“The court has ruled to remand him in custody until the 30th of August”, - said the court representative.
According to Kommersant newspaper, Alexander Buryakov was detained by the First Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Enforcement of the Internal Affairs Ministry. The same day his house was searched by the police.
The next day, investigators applied for his arrest warrant to Tverskoy district court of Moscow.
Alexander Buryakov is charged with commission of an offence under the Article 159, Part 4 of Russian Criminal Code – a large scale fraud. According to investigators, a number of persons are also involved in the fraud, including businessmen concluded contracts with the Federal Special Construction Agency.