5 Apr 2019 14:44

Court to hear arrest of Abyzov's suspected accomplice on Friday

MOSCOW. April 5 (Interfax) - The Basmanny District Court will address the arrest of a suspected accomplice of former Open Government Minister Mikhail Abyzov who is charged with 4-billion-ruble embezzlement on Friday.

"The court has received materials requesting arrest of Sergei Ilyichev. The hearing will begin soon," court press secretary Yunona Tsareva told Interfax.

Ilyichev is charged with the establishment of a criminal group and major embezzlement.