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Petersburg: The head of Metrostroy was arrested in the embezzlement case
The General Director of Metrostroy OJSC Nikolai Alexandrov was arrested in the embezzlement case, the United press service of the courts of St. Petersburg said . He will be in jail until February 6, 2020.
According to the investigation, in November 2017, Alexandrov, together with the director of the branch "Management of the production and technological configuration" Metrostroy "Oleg Kuzmenko and the general director of the company" Safe Technologies and Development "by Anatoly Bolotov, decided to steal Metrostroy money. Companions have entered into a fictitious contract for the supply of raw materials under the guise of the execution of two state contracts. Investigators estimated the damage of 178 million rubles.
Aleksandrov did not plead guilty and asked to send him under house arrest or let him go on the security of a non -residential premises worth 25 million rubles. The head of Metrostroy argued his request by openness and decency. He also added that nothing “hears” (about property in the property), “does not run into anyone” (about acquaintance with law enforcement officers) and is not going to counteract the investigation. The court remained indifferent to the requests of Alexandrov.
Anatoly Bolotov was also arrested before February 6. He was detained at Pulkovo Airport while trying to fly to Israel.
"Fontanka" clarifies that we are talking about state contracts for the supply of crushed stone. Metrostroy paid the company of Bolotov twice. First 50 million, and then another 128 million rubles. According to the investigation, Bolotov cashed the amount and transferred the money to Alexandrov and Kuzmenko. At the same time, the head of Metrostroy received 80 million rubles personally in his office.
Update 13:30: the third accused in the embezzlement case is arrested - Oleg Kuzemenko. This was reported by the United press service of the vessels of St. Petersburg. He, like the rest, remains in the pre -trial detention center until February 6th.
In St. Petersburg, the deadlines for the opening of new metro stations were repeatedly transferred, and the Metrostroy workers did not pay salaries for several months. The only company in the city, which officially builds the metro, several times tearing the time for entering three stations of the Frunze radius - "Danube", "Prospekt Slava" and "Shushara". After the opening, one of the stations was filled with water more than once, as reported by local residents on social networks.