11 Nov 2013 13:46

Interior Ministry, Prosecutor General's office have no confirmation of Polonsky's detention

MOSCOW. Nov 11 (Interfax) - The Russian Interior Ministry has not received confirmation of businessman Sergei Polonsky's detention in Cambodia.

"We have not received any information on Sergei Polonsky's detention in Cambodia through Interpol channels yet," the Interior Ministry has reported.

The Prosecutor General's Office does not have official confirmation of Polonsky's detention, either, the press service for the Prosecutor General's Office told Interfax.

A reporter with Rossiya 24 television and the businessman's lawyer Alexander Karabanov reported earlier on Monday that Polonsky had been detained in Cambodia.