07:45Muassar Zargarova, the mother of Fariduni Shamsidin, the man accused in the Crocus City Hall attack, expressed her condemnation of her son's actions and extended her condolences to the relatives of those killed during an interview in the Loyobi village of Gissar district on Friday.
"I would like to apologise to the families whose loved ones have died. They're also mothers, they have sons, they have mothers," the woman said. "If I knew about all this, I'd turn you in myself, with my own hands. I just want to know who is behind all this! <...> If Faridun doesn't tell me, I'll never forgive him."
Zargarova mentioned that her son attended a remedial school with aspirations of becoming an interpreter, which led him to study Russian, Tajik, and English. In the 10th grade, he was convicted under Article 142 of Tajikistan's Criminal Code for 'lewd acts against minors' and subsequently served five years in prison. After his release, Shamsidin pursued a career as a baker, got married, and travelled to Russia in search of employment opportunities.
In Russia, Shamsidin worked in a supermarket and on a construction site, sending money to support his family. Zargarova admitted to being unaware of her son's ties to radical Islamist groups but expressed concern upon learning that he lived in an apartment rent-free.
"This man doesn't take his rent. I asked him why. There are people in Russia who don't take rent, aren't there? Why don't you give him the rent? He [Faridun] said that he let them without rent and that they lived well. I just told the father, why is he living for free? Are there people like that in Russia? 'When I earn, I'll give my rent,' he [Faridun] said," Zargarova recalls.
The woman also mentioned that she had contacted her son a few hours before the terrorist attack.
"Yes, he called at lunchtime. I don't have a mobile phone, so I used my son's phone, [asking,] 'How are you doing? What are you doing?' He replied, 'I'm good, I’m working, mummy. How are things at home?' I said, 'We're doing well too, okay, get back to work.' Then in the evening at 9:21. That's 7 o'clock in Moscow, isn't it? He said he'd call me later. Dad and I called him at night, but there was no internet, no connection. Then he sent a voice message saying, 'Daddy, I'm at home now after work," Zargarova reported the conversation.
On 23 March, a video of Shamsidin's interrogation surfaced online, in which he claimed that he participated in the shooting for financial gain.
On 24 March, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow ordered Shamsidin Fariduni to be held in custody until 22 May. He faces charges under paragraph 'b' of part three of article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for committing a terrorist act.
Late on Friday, March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
At time of publication, over 140 people were reported to have been killed. On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow ordered a number of suspects to be remanded in custody until May 22, on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that the suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he said that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Ukraine has not responded to the committee's latest claims at time of publication. Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement.
US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the investigative committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a ' terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.
'If I knew about all this, I'd turn you in myself, with my own hands' - Mother of Shamsidin Fariduni, Crocus City Hall attack suspect
Muassar Zargarova, the mother of Fariduni Shamsidin, the man accused in the Crocus City Hall attack, expressed her condemnation of her son's actions and extended her condolences to the relatives of those killed during an interview in the Loyobi village of Gissar district on Friday.
"I would like to apologise to the families whose loved ones have died. They're also mothers, they have sons, they have mothers," the woman said. "If I knew about all this, I'd turn you in myself, with my own hands. I just want to know who is behind all this! <...> If Faridun doesn't tell me, I'll never forgive him."
Zargarova mentioned that her son attended a remedial school with aspirations of becoming an interpreter, which led him to study Russian, Tajik, and English. In the 10th grade, he was convicted under Article 142 of Tajikistan's Criminal Code for 'lewd acts against minors' and subsequently served five years in prison. After his release, Shamsidin pursued a career as a baker, got married, and travelled to Russia in search of employment opportunities.
In Russia, Shamsidin worked in a supermarket and on a construction site, sending money to support his family. Zargarova admitted to being unaware of her son's ties to radical Islamist groups but expressed concern upon learning that he lived in an apartment rent-free.
