputy Interior Minister and Chairman of the Parliament Security Committee Vladimir Vasilyev talked with ‘Kommersant’ correspondent Olga Allenova about how he now views the events of five years ago.
— Five years ago you were one of the key figures during the events at the theatrical center. How do you view the special operation today? Did the authorities do everything possible to save the people?
That I was a key figure is not quite correct. I was authorized to be in contact with the media. I was, as your fellow writers put it, a talking head, and I have asked myself the question that you asked me many times. Was everything possible done? Today I am convinced that all measures, which could have been taken to ensure negotiations to free the people, were adopted.
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Written by Ольга Алленова
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Понедельник, 22 Октябрь 2007 |
 Relatives of the hostages still do not agree with the official point of view on the operation in the theatrical center. Dmitry Milovidov, one of the leaders of the ‘Nord-Ost’ organization, told Olga Allenova why he believes the assault was a crime.
— Five years ago, the authorities claimed that they did everything possible to rescue the ‘Nord-Ost’ hostages. The victims believed that the hostages died because of the actions of the authorities. Do you still believe that the assault was unjustified?
Let us examine the facts. In the materials from the investigation there is testimony from experts at the FSB Science and Technology Directorate, and they claim that some of the explosives were not in working order. Many did not have initiators installed, or had no batteries. The investigators found that there were only three batteries suitable to cause detonation. This is all noted in the crime scene survey report.
— So, do you think that terrorists were not going to blow up anything?
It is not what we believe, but what the facts say.
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Written by Евгения Альбац
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Суббота, 20 Октябрь 2007 |
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Presenter: Evgeniya Albats
Guests: Dmitry Milovidov, Marat Abdrakhimov, and Konstantin Sirotkin
E. ALBATS: Good evening. It is 7:06 and 35 seconds in the evening. This is radio station ‘Echo of Moscow’ broadcasting on a frequency of 91.2 FM. Here at the microphone is Evgeniya Albats. I will start our traditional Sunday program dedicated to the key events of the week, events that could have lasting effect and influence policies over the next weeks and months. Today we will talk about an event, a tragedy that affected Russian politics in a most radical fashion. It is ‘Nord-Ost’. Let me remind you that on October 23rd, 2002, only 8 kilometers from the Kremlin in Moscow, gunmen seized a theater on Dubrovka Street. Dubrovka, where they were showing the then-super popular musical ‘Nord-Ost’, based on Kaverin’s novel, ‘Two Captains’. This tragedy lasted 57 hours. The terrorists’ demands were the withdrawal of our troops from Chechnya, and a stop to the war. They took 912 people hostage — the audience and the troupe of the show. 5 people were shot at once, or almost at once. The hostages asked for anything possible, except for an assault. Tomorrow in the journal '’he New Times’ we will publish detailed, never before published transcripts of conversations by private television station REN-TV with two hostages, Mariya Shkolnikova and Anna Andrianova.
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Written by Николай Николаев
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Понедельник, 24 Сентябрь 2007 |
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In ‘Novaya Gazeta’, September 12th, 2005
What took place behind the scenes of the broadcast of ‘Ryazan Sugar’, and how the FSB tried to disrupt the ‘Independent Investigation’ show
 ‘Novaya Gazeta’ first uncovered the Ryazan exercises and the FSB’s unconvincing excuse that the bags they had planted under an apartment building on Novoselov Street were merely sugar. In early 2000, our correspondent went to Ryazan and spoke with the explosives expert. He was one of the first to arrive at the scene, and found that the bags contained RDX (see ‘Novaya Gazeta’ editions #6 & #8, 2000). Soon our staff member managed to find a paratrooper in a Ryazan military unit, who was assigned to protect an RDX warehouse where the explosives were actually packed in bags like sugar (see ‘Novaya Gazeta’ #10, 2000). The soldier’s testimony was recorded on a Dictaphone.
A huge scandal erupted after this was published. The explosives expert and the entire warehouse guard detachment were sent to Chechnya, while official government television channels launched a campaign. Generals gave speeches. At first, the military men denied that there ever was such a soldier or such a warehouse. Then they acknowledged that the soldier and the warehouse were real, but denied decisively that RDX was stored in sacks there.
The story received an even more interesting continuation after NTV and Nikolai Nikolayev conducted their independent investigation.
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