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The Investigative Committee confirmed the detention of Raul Arashukov, the department said .
According to the investigation, he has been involved in theft for several years of natural gas at Gazprom in the amount of more than 30 billion rubles.
The SK also said that together with the FSB, he conducts searches and other investigative actions on these cases in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Stavropol, Makhachkala, Nevninnihin, Budennovsk, Astrakhan and other cities.
The father of Senator Rauf Arashukov Raul Arashukov was detained in St. Petersburg, Interfax reports with reference to the source.
According to the TASS source , that investigative and operational measures are carried out in relation to him on suspicion of involvement in an organized group, which stole more than 10 billion rubles.
Previously, Senator Rauf Arashukov was detained, the Investigative Committee said that the senator was undergoing accused in the murder case in 2010. Arashukov was detained in the meeting room of the Federation Council. The upper house agreed to this.
The UK said that during the investigation, data on Arashukov’s involvement in these crimes were received.