SUSPECT OF CONNECTION WITH INTERNATIONAL TERRORISTS DETAINED
As was provided by the Ministry of National Security of Uzbekistan, Firdavs Amirshoyev, in fact, was citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Baltabayev Rustam Shafkatovich, with a forged official passport. After the investigation to the fact was launched, it was clarified that Rustam Baltabayev is the member of the “Uzbek Islamic Movement”, a terrorist organization that committed several terror acts in Tashkent in February 1999.
As was revealed, Rustam Baltabayev, being a fugitive for participation in the terror acts in Uzbekistan, fled to Tajikistan where joined the Islam radicals. In 2000, he came to the city of Mazari-Sherif, Afghanistan, joined the Tailbs and battled in the military operations. Late 2001, Baltabayev trained together with the “Arab group” at the terrorist camp of El-Qaeda in the city of Khost in Afghanistan.
On 19 February, on official appeal of the Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan, Rustam Baltabayev was extradited to his country.
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