Arslanov said the case against him an attempt to discredit the leadership of the armed forces in his face

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the Deputy chief of the General staff of the Russian Armed forces, Colonel-General Khalil Arslanov, the accused in the theft of more than 6.5 billion rubles, said the case against him an attempt to discredit the leadership of the armed forces in his face. About it reports Agency “Moscow”.

“I was fraudulently invited to talk to the investigator without a lawyer. All this provoked in the name of discrediting me, my work and personally in my person top leadership of the Armed forces,” said Arslanov.

Arslanova charged with committing two crimes under article “Fraud in especially large size”.

In December 2019 the court in Moscow decided to arrest the property Arslanova. In law enforcement said that the decision is “an interim measure” in a criminal case about fraud.

Earlier, Khalil Arslanov indicted on charges of fraud on a large scale. Investigators point to the involvement of the suspect to episodes of theft 191 million and 437 thousand 536 rubles and 6.5 billion rubles.

According to media reports, in this case also pass the former head of JSC “Voentelekom” Alexander Davydov, Deputy Oleg Savitsky and adviser to Dmitry Semiletov.

the Defendants also support the head of Department orders by improving the technical basis of the system of management of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation Pavel Kutakhov, and the chief of the first Department of the Main Directorate of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation Alexander Ogloblin. They all confessed to the crime and testified on Arslanova.

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