A Moscow court has arrested another suspect as an accomplice to the attack on a concert hall in suburban Moscow that killed 144 people in March. This was reported by the Telegram channel of the Moscow City Court. Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, a citizen of Tajikistan, is accused of providing media and financing to the attackers. The judge of Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ruled that Kurbonov will be held in custody until May 22 pending the investigation and trial.
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Ria Novosti agency said Kurbonov would be detained from April 11 for 15 days on administrative charges of vandalism. Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona noted that this is a common practice used by Russian security forces to keep a person in custody while a criminal case is prepared. According to Ria Novosti, twelve defendants were arrested, including four who allegedly carried out the attack in the Crocus City Hall concert hall.
