Moscow, February 8 (Interfax) - Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov has provided President Dmitry Medvedev with a list containing the names of officials who could be held accountable as part of the investigation into the January 24 explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, Medvedev's spokeswoman Natalya Timakova told Interfax.
"Indeed, the order has been executed. The list of officials has been forwarded to the president," she said.
On January 27, following the Domodedovo terrorist attack, Medvedev gave the Interior Ministry and FSB until February 5 to compile a list of officials in charge of the fight against terrorism and transportation security who could be held accountable as part of the inquiry into the incident.
Two days after the explosion, Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev fired Domodedovo Airport’s acting police chief Alexander Trushanin, his acting first deputy Alexander Budtsov and acting deputy Alexander Degteryov.
The Russian government has been given until February 15 to decide which of its officials responsible for transportation security could be held to account over the January 24 explosion.
