Court in Moscow arrests former Duma deputy in absentia in salary case

Former State Duma deputy Alexei Lyashchenko arrested in absentia in the case of non-payment of wages

The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested in absentia former State Duma deputy Alexei Lyashchenko in the case of non-payment of wages to employees of the Novik company, which he owned, informs Moscow agency. The press service of the Basmanny Court of Moscow confirmed to RBC that the court authorized the arrest in absentia of Alexei Lyashchenko, accused under Part 3 of Art. 145.1 of the Criminal Code, for two months from the date of extradition or detention.

The industrial group “Novik” was engaged in the maintenance and repair of submarines and other ships of the Navy. The group went bankrupt in 2019.

According to the newspaper “Kommersant”the debt to employees of enterprises that were part of the Novik industrial group exceeds 200 million rubles, the case of non-payment of wages was initiated after the bankruptcy of the group in 2019, it is being investigated by the central office of the Investigative Committee.

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