Astakhov's son, suspected of embezzling 1.2 billion rubles, will not be placed under house arrest 
Astakhov, the son of Pavel Astakhov, a former child rights ombudsman in Russia, in a criminal case of major fraud. This was reported to “Lente.ru” on Thursday, December 2, in the press service of the court.
Interior Ministry investigators asked for a measure of restraint for Astakhov Jr. in the form of house arrest, but the court rejected the request. A criminal case was initiated against him under Article 159 (“Fraud on an especially large scale”) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He remains free. Ex-ombudsman Pavel Astakhov was also present at the court session.
His son is suspected of fraud in the amount of 1.2 billion rubles, says the Telegram channel Mash. The Ministry of Internal Affairs believes that Astakhov Jr., together with a business partner, allegedly illegally took possession of the company, for which several loans were issued. Submitting inaccurate data on the company's turnover of 3 billion rubles, the suspects issued a VAT refund procedure for 130 million rubles.
Astakhov Jr.'s partner left Russia.
Pavel Astakhov was dismissed from his post of authorized representative on the rights of the child in Russia in 2016 after a scandal over his conversation with a girl who survived the tragedy on Syamozero in Karelia. Then, during a storm, children who were resting in a local camp drowned. At a meeting with the victim, Astakhov asked her an inappropriate question: “How did you swim?”