The Cheryomushkinsky District Court of Moscow sent 22-year-old 4th year student of the Faculty of International Relations of BelSU Ibragim Orudzhev to a pre-trial detention center. He is accused of undergoing terrorism training (Article 205.3 of the Criminal Code), a Mediazona correspondent reports from the courtroom.
Ibrahim Orujov in court. Photo: Mediazona
As it became known at the meeting, the criminal case was opened on November 21. According to investigators, on November 10 at 18:00, Orudzhev “conducted reconnaissance of the area… with the aim of further arson” of the military registration and enlistment office on Dmitry Ulyanov Street. Inspired by the ideas of the banned organizations «Azov» and «Right Sector», the investigation believes, he underwent training in handling weapons and explosives.
The case is based on a report from an FSB detective, which states that Orudzhev allegedly conducted reconnaissance near the military registration and enlistment office to set him on fire using a Molotov cocktail.
Lawyer Tatyana Okushko insisted that her client on November 10 went to the Zoomedic veterinary clinic on Dmitry Ulyanov Street, which is located next to the military registration and enlistment office, and did not “do reconnaissance there” .
This is confirmed by a receipt from the clinic dated November 10, which the defense attorney provided to the court. In addition, she asked to include the answers of the Ministry of Defense, military commissariats and the prosecutor's office that Orujev really had to register for military registration at the military registration and enlistment office of the Academichesky district.
“I didn’t conduct any reconnaissance, but just wanted to find out the operating hours of the military registration and enlistment office,” says lawyer Okushko.
In addition, investigator Kazadayev said that Orujov is being checked for involvement in other crimes. The investigation believes that Orudzhev has been studying weapons and explosives, as well as the ideology and symbols of banned organizations since April 1, 2022. During an inspection of Orudzhev's house, security forces found instructions with chemical formulas that, according to the examination, can be used to prepare a Molotov cocktail.
On November 11, Orudzhev gave written explanations to the FSB that after the start of the war, he subscribed to Ukrainian telegram channels and, as stated in the report, “studied the symbols and ideology” of banned organizations. On November 4, he completed a survey using the “I want to live” bot, and was told that they would contact him. In his explanation, Orudzhev wrote that he considers “I Want to Live” to be controlled by the Ukrainian special services.
Later, when asked for what purpose he contacted the “I want to live” bot, Orudzhev answered the investigation: “I contacted him in order to ensure his safety in the event of being captured by the Ukrainian side.”
The judge also cited an examination at the hearing, which stated that Orujov was allegedly found with a diary with a description of the “Cheremukha Plan” about the arson of government buildings.
The young man himself, during interrogation on November 21, said that he had not undergone training for terrorism and I didn't plan to break the law. On November 10, he left the veterinary clinic and was simply filming the military registration and enlistment office, since it was on the way. According to him, he made the shots “for himself.”
When the investigator asked about the instructions for Molotov cocktails, Orudzhev asked to show him the documents. When shown, the young man said: “I have nothing to explain on this issue.”
Lawyer Okushko added that there are no videos or photographs of the military registration and enlistment office that Orudzhev allegedly took in the petition materials. Orudzhev voluntarily showed his phone to the police so that they could see that he was only photographing the work schedule of the military registration and enlistment office. According to the defender, the investigation did not provide any real materials to support their words. She called the investigator’s material “unfounded” and unsubstantiated.
“The sanction of the article is from 15 years. For what? Because he walked past the military registration and enlistment office and photographed the work hours? — the defender was indignant.
The young man was detained on November 10, and on November 13, the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow arrested Orudzhev for 10 days, finding him guilty of disobeying the police (Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code). According to the police, security forces noticed Orudzhev near the military registration and enlistment office and asked him to show his documents, but he did not have them. Then the young man allegedly refused to follow the policeman, who wanted to draw up a report on him for petty hooliganism (Part 1 of Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code).
The court clarified that when deciding on administrative arrest, Judge Natalya Kolesnikova took into account that already then the FSB suspected Orudzhev of “preparing a terrorist act” and “of establishing cooperation with the special services of Ukraine on a confidential basis.” As follows from the resolution, at the time of the meeting the security forces were already collecting evidence of the Muscovite’s guilt under articles of terrorism (Article 205 of the Criminal Code) and treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code).