Three KGB hit teams were involved in terrorist attack on Chechens in Turkey

23 September 2011

Investigation continues into the massacre of three Chechens in Istanbul on September 16.

It is to be recalled that the Turkish security forces got on trail of the alleged killer Alexander Zharkov, after they had captured the crime weapon and a set of spy accessories during the raid on a hotel room, where the killer stayed.

According to Turkish media, which refer to sources in police investigation departments, the killer used a 9 mm pistol of Russian GRU special troops "Groza 3" (pistol "Groza 1" with 7.62 mm bullets was used in the murder of Musa Atayev in 2009).

It was also established that there had been 3 Russian teams involved, each of them consisting of two or three persons, who had been have involved in the slaughter and direct execution of the terrorist attack.

The name of another Russian terrorist, Nadim Ayupov, who seems to have acted in team with Alexander Zharkov, leaked to the press.

The killer group rented 6 cars in total. Two squads conducted surveillance and logistics, the third one, apparently the squad of Zharkov, was involved in the direct killing.

Some Turkish media write that some members of the killer group of killers, which included 7 to 9 people in total, were probably able to leave Turkey before the massacre.

Meanwhile, a press statement from several human rights and public Turkish organizations was published, which accuses Russia of unleashing bloody terror in Turkey and calls on the government to take rapid and effective measures to prevent Russians from further terrorist attacks.

The statement says:

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The aggression of Russia has resulted in the deaths of 250,000 people in Chechnya in front of the world's public opinion.

In the present situation there is, on one hand the aggressors' collaborating Chechen government which is claiming legitimacy with its propaganda, especially in Muslim public opinion, and on the other hand they have developed an elimination policy against the dissident population.

A part of the dissident people, who are opposed to the collaborator Kadyrov's regime, took refuge in Turkey only seeking safety, as has happened in many other countries.

While today the winds of freedom are blowing all over the world and democratization is occurring in a push to terminate autocratic governments, our demand from the government, law enforcement and judicial powers is below:

The only entity responsible for the safety of the people, which includes both life and property, who are in the country as refugees, is the government and the state of the Republic of Turkey.

The investigation into and judicial process for both the previously committed murders, which still are not solved, as well as the recent attack which resulted in the deaths of three Chechen asylum seekers, should be carried out urgently and sensitively; and the necessary security measures against probable future attacks should be taken.

We present this matter to the attention of those who are concerned in the public arena.

Caucasus Foundation
Caucasus-Chechen Solidarity Association
United Caucasus Association
MAZLUMDER Istanbul branch

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Department of Monitoring
Kavkaz Center

Source: Kavkaz Center.
Link: http://tor.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2011/09/23/15171.shtml.