Convicted to life imprisonment in the case of the terrorist attack at “Krokus City Hall,” Yakubdzhoni (Yokubjon) Yusufzoda committed suicide, Russian media reports citing the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service for Moscow.
“On April 6, an inmate sentenced to life imprisonment was found lifeless in the isolation cell of SIZO-1, having committed suicide. A medical worker from the institution arrived at the scene immediately and resuscitation efforts were made, but they were unsuccessful,” the agency’s statement says.
According to the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service, the incident was discovered through surveillance cameras. The agency has initiated an investigation into the incident.
37-year-old Yakubdzhoni Davlatkhon Yusufzoda was sentenced to life imprisonment to be served in a high-security prison. He was found guilty, among other things, of transferring money for housing to one of the attackers just days before the assault, and making another money transfer after the attack.
As previously reported by RIA Novosti, Yusufzoda attempted to flee Russia the day after the attack but was apprehended at Vnukovo Airport. At the trial, he claimed he was unaware that he was transferring money from his bank card to terrorists.
Who else was convicted in the “Krokus” case?
Recall that on March 12 of this year, the Second Western Military District Court issued a verdict against 19 defendants in the case of the terrorist attack at “Krokus City Hall,” 15 of whom received life sentences.
Four Tajiks — Fariduni Shamsidin, Dalerjon Mirzoev, Muhammadsobir Faizov, and Saidakram Rajabali-zoda — were recognized by the court as direct perpetrators of the attack.
The other 15 convicted individuals were found to be accomplices of the attackers. Two — Khusen Medov and Jabrail Aushev from Ingushetia — were accused of preparing the firearms that were later used in the attack on “Krokus.”
Five others — Shahromjon Gadoev, Zubaidullo Ismoilov, Khusein Hamidov, and brothers Umedjon and Mustakim Soliev — delivered weapons and ammunition to the attackers.
Another four — Yakubdzhoni Davlatkhon Yusufzoda, Nazrimad Lutfulloi, Jumakhon Kurbonov, and Muhammad Zoir Sharipzoda — transferred money for the preparation of the terrorist act. All the aforementioned individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Another defendant — Alisher Kasimov — received 22 and a half years in prison. The other three — brothers Dilovar and Aminjon Islamov and their father Isroil — were sentenced to 19 years and 11 months in prison each. Alisher Kasimov provided housing for the main perpetrators, while the Islamov family sold them a “Renault” car, which they attempted to use to escape after the attack on the concert hall.
The terrorist attack at “Krokus City Hall” in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region, occurred on March 22, 2024, before a concert by the band “Piknik.” Armed individuals stormed the building, opened fire, and set the concert hall on fire. As a result, 149 people died, and more than 550 were injured.
The group “Islamic State — Khorasan Province” claimed responsibility for the attack on “Krokus,” calling it an “act of retribution” against the “infidels.”
