The Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Sunday granted the investigators’ motion for detention, as the chosen preventative measure, for all four defendants in the Crocus City Hall attack case.
All four men have been remanded into pre-trial detention until May 22, stated Moscow City Court via Telegram.
They are all charged with committing a terrorist act, according to the courts of general jurisdiction of the city of Moscow, which under the Russian Criminal Code is punishable up to life imprisonment.
Each of the four defendants was brought to court individually on Sunday.
Three pled guilty to all charges, according to state media news agency TASS.
The names of the four accused in the case are Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Mukhammadsobir Faizov, Moscow City Courts announced via Telegram.
All four are from Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic, and have been in Russia on either temporary or expired visas.
The court held closed hearings for each of the accused with no members of the public allowed, TASS reported, citing the court’s press service.
This post has been updated with more information on the charges against the suspects.