Images taken as four Tajik men suspected of committing the Crocus City Hall shooting near Moscow were apprehended in western Russia on March 23 are starkly different from how the men appeared -- battered and bruised -- in court the following day.
Before-And-After Images Suggest Severe Abuse Of Moscow Terror Suspects
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Dalerjon Mirzoev is seen immediately after his capture in the Bryansk region on March 23. He was captured on suspicion of being one of four Tajik nationals involved in the terrorist attack on a concert hall near Moscow on March 22 that left at least 137 dead and more than 180 injured.
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Here is Mirzoev pictured in court in Moscow on March 24 wearing the same long-sleeved T-shirt but sporting signs of being beaten.
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Faridun Shamsiddin is shown apparently unscathed immediately after his capture in the Bryansk region on March 23.
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Shamsiddin is seen here pictured in court in Moscow on March 24 with a swollen and bruised face. Earlier, the Tajik man was filmed as he was apparently being tortured by security forces with an electrical cable attached to his genitals.
Aiden Aslin, a British national who was captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine during the battle of Mariupol, told RFE/RL that he believes the publication of apparent torture of the terror suspects is intended to "set an example."
The former Ukrainian marine says such abuse of suspects yet to be found guilty of any crime is at "the same level" as the extrajudicial violence he says he witnessed while in Russian captivity.
Aiden Aslin, a British national who was captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine during the battle of Mariupol, told RFE/RL that he believes the publication of apparent torture of the terror suspects is intended to "set an example."
The former Ukrainian marine says such abuse of suspects yet to be found guilty of any crime is at "the same level" as the extrajudicial violence he says he witnessed while in Russian captivity.
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Saidakram Rajabalizoda is seen as he is led away after reportedly having his ear sliced off by uniformed men who caught him in a forest in Russia's Bryansk region on March 23.
The Russian Grey Zone Telegram channel, which is connected to the Wagner group, published a video purportedly showing Rajabalizoda’s ear being cut off and security agents trying to force him to eat it. A man in the video yells at the suspect: “Chew, bastard! I will cut you open and shove it into your mouth.”
The Russian Grey Zone Telegram channel, which is connected to the Wagner group, published a video purportedly showing Rajabalizoda’s ear being cut off and security agents trying to force him to eat it. A man in the video yells at the suspect: “Chew, bastard! I will cut you open and shove it into your mouth.”
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Saidakram Rajabalizoda is seen as he is led away after reportedly having his ear sliced off by uniformed men who caught him in a forest in Russia's Bryansk region on March 23.
The Russian Grey Zone Telegram channel, which is connected to the Wagner group, published a video purportedly showing Rajabalizoda’s ear being cut off and security agents trying to force him to eat it. A man in the video yells at the suspect: “Chew, bastard! I will cut you open and shove it into your mouth.”
Saidakram Rajabalizoda is seen as he is led away after reportedly having his ear sliced off by uniformed men who caught him in a forest in Russia's Bryansk region on March 23.
The Russian Grey Zone Telegram channel, which is connected to the Wagner group, published a video purportedly showing Rajabalizoda’s ear being cut off and security agents trying to force him to eat it. A man in the video yells at the suspect: “Chew, bastard! I will cut you open and shove it into your mouth.”
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Rajabalizoda is seen at his March 24 court appearance with his right ear bandaged and showing evidence of being beaten while in detention.
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Muhammadsobir Faizov is pictured after being apprehended on March 23 with an apparently severe eye injury that has been blurred out by Russian media outlets.
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Muhammadsobir Faizov is pictured after being apprehended on March 23 with an apparently severe eye injury that has been blurred out by Russian media outlets.
Muhammadsobir Faizov is pictured after being apprehended on March 23 with an apparently severe eye injury that has been blurred out by Russian media outlets.
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Faizov is seen here at a March 24 court hearing. The terror suspect was wheeled into the courtroom and appeared barely responsive during the appearance.
