The court has sent General Director of “VIM-Avia” under house arrest
Alexander Kochnev allowed to visit medical facilities while under house arrest.
MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. Basmanny court of Moscow sent under house arrest till 25 November, the General Director of “VIM-Avia” Alexander Kochnev, accused of fraud with funds of the airline.
“The court decided the petition of the investigation to meet and elect against Kochneva measure in the form of house arrest for a period up to November 25,” — announced the decision of judge Elena Lenskaya.
The judge also noted that while under house arrest, Kochnev could visit health facilities to obtain skilled assistance, notifying the authorities of the investigation.
Otherwise, the court imposed Kochneva standard restriction, not to leave the place of residence, not to communicate with the media not to use the Internet and do not send mail. Also, the court wouldn’t let him walk.
On Friday under house arrest until the same date the court sent and Aeroflot chief accountant Ekaterina Panteleeva. She did not oppose this measure. The accused will be under house arrest in his Moscow apartment. She is not allowed contact with other defendants in the case.
The airline carried out the withdrawal of assets of the company to their subsequent theft, also the investigation established that, without the ability to produce services for the carriage of passengers, the company continued to sell tickets, said the investigator in court. At the moment, established and detained “not all possible partners in crime,” he added.
A source close to the investigation, told TASS that the investigation accuses Kochneva and Panteleyev in the sale of tickets for flights, despite the objective impossibility to fulfil their obligations. “Kochnev and others knew in advance about the poor state of Affairs in the airline, but took no action to stop the sale of tickets, and the resulting funds were disposed of at their discretion”, — said the Agency interlocutor.