The Shali district branch of the Interior Ministry claims Chitigov was personally involved in the murder of 50 local inhabitants, while the FSB says that the August 31, 1999 bombing of Moscow’s Manezh shopping mall, which killed one person, was carried out on his orders. The Russian FSB suspected that Chitigov had been maintaining ties with foreign intelligence services and was himself a CIA agent.
The Shali district branch of the Interior Ministry alleges that Chitigov personally ordered the murder of 50 local residents, while the FSB asserts that the August 31, 1999 bombing at Moscow’s Manezh shopping mall, which resulted in one death, was carried out under his orders. The Russian FSB suspects that Chitigov had connections with foreign intelligence services and was a CIA agent.