In Moscow, a court ordered house arrest for former Deputy Minister of Energy Pyotr Nidzelsky amid fraud allegations, as reported by TASS. The decision places him under house arrest for a period just under two months.
The court stated that it declined to place Nidzelsky in custody and instead imposed the preventive measure of house arrest through January 18, 2024. This finding was shared in the official statement from the court process, reflecting the judge’s assessment of the risk and the specifics of the case (Source: TASS).
In a separate development, the Moscow City Court rejected an appeal to release business coach Ayaz Shabutdinov from temporary detention. The court indicated that, in the near term, it would again review the preventive measure with the involvement of the prosecutor, determining whether detention is warranted (Source: TASS).
During investigations, Shabutdinov’s legal team offered to post bail amounting to 15 million rubles as a possible alternative to stricter detention, arguing for a softer measure given the circumstances. The defense cited family considerations, noting that Shabutdinov has children born in 2022 and 2023, but the court did not accept this request at that time (Source: TASS).
Shabutdinov faced pre-trial detention up to December 16 in eight fraud-related cases, with the investigation estimating the total damage at 4 million rubles. The defense contended for house arrest instead, while asserting the need to protect the interests of his dependents. The court, however, maintained the pre-trial detention arrangement (Source: TASS).
Earlier, the court rejected a request to release Blinovskaya from house arrest as another procedural step within a broader fraud-related investigation, signaling continued enforcement of preventive measures in the connected matters (Source: TASS).