
The ex-head of Rusnano Leonid Melamed was released from house arrest, Interfax reports . Also, the former Corporation Finder Svyatoslav Ponurov came out of the pre -trial detention center.
"On May 10, late in the evening, Leonid Borisovich was released from house arrest, and Svyatoslav Ponurov - from custody, because, as we know, the Prosecutor General’s Office did not approve the indictment and did not transfer the case to the court, and the marginal terms of the defendants under house arrest and, accordingly, expired, - said Melamed Ruslan Kozhuk. Information on what procedural grounds the Prosecutor General’s Office made such a decision, it is obvious that the investigation of the case will continue. ”
“The position of Melamed and Ponurov remained the same,” the lawyer emphasized. “They do not plead guilty to the crime that he was charged with him and claim that their actions were not caused by their actions.
The lawyer Alexander Asnis, representing the interests of Rusnano, said that the position of the state corporation also had not changed. They still believe that the actions of Melamed and Ponurov did not cause damage.
On July 3, 2015, the Investigative Committee said, Melamed, Ponurov and the former deputy chairman of the Rusnano board Andrei Malyshev are suspected of embezzlement of 220 million rubles . According to investigators, Melamed hired to work in the Corporation of Malyshev and Ponurov. Then he initiated the issue of attracting a company-adviser to provide Rusnano Corporation services that were not there.
In 2008, Ponurov as the chairman of the tender committee, being in collusion with Melamed, ensured a victory in the competition to Alemar, a co -owner of which was Melamed. The agreement on the provision of services, which, in turn, was signed by the deputy head of Rusnano Malyshev. According to the Investigative Committee, Alemar did not fulfill the work stated in the contract, in violation of the deadlines presented re -registered investment projects developed by corporation employees.
On July 7, 2015, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested Ponurov . Melamed was placed under house arrest. In August, the court at his request arrested his bank account . The account lies 227 million rubles, which Melamed "took from friends." According to Melamed's lawyer, this was done "to ensure damages in case his fault and the fault of his former colleagues will be established."
Rusnano stated the absence of damage, the legality of the actions of the suspects and expressed confidence that during the investigation their innocence would be proven.
On February 2, 2016, lawyer Olga Kozyreva said that the investigation was charged in absentia in Article 160 of the Criminal Code (embezzlement on an especially large scale) Malyshev. At this time, he was treating abroad after heart surgery. The lawyer noted that no other investigative actions were carried out against Malyshev.
On June 27, the Investigative Committee announced the completion of the investigation of the criminal case against Melamed and Ponurov. The defendants and their lawyers began familiarization with the case file.