Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 21-year-old from Georgia, was extradited to the United States Moldova After the federal authorities say he led the “cult of murder” and tried to poison students on Brooklyn Jewish Schools.
Chkhikvishvili – known as “Commander Butcher”, according to prosecutors – He was arrested in the Chisinum, Moldova last summer after he was charged with New York on charges of seeking crimes from hatred and acts of mass violence.
Prosecutors say Chkhikvishvili led the “cult of murder maneus”, which is a “international racially motivated violent extremic group”. The group follows “Neo-Naci Accelerating ideology and promotes violence against racial minorities, Jewish Community and other groups that considers “undesirable”, according to the Ministry of Justice.
“Members share a common goal of challenging social order and the government to terrorism and violent works that promote fear and chaos,” they say prosecutors.
Chkhikvishvili pleaded not guilty during their performance in the Federal Court in Brooklyn On Friday.
As the alleged group leader, Chkhikvishvili is accused of planning and searching for a mass attack in New York.
The scheme allegedly included someone to dress up as Santa And the lecture of candy on poison with members of the Jewish community, especially children in Brooklyn who attended Jewish schools.
The 21-year-old was accused of wanting the attack to be “greater action from Breivik”, referring to Anders Behring Breivik, Norway Neonnusion in Norway in 2011. years. He killed 77 people.
Prosecutors say Chkhikhikvishvili admitted in other crimes, telling people that “I’m glad I killed” and that “kill more”, but “first kill other murder”.
Chkhikvishvili was accused of making a “step by step instructions for performing the schema” and dividing “detailed manuals on creation and mixing of deadly poison and gases” with the person he wanted to perform a scheme.
Some of these materials are connected to foreign terrorist organizations, including ISIS, they say prosecutors.
From 2021. year, Chkhikvishvili distributes the “manifesto” called “Hater’s manual” that encourages people to commit deeds of mass violence “, according to the Ministry of Justice.
The Public Administration Commissioner in New York Jessica Tisch praised the efforts to capture a 21-year-old.
“This accused allegedly planned to poison Jewish children and perform a mass murder in New York,” Tisch said. “The bombs, arsoni and violence against racial and religious minorities came – driven by hatred Neo-Naci ideology. These were not endangered threats. They were detailed plans. “