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The defense appealed the arrest of Nikita Belykh
The Basmanny Court of Moscow received a complaint against the arrest of the governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh.
According to the press secretary of the court, Yunona Tsareva, the complaint was filed by lawyer Vadim Prokhorov, who represents the interests of the Belykhs by agreement. TASS, citing Tsareva , reports that the complaint was filed by a lawyer by appointment, Sergei Teterin.
Sergei Teterin confirmed to Interfax that he had filed an appeal against the arrest of the governor. Teterin's services According to Prokhorov, Belykh refused .
Earlier, Prokhorov said that he was not allowed into the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center, where Belykh is being held. He explained that he needed a meeting with his client, in particular, to appeal against the arrest.
“The court received an appeal from the lawyer Prokhorov, representing the interests of Belykh, against the decision to impose a preventive measure in the form of detention,” the spokeswoman said.
- The head of the Kirov region, Nikita Belykh, was detained on June 24 in Moscow. As reported in the UK, the governor was caught red-handed when receiving marked money. The total amount of the bribe was estimated at 400,000 euros.
- The next day, the Basmanny Court arrested Belykh for two months. At the trial, Nikita Belykh pleaded not guilty and announced his readiness to defend his innocence during the trial.