Merzhoyev was charged with providing food and equipment to the hostage-takers, and Korigova with having possession of a phone that Tsechoyev had phoned multiple times.
Merzhoyev blev anklaget for at have givet mad og udstyr til terroristerne, og Korigova for at have en telefon, som gidseltageren Tsechoyev flere gange havde ringet til i løbet af gidseltagningen.