"This man doesn't take his rent. I asked him why. There are people in Russia who don't take rent, aren't there? Why don't you give him the rent? He [Faridun] said that he let them without rent and that they lived well. I just told the father, why is he living for free? Are there people like that in Russia? 'When I earn, I'll give my rent,' he [Faridun] said," Zargarova recalls.
The woman also mentioned that she had contacted her son a few hours before the terrorist attack.
"Yes, he called at lunchtime. I don't have a mobile phone, so I used my son's phone, [asking,] 'How are you doing? What are you doing?' He replied, 'I'm good, I’m working, mummy. How are things at home?' I said, 'We're doing well too, okay, get back to work.' Then in the evening at 9:21. That's 7 o'clock in Moscow, isn't it? He said he'd call me later. Dad and I called him at night, but there was no internet, no connection. Then he sent a voice message saying, 'Daddy, I'm at home now after work," Zargarova reported the conversation.
On 23 March, a video of Shamsidin's interrogation surfaced online, in which he claimed that he participated in the shooting for financial gain.
On 24 March, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow ordered Shamsidin Fariduni to be held in custody until 22 May. He faces charges under paragraph 'b' of part three of article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for committing a terrorist act.
Late on Friday, March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
At time of publication, over 140 people were reported to have been killed. On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow ordered a number of suspects to be remanded in custody until May 22, on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that the suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he said that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Ukraine has not responded to the committee's latest claims at time of publication. Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement.
US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the investigative committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a ' terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.
Muassar Zargarova, the mother of Fariduni Shamsidin, the man accused in the Crocus City Hall attack, expressed her condemnation of her son's actions and extended her condolences to the relatives of those killed during an interview in the Loyobi village of Gissar district on Friday.
"I would like to apologise to the families whose loved ones have died. They're also mothers, they have sons, they have mothers," the woman said. "If I knew about all this, I'd turn you in myself, with my own hands. I just want to know who is behind all this! <...> If Faridun doesn't tell me, I'll never forgive him."
Zargarova mentioned that her son attended a remedial school with aspirations of becoming an interpreter, which led him to study Russian, Tajik, and English. In the 10th grade, he was convicted under Article 142 of Tajikistan's Criminal Code for 'lewd acts against minors' and subsequently served five years in prison. After his release, Shamsidin pursued a career as a baker, got married, and travelled to Russia in search of employment opportunities.
In Russia, Shamsidin worked in a supermarket and on a construction site, sending money to support his family. Zargarova admitted to being unaware of her son's ties to radical Islamist groups but expressed concern upon learning that he lived in an apartment rent-free.
"This man doesn't take his rent. I asked him why. There are people in Russia who don't take rent, aren't there? Why don't you give him the rent? He [Faridun] said that he let them without rent and that they lived well. I just told the father, why is he living for free? Are there people like that in Russia? 'When I earn, I'll give my rent,' he [Faridun] said," Zargarova recalls.
The woman also mentioned that she had contacted her son a few hours before the terrorist attack.
"Yes, he called at lunchtime. I don't have a mobile phone, so I used my son's phone, [asking,] 'How are you doing? What are you doing?' He replied, 'I'm good, I’m working, mummy. How are things at home?' I said, 'We're doing well too, okay, get back to work.' Then in the evening at 9:21. That's 7 o'clock in Moscow, isn't it? He said he'd call me later. Dad and I called him at night, but there was no internet, no connection. Then he sent a voice message saying, 'Daddy, I'm at home now after work," Zargarova reported the conversation.
On 23 March, a video of Shamsidin's interrogation surfaced online, in which he claimed that he participated in the shooting for financial gain.
On 24 March, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow ordered Shamsidin Fariduni to be held in custody until 22 May. He faces charges under paragraph 'b' of part three of article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for committing a terrorist act.
Late on Friday, March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
At time of publication, over 140 people were reported to have been killed. On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow ordered a number of suspects to be remanded in custody until May 22, on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that the suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he said that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Ukraine has not responded to the committee's latest claims at time of publication. Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement.
US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the investigative committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a ' terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.