Criminal case against the heads of the storm on "Nord-Ost" not initiated yet

Unit now, the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation has not answered to the application of the representatives of the "Nord-Ost" Public Organization demanding to initiate a criminal case against FSB Director Nikolai Patrushev, Vladimir Ustinov, former General Public Prosecutor and other heads of the headquarters formed to rescue the hostages, who were seized precisely five years ago by a group of militants from Chechnya in the Theatre located in Dubrovka district in Moscow.

The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Tatiana Karpova, co-chair of the public organization founded to assist in defending the victims of the "Nord-Ost" terror acts.

According to Ms Karpova, the application with a demand to initiate a criminal case on the fact of death of hostages was submitted to the State Office of Public Prosecutor on July 11 this year. Answering the question of the "Caucasian Knot" reporter about the reasons of the delay with the answer, she explained: "We live in Russia, don't forget about it. We have no terms here."

She added that until now the General Prosecutor's Office has also failed to answer the complaint of the victims of the "Nord-Ost" terror act against the statement of inspector for especially important cases Anisimov from the Moscow City Prosecutor's Office to suspend the investigation of the criminal case on the fact of capture the hostages at the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre under the motive of impossibility to establish the whereabouts of the accused persons.

"We hope only for Strasbourg. Nobody else to hope for," the leader of the "Nord-Ost" Public Organization has stated. Nevertheless, as Ms Karpova has declared, the "Nord-Ost" is not going to stop its activities on defending the rights of the Dubrovka terror act victims also after consideration of the complaint lodged to the Strasbourg Court; there is hope that the European Court will be able to consider the complaint in November this year.