Vasiliev was left under house arrest

The Moscow City Court refused the appeal of the lawyers of the main defendant the case of Oboronservice Evgenia Vasilyeva and left the defendant under house arrest, ITAR-TASS reports.

"The decision of the Presnensky court on the extension of the Vasilyeva preventive measure in the form of house arrest until December 23 to leave unchanged, the appeal of the defense is the dismissal," the court’s decision said.

Lawyers asked to choose any other measure of punishment not related to imprisonment.

Evgenia Vasilieva is accused of 12 episodes of criminal activity. The investigation claims that the former official, through the OboronService, controlled by her, sold the most liquid property of the Ministry of Defense at low prices. The total damage from Vasilyeva is estimated at three billion rubles. Currently, her criminal case is considered by the Presnensky court on the merits.