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Moscow district court extends home arrest for ex-defence ministry official till September 23

At the same time, the court turned down the prosecutor’s demand to reduce the time of walk for Vasilyeva from three to two hours
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MOSCOW, July 18 (Itar-Tass) - Moscow’s Khamovniki district court on Thursday extended the term of home arrest of by the former head of the Russian defence ministry’s property relations department, Yevgenia Vasilyev, till September 23.

At the same time, the court turned down the prosecutor’s demand to reduce the time of walk for Vasilyeva from three to two hours. The judge ruled to allow Vasilyeva have daily walks of not more than three hours.

Earlier, a representative from the prosecutor’s office drew attention to the fact that on July 13 Vasilyeva was 16 minutes late to return from a walk and demand that the time of walk be reduced from three to two hours.

Vasilyeva, in turn, denied this. “On that day, I never left home at all,” she said. “It was not Vasilyeva’s violation but a malfunction in the equipment operation,” her lawyer, Alexander Gofshein, stressed.

Meanwhile, apprehended damage incurred by Vasilyeva was estimated at six billion roubles.

Earlier, investigators estimated the damage from her actions at four billion roubles.

“Currently, as many as 23 criminal cases have been institutes. Overall damage exceeds six billion roubles,” the Russian Investigation Committee representative said.

A representative from the prosecutor’s office drew attention to the fact that on July 13 Vasilyeva was 16 minutes late to return from a walk and demand that the time of walk be reduced from three to two hours.

Vasilyeva, in turn, denied she had been late. “On that day, I never left home at all,” she said. “It was not Vasilyeva’s violation but a malfunction in the equipment operation,” her lawyer, Alexander Gofshein, stressed.