The defendant of the case of ex-governor Gaiser died in the Moscow pre-trial detention center

The defendant in the criminal case of the former head of the Republic of Komi Vyacheslav Gaiser Anton Farshtein died in the Moscow pre -trial detention center "Sailor Silence". According to Life, on August 9 he was found unconscious in the cell, the doctors who arrived on call stated death.

The publication writes that Farshtein committed suicide, but does not give any details.

The Investigative Committee at the same time confirmed the fact of suicide. "We confirm this information. On this fact, the Department of the Investigative Committee of Moscow is conducting a pre -investigation verification," the department was told by Interfax.

Meanwhile, the source of the agency in law enforcement agencies said that "there is no reason to believe that Farshtein's death was violent."

On September 20, 2015, the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested fifteen defendants in the case of theft of state property in the Komi Republic. According to the investigation, the purpose of the community organized by the ex-head of the region Vyacheslav Gaiser and his accomplices was the seizure of state property through fraud. According to the investigation, the amount of damage is 1.1 billion rubles. During searches in the case, documents were found on the legalization of stolen state property through offshore companies in other countries.

Among the arrested was Anton Farshtein. According to the SK, in a criminal group he was one of the "financiers-technologists".

According to the Federal State Statistics Service and the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Anton Farshtein is the head of two companies in Syktyvkar, whose offices are located in the Komi capital. One of them is engaged in counseling on commercial activities and management, the other specializes in advertising, typographic and photographs.