Moscow Meshchansky Court refused to consider behind closed doors the issue of the arrest of Voentorg chairman Vladimir Pavlov in an embezzlement case. This is reported by DEA News.
The investigator requested that the press be removed from the hall “in order to ensure the safety of those participating in the process.”
“According to operational information, unidentified accomplices are pressuring witnesses,” he said.
Judge Elena Karakeshisheva decided to reject the request for investigation.
“No evidence of witness pressure was presented to the court,” he said.
Before this the police was detained Head of Voentorg for theft of budget funds during the execution of government contracts. The Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a criminal case. Results asked Arrest Pavlov. According to investigators, he and employees of Voentorg JSC sold “Army toiletries” to the Ministry of Defense for 625 million rubles, increasing the price of goods by more than 400 million.
It was there before named The amount of the request from the Ministry of Defense to the Military Construction Company for 2024.