The Main Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee during the investigation over misappropriation of funds from ZAO International Industrial Bank (Mezhprombank) has pressed charges against Alexander Didenko and Dmitry Amunts. Didenko is charged with a crime under part 2 of article 33, part 4 of article 160 of the RF Penal Code (misappropriation or embezzlement on a very large scale), while Amunts is accused of a crime under part 5 of article 33, part 4 of article 160 of the RF Penal Code (misappropriation or embezzlement on a very large scale).

A court has granted the investigators’ request and put Didenko in custody pending the trial. Amunts has been detained and the investigators are going to request his arrest.

According to the investigators, in 2008-2009, an organized group which included among the others chairman of executive directorate of Mezhprombank Alexander Didienko (at present manager of Krasnaya Presnya office of Sberbank of Russia) and GM of ZAO OPK Development Dmitry Amunts (at present deputy head of the Federal Agency for Tourism) stole from Mezhprombank over 28 billion rubles.

Pugachev is wanted internationally. A court ruled in absentia to put him in custody.

Head of Media Relations                                                                                                      V.I. Markin