Yevtushenkov was released from house arrest

The head of the AFC System, billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov, was exempted from house arrest for an obligation to turn out to be an investigator. This was announced by TASS with reference to some "informed sources". As the agency explained, such a decision was made by the investigation: investigators have the right to independently, without sanction, to soften the under investigation measure of restraint.

A billionaire lawyer Vladimir Kozin initially stated RIA Novosti that he did not have the relevant information, but only a few minutes later confirmed it.

The TFR, as of 19:25 in Moscow, did not comment on the liberation of Yevtushenkov in any way.

Yevtushenkov was sent under house arrest on September 16 . Later, the term of the billionaire was extended until March 16, 2015 . Yevtushenkov was forbidden without the permission of the investigator to leave the home and communicate with anyone, except for close relatives, lawyers, investigator and employee of the control body - Federal Penitentiary Service in Moscow and the Moscow Region. In addition, the businessman was deprived of the right to use the Internet, mail and telegraph, and only in emergency services, as well as the investigator and the Federal Penitentiary Service, were allowed to call.

The head of the AFC "System" was charged under part 4 of Article 174 of the Criminal Code (laundering of money), which provides for the seven years of the colony. He is charged with complicity in the purchase at the low price of shares of enterprises included in the fuel and energy complex of Bashkiria. It is, in particular, about "Bashneft".

On September 19, information on the release of Yevtushenkov was already published in the media, but on the same day he himself denied it .