8 Feb 2013 17:30

Court leaves ex-Moscow region Deputy Prosecutor Ignatenko under arrest

MOSCOW. Feb 8 (Interfax) - The Moscow City Court has extended the arrest of former Moscow region Deputy Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko at least until July 1, so granting the investigation's request, an Interfax correspondent reported from the courthouse.

Ignatenko is suspected of involvement in a massive corruption scheme dealing with the patronage of a network of clandestine gaming establishments in the Moscow region.

Ignatenko's lawyers and the prosecution authorities asked the court to place him under house arrest.