Former Police General Freed from Detention
Former Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Moscow Region, Major General of Internal Service Sergey Malkov, who was previously placed under arrest for fuel theft, has been released on house arrest.
Consensus
- Sergei Mal'kov, a former deputy head of the Moscow Oblast MVD Main Directorate, was released from pre-trial detention on September 23.
- The Moscow City Court changed his detention measure to house arrest until November 5, 2026.
- Mal'kov was accused of embezzlement of service fuel and its resale to the company 'Evrotrans'.
- The court rejected a request by the prosecutor to hold the hearing in closed session.
- Two additional criminal cases were opened against Mal'kov during the proceedings.
- Mal'kov was detained in early September along with other officials from the MVD and executives of 'Evrotrans'.
- The court's decision was based on health grounds, with Mal'kov requiring constant medical supervision.
- Mal'kov was previously held in pre-trial detention center (SIZO).
Points of divergence
- The prosecutor requested a closed session due to information about state defense orders in the case materials. — kommersant
- The investigator requested to include reports on Mal'kov's involvement in other crimes and the opening of 22 September criminal cases, which were not detailed by the media. — kommersant
- Mal'kov's lawyer cited his health condition, including a need for constant medical supervision, and mentioned he had been given emergency medical aid while in custody. — kommersant
- Mal'kov is 66 years old and reportedly suffers from diabetes and hypertension. — kommersant
- The prosecutor stated that the case materials contain information about state defense orders, but the court ruled that such information would not harm state secrets. — fontanka
- The court's decision explicitly stated the house arrest period ends on November 5, 2026. — vm
Coverage (5 sources)
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs released suspects in the theft of fuel from custody — Коммерсантъ
- Court placed another defendant in the Malikov general case under house arrest — Коммерсантъ
- General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, accused of stealing fuel from the police, was released from pretrial detention — Фонтанка
- Former deputy head of Moscow region police Malkov released from pretrial detention under house arrest — Вечерняя Москва
- General Malkov, who was proceeding with the 'EuroTrans' case, was transferred to house arrest — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Sergey Malkov
- MVD
- Pre-trial detention center
- Moscow Oblast
- GU
- Moscow City Court
- Eurotransa
- TASS
- Anna Levina
- U
- Russia
- Suda
- Moscow City Court
- Former Deputy Head
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