The former parliamentarian was placed on the wanted list for fraud amounting to more than 2 billion rubles ($35m).
The Sovetsky District Court in Volgograd ruled on in absentia arrest of the former State Duma deputy from the party Spravedlivaya Rossiya Oleg Mikheev. Earlier, the ex-parliamentarian was placed on the federal wanted list for fraud amounting to more than 2 billion rubles, Interfax reports.
The judge noted that the accused repeatedly failed to appear at scheduled meetings without saying so in advance or providing valid excuses. Thus, the court considers that the former deputy is hiding, and his whereabouts are currently unknown. “The prosecutor must be asked t…
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