24 Jun 2011 11:05

Lebedev will serve sentence in Velsk colony - source

ARKHANGELSK. June 24 (Interfax) - Former Menatep CEO Platon Lebedev said he will serve his sentence in a penal colony in the city of Velsk, Arkhangelsk region, a source familiar with the situation told Interfax on Friday.

Interfax does not have official confirmation of this information.

Lebedev was expected to take part in the Moscow City Court presidium hearing of his appeal contesting the extension of his arrest in an Arkhangelsk detention facility on Friday.