28 Oct 2011 15:52

Criminal case started against Transdniestrian bankers on large-scale embezzlement counts - Investigative Committee

MOSCOW. Oct 28 (Interfax) - The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case in relation to top managers of the Trans-Dniester Republican Bank, suspected of misappropriating assets.

"Their unlawful transactions have caused Russia about 160 million rubles in damages, and can be qualified as large-scale embezzlement," Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin told Interfax.

A suspect in the case, Oleg Smirnov, is the Transdniestrian leader's son, a source in law enforcement agencies told Interfax.