Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court Sunday on terrorism charges.
They were showing signs of severe beatings as one of the suspects appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing
The court statements said that two of the suspects accepted their guilt in the assault, though the men’s condition raised questions about whether they were speaking freely.
The men, Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, 32; Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, 30; Shamsidin Fariduni, 25; and Mukhammadsobir Faizov, 19, were charged with committing a terrorist attack resulting in the death of others
The offense carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment
There had been conflicting reports in some Russian media that three or all four men admitted culpability.
Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ordered that the men, all of whom were identified as citizens of Tajikistan, be held in custody until May 22 pending investigation and trial.
