The investigation asked to extend house arrest to Ulyukaev

The investigation petitioned for the extension of three months of house arrest to the former head of the Ministry of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev. According to TASS, this was reported in the press service of the Basmanny Court of Moscow.

"The court received the petition of the investigating authorities for the extension of three months, that is, until April 15, the term of house arrest against Ulyukaev. The request was scheduled for January 10," said the press secretary of the court of Juno Tsarev.

By the court’s decision, Ulyukaev is serving house arrest in his apartment in Moscow on Minsk Street. The ex-minister is forbidden to leave and change their place of residence without permission, communicate with any persons other than close relatives, send mail messages and use any means of communication. The telephone of the former head of the Ministry of Economic Development is allowed to use only to call an ambulance or rescue service. Ulyukaev also prohibits daily walks.

In mid -December 2016, the Basmanny Court arrested the property of the former minister. The arrest was seized on 10 land plots and the residential building of Ulyukaev. All property is located in the Smolensk region.

Alexey Ulyukaev was detained by the FSB officers in the evening of November 14. The next day he was charged under part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code (receiving a bribe by civil servants on an especially large scale with extortion).

According to the plot of the case, the minister demanded from the representative of Rosneft Money for the legitimate issuance of a positive conclusion and evaluating "regarding the purchase by this company of the state stake of Bashneft. Otherwise, they say in the TFR, the official threatened to create obstacles to the work of Rosneft.

On November 15, in the evening, the Moscow Basmanny Court sent Ulyukaev under house arrest until mid -January. A few hours later, Vladimir Putin dismissed the minister from his position "due to the loss of trust."

It was claimed that the FSB listened to the official of the official from the summer. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that from the very beginning of the operational development of Ulyukaev, Putin received all the information about the events, but did not dismiss the minister, because “sufficient reasons are necessary for dismissal,” rather than “primary information”.

On November 30, Putin appointed Maxim Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development, who previously held the post of deputy head of the Ministry of Finance.