Russian authorities have pushed terrorism charges against a man suspected of killing thehead of the armys chemical weapons department in a bomb attack, state mediareported Thursday, citing confidential law enforcement sources.Akhmad Kurbanov, who is stated to be a citizen of Uzbekistan, apparently deals with three charges of murder, arms trafficking and terrorism in the killing of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.Kurbanov pleadedguilty, according to the Kommersant service daily, which cited confidential security service sources.When the general came out of the entrance, I pushed the button, Kurbanov was quoted as stating during an interrogation.Kirillov and his assistant were killed Tuesday going out of a Moscow apartment early in the early morning after an explosive gadget connected to a nearby scooter went off.Kommersant kept in mind that an organized crime system of Russias Investigative Committee pressed charges versus Kurbanov.
The publication called the move somewhat uncommon, saying that terrorism is normally examined by the committees other departments, primarily one that deals with high-priority cases.Kurbanov faces life in jail if discovered guilty.The day after Kirillovs assassination, Russias Investigative Committee announced Kurbanovsarrest and his alleged admission that he had actually been hired by Ukraines special forces.In a series of anonymously associated media comments, Ukraines SBU security service claimed responsibility for killing the war criminal Kirillov.
Ukraine charged Kirillov with making use of banned chemical weapons throughout the Russian intrusion the day before his death.Russian private investigators stated Kurbanov had actually confessed to installing an explosive gadget on the scooter and streaming the attack to organizers in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro from a rented parking area nearby.He was presumably guaranteed $100,000 to carry out the attack, in addition to the possibility to settle in a European nation, the statement read.A Message from The Moscow Times: Dear readers, We are facing extraordinary challenges.
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