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Court upholds arrest of Smetanova in Oboronservis case

At the request of the defendant, the court hearing took place without her
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MOSCOW, November 21 (Itar-Tass) — The Moscow City Court has upheld the arrest of the former head of the commercial organisation Expert Centre for Legal Support, Yekaterina Smetanova, who is charged with fraud within the Oboronservis case. “Thus, the court dismissed her defence lawyers’ appeal.”

The Moscow City Court ruled to “uphold the resolution of the Khamovniki Court of Moscow on the placement in custody of Smetanova Yekaterina Fyodorovna and dismiss the appeal of the defence lawyers.”

At the request of the defendant, the court hearing took place without her.