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The Main Military Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee continues investigating a criminal case over scams in selling the assets of the affiliated and subsidiary companies of OAO Oboronservis (OJSC). Final charged have been brought against Maxim Zakutaylo. He is charged with swindling on an especially massive scale by an organized criminal group, embezzlement of the assets he was entrusted with, complicity in exceeding official powers entailing grave consequences (part 4 of article 159, part 3 of article 160, part 5 of article 33, paragraph “c” of part 3 of article 286 of the RF Penal Code).

Giving that the accused has been cooperating with the investigators, that he has admitted his guilt and taken measures to compensate the material damage, on 30 October 2013, restraint for Zakutaylo was changed from arrest to a written pledge not to live the country.

The accused is actively studying the files of the case. As of today he has studied the major portion of the files – 250 volumes.

Zakutaylo’s wife Yekaterina Smetanova is also cooperating with the investigators and has concluded a pre-trail cooperation deal.

Head of Media Relations                                                                                                     V.I. Markin