The Basmanny Court of Moscow today appointed a preventive measure for two months. eighth person suspected of being involved in the attack last Friday in a concert hall near Moscow, who during the trial denied his guilt.

The detained person is Alisher Kasymov, A 32-year-old Russian citizen of Kyrgyz origin, who, according to investigators, he rented his apartment the alleged perpetrators of the massacre, which left at least 139 people dead.

Kasimov denied his guilt and assured that He just posted an advertisement for renting an apartment on the website. and he did not know the future tenants.

The man’s mother, who was present at the court hearing, also assured the press that your son is innocent and he did not know the plans of the residents of his house.

According to her, the residents told her about this. They were going to work on some construction sites.

Over the past two days, the judge has already decided on preventive detention for seven more people took part in the attack.

The alleged perpetrators of the crime have been charged terrorism and may collide life imprisonment.

Several Russian politicians have already stated the need reinstate the death penalty for those convicted of terrorism.

In total, Russian security forces detained eleven people linked to the attackaccording to the Islamic State, four of whom are believed to have personally participated in the massacre.

According to the latest official data, the attack on the Crocus City Hall concert hall 20 kilometers from the center of Moscow, at least gone 139 dead and 182 wounded.

Putin calls for ‘fair punishment’

Russian President Vladimir Putin today addressed the prosecutor’s office with a request to introduce “Fair Punishment” terrorists who carried out the attack.

“I believe that prosecutors, within the limits of their powers, including when bringing government charges during the trial, do everything necessary to ensure that criminals receive a fair punishment, as required by Russian legislation“Putin said, addressing representatives of the Russian prosecutor’s office.

Putin reminded those present that “as a result of the bloody terrorist attack in the Moscow region,” among other things, “children, adolescents and women.”

“The criminals who committed this massacre have been arrested. Researchers are scrupulously establishing the circumstances of this barbaric crime“, he emphasized.

In turn, Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov admitted that the attack on Crocus City Hall “is a new challenge for the entire security systemand called on the prosecutors present to take “all measures to prevent a repetition of the tragedy.”

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In addition, he also called for increased efforts to minimize the extremist and terrorist threatand recalled recent outbreaks of violence in the Muslim-majority republics of Dagestan and Bashkiria.

Putin on Monday suggested the existence The black hand of Ukrainians is on the attackdespite the Islamic State immediately claiming responsibility for the attack.

“And the Nazis, as you know, They never hesitated to use the most dirty and inhumane means. to achieve their goals,” he said during a meeting with members of the government and security forces that was broadcast live on television.

Putin refused to accept the hypothesis put forward Western intelligence services that the attack was the work of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP).

“We know from through whom this crime was committed against Russia and its people. We are interested in who ordered it,” he said.

(according to information from EFE)