Kekhman called Gref the initiator of the searches

Vladimir Kekhman, who headed the Novosibirsk theater after the dismissal of Boris Mezdrich, said that the searches in the offices of the JFC group of companies belonging to him were initiated personally by the head of Sberbank German Gref.

Kekhman, in an interview with Fontanka.Ru , said that for 3 years Gref allegedly initiates “every round of this case” (criminal case against Kekhman - Ed. ): Directly calls Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

Searches in the JFC case, according to Kekhman, are the reason for "a massive information attack."

The day before, in Vladimir Solovyov's program, the director of the theater said that he was ready to consider the return of Tannhäuser to the stage. Now, after the searches, Kekhman "understood the nature of the provocation directed against him," and the return of "Tannhäuser" is impossible "in any form."

On Wednesday, April 2, Vedomosti, citing its sources, reported searches in the firms of Vladimir Kekhman in 9 Russian cities. The Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed to RBC that the searches are taking place as part of a criminal case initiated in 2012.

According to Vedomosti, the investigative actions are aimed at studying Kekhman's "parallel business", identifying companies and nominees involved by Kekhman to hide and withdraw previously stolen funds.