The court changed the measure of restraint for the head of Security Service of the Russian Museum to house arrest – TASS

SAINT-PETERSBURG, May 13. / TASS /. The court changed the measure of restraint from detention to house arrest the head of the security service of the Russian Museum Irina Kuznetsova in the case of embezzlement of budget funds. This was reported by TASS her lawyer Joseph Gabunia

“The court granted the protection measures of restraint petition in the form of house arrest for one month and rejected the petition of the investigator to extend the period of detention” -. Said Gabunia <. / p>

Kuznetsov was arrested on April 19 on April 21 in the framework of a criminal investigation, she was arrested by 15 May. In late April, Kuznetsova was charged with fraud in the amount of 4 million rubles at the conclusion of the state contract for the supply of security equipment to the Russian Museum.

Earlier, Director Vladimir Gusev told the Russian Museum, which will not remove Kuznetsov from office before completion investigation. According to him, after the internal audit in the museum fact fraud on a large scale has not been confirmed.

Tass quoted a source previously reported that Kuznetsov and CEO of the Museum of the supplier arrested in a criminal case brought by 15 April against unknown persons. According to the source, it is about overstating the cost of security equipment for the museum. According to local media, the cost of delivery of the equipment for the museum was overpriced by half in 2013 – from 4 to 8 million rubles

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