SK will interrogate the FSB General Ivan Tkachev, who was accused of extortion of the ex-head of the Serpukhov district Alexander Shestun

Military investigators will interrogate the head of the Office of the FSB Ivan Tkachev as part of a pre -investigation verification at the request of the former head of the Serpukhov district of the Moscow Region Alexander Shestun, Interfax reports with reference to the lawyer of Shestun Oleg Shlyakhov.

The interrogation of Tkachev will take place next week.

In March 2019, the Shestun wrote in the Main Military Investigation Department of the SK application for extortion by Tkachev.

Shestun since mid -June 2018 has been in jail. He is suspected of fraud on especially large sizes, washing, illegal entrepreneurship and receiving a large bribe. He does not plead guilty and claims that he is pursued for political reasons. Before the detention, he published video messages in which he talked about threats by the FSB.

On July 18, 2019, Shestone was charged with the final edition. The investigation of his case is completed.

The investigation believes that in 2008-2014, six illegally transferred four plots of land in the Serpukhov district of a private company, causing the state damage in the amount of 62 million rubles. The victim in this criminal case was recognized as the administration of the Serpukhov district. He is also accused of receiving 9 million rubles of bribes from the head of the Department of Sports of the Serpukhov district Tatyana Grishina.