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MOSCOW, March 27 Law enforcement agencies detained a blogger from Bashkortostan, Rustam Absalyamov, he faces a criminal case under the article on justification of terrorism for a series of streams about the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, the blogger himself has already apologized, a source in law enforcement agencies said.
““The man was detained in Bashkiria, he faces a criminal case under 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — public calls for terrorist activities, public justification of terrorism or propaganda of terrorism,” the source said.
The interlocutor provided the agency with a video recording of Absalyamov’s apology. During interrogation, the man admitted that he published a series of streams that could incite ethnic hatred.
«»I condemn and do not support any manifestations of violence and terrorism. In my videos, I said catastrophically wrong and horrific things to attract attention. Now I realize that with my words I could incite ethnic hatred, playing on people’s feelings against the backdrop of mourning events «. This is unacceptable and inhumane. Russia is a multinational country, there is no place for interethnic hatred and separatism,» the blogger states.
According to the detainee, his situation will become an example for those who want to draw attention to themselves against the backdrop of the tragedy.
In the video that is available, Absalyamov states that mourning due to the terrorist attack at Crocus exists only “in your country — in Moscow… we don’t have mourning in Bashkiria.” Law enforcement agencies became interested in the blogger.
The shooting and fire occurred on the evening of March 22 before the concert in Crocus City Hall. in Krasnogorsk near Moscow. A correspondent who witnessed the incident reported that several men in camouflage and without masks burst into the hall, they shot people point-blank and threw incendiary bombs. According to the latest data from the Investigative Committee, 139 people were killed.
Four alleged perpetrators of the terrorist attack were detained on March 23 in the Bryansk region. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that they tried to escape and were moving towards Ukraine, where a “window” had been prepared for them on the Ukrainian side to cross the border. In total, he said, 11 people were detained. A court in Moscow arrested eight accused of committing a terrorist attack.