The court arrested the sixth person involved in the case of theft in the Ministry of Culture – RBC

Lefortovo court of Moscow arrested six decoy case of embezzlement of at least 50 million rubles. of the budget allocated to the Ministry of Culture for the restoration of monuments. Under arrest sent the manager of construction company JSC “Baltstroy” Alexander Kochenov, reports “Interfax” in the courtroom.

The arrest is authorized until 10 May. During the meeting, requested the protection Kochenova send him under house arrest for health reasons. According to the presented to the court medical records, have involved in the case revealed a cancer, for the treatment of which he had already passed seven courses of chemotherapy in a German clinic.

FSB investigator Gregory Zakharov, in turn, said that accurate data about the state of health Kochenova not yet available. He gave the court a certificate from the Oncology Center in the community helper in St. Petersburg, according to which the latter is not registered there. He noted that after the election of a preventive measure the suspect will be sent for examination. The prosecutor supported the position of the investigation.

Kochenov court stressed that any expert medical confirm that detention may trigger the development of cancer. “We have a good variation trigger a relapse. What I have not surveyed in Russian clinics, this is my own right, “- he said,

In the past two days, the court arrested the five defendants in the case.. In particular, such is the deputy head of the Ministry of Culture of Russia Grigory Pirumov. Also arrested were the director of the property management department of the Ministry of Culture Boris Mazo, director of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Tsentrrestavratsiya” Oleg Ivanov, the director of “Baltstroy” Dmitry Sergeev, Advisor of the General Director of “Linnit-Consult» Nikita Kolesnikov. All persons involved in the case pleaded not guilty.

RBC wrote earlier that the deputy head of the Ministry of Culture Pirumova suspected of embezzlement during the restoration of cultural monuments, and the detention of top managers “BaltStroya” associated with the restoration of the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow. Investigators believe that together with Sergeev Kochenova organized the conclusion of a contract on behalf of the Ministry of Culture with the organization of JSC “Stroyfasad”, which received 50 million rubles. for the work carried out. According to investigators, the payment amount was overstated. The investigation also suggests that members of the criminal group falsified certificate of execution of works.