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They stopped half -heartedly
The measure of restraint chosen against director Kirill Serebrennikov is the most humane. This was stated by Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky in the debate on the Rain TV channel.
"Serebrennikov systematically received state support. Documents that the Seventh Studio ANO handed over to the Ministry of Culture were extremely low quality," the minister said. According to him, the documents at first attracted the attention of the tax authorities, and then "as it happens, the tax authorities transferred them to law enforcement agencies."
“This is a very long story, there are serious financial offenses. Within the framework of the current legislation, a preventive measure, which was adopted to Kirill Serebrennikov, has been chosen the most humane of the possible preventive measures,” Medinsky noted. “I would like humane measures to be always taken for cultural workers.”
“And so the situation is very unpleasant,” the minister added. “He (Serebrennikov. - Ed.) Received grants from the Ministry of Culture, we constantly call our employees about this polls about this, they give testimony.”
At the same time, Medinsky emphasized that the Gogol Center, led by Serebrennikov, is the State Theater and therefore is guaranteed to receive state demotations. The Minister recalled that at one time the pea center "received a lot of money for the reconstruction and restructuring of the entire theater." Answering the question of whether the liquidation theater threatens, Medinsky replied: "In my opinion - no."
On Tuesday, it was reported that all the full-time employees of the Gogol Center, including cleaners,were obliged to appear in the TFR . On Wednesday, the interrogation of the theater actors began, the source of Interfax said . Investigators are interested in the details of the participation of actors in performances based on the Platform project, including in the production of “Sleep in the Summer Daughter”, as well as the conditions and execution of the contracts concluded by them.
In addition, the source specified, investigators intend to interrogate not only actors, but also other employees of the Gogol Center. “So far, in total, investigators intend to interrogate at least 100 witnesses in the case. Other investigative actions are also planned, including the seizures of documents. In addition, a number of examinations in the case, including accounting, phonographic, handwriting,” the source said.
On May 23, Serebrennikov’s searches were held at the Gogol Center as part of the theft in the “Seventh Studio”. According to the plot of the case, in 2011-2014, the Ministry of Culture allocated to Serebrennikov over 214 million rubles for the implementation of the Platform project, launched for the development and popularization of contemporary art. To embody the project, the director formed an autonomous non -profit organization "Seventh Studio".
However, the TFR says, Serebrennikov gave other defendants an indication of overstating data on the quantity and cost of events. Also, the agency claims, the director instructed to ensure the conclusion of the Seventh Studio with firms and private entrepreneurs controlled by him, including one-day companies, and fictitious agreements for the implementation of the Platform project. The funds transferred under these agreements were allegedly cashed and distributed by Serebrennikov between the defendants. The total amount of theft, which was charged to the director and other accused, is, according to the TFR, at least 68 million rubles.
The courts arrested the ex-producer of ANO "Seventh Studio" by Alexei Malobrodsky and former chief accountant Nina Maslyaeva. Serebrennikov himself and ex-director Yuri Itin are placed under house arrest. Producer Ekaterina Voronova also takes place in the case, she is put on the wanted list. All of them were charged under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code (fraud on an especially large scale). The defendants do not plead guilty, with the exception of the deal with the investigation of Maslyaeva.
Initially, Serebrennikov was a witness in the case. However, on August 22, the director was detained. The next day, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow granted the investigation and sent Serebrennikov under house arrest until October 19 ( 
On September 4, the Moscow City Court confirmed the decision of the district court, but softened the conditions for serving house arrest. Now Serebrennikov is allowed by the nightly two -hour walks within its area.
On September 16, it became known that the victims in the case were recognized by the Ministry of Culture . The ministry plans to file a civil lawsuit at the preliminary investigation stage with the demand to compensate for the damage caused, which estimates 68 million rubles.