Two suspects in Moscow concert hall attack appeal pre-trial detention, RIA says

Aminchon Islomov, a suspect in the concert hall attack case, sits behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, in this still image taken from video released March 25, 2024. Moscow City Court’s Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Aminchon Islomov and his father Isroil Islomov, two of eight suspects detained over suspected involvement in the Moscow concert hall attack last week, have appealed their pre-trial detention, Russian state news agency RIA reported on Thursday.

Isroil Islomov, a suspect in the concert hall attack case, sits behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released March 25, 2024. Moscow City Court’s Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

The Islomov family – brothers Amirchon and Dilovar and their father Isroil, a native of Tajikistan, is suspected of aiding the four Tajik nationals accused of attacking the Crocus City Hall venue, killing at least 143 people.

Dilovar Islomov, a suspect in the concert hall attack case, is escorted in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, in this still image taken from video released March 25, 2024. Moscow City Court’s Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

(Writing by Felix Light and Filipp Lebedev; editing by Mark Heinrich)