Moscow Court Upholds Arrest of BitRiver Founder
The Moscow City Court approved the decision of a lower court to arrest the founder of the mining company BitRiver, Igor Runets, on charges of fraud in an especially large amount.
Consensus
- The Moscow City Court confirmed the detention of Igor Runts.
- Igor Runts is the founder of BitRiver.
- The case involves fraud in a particularly large amount.
- The court's decision was made on September 3, 2026.
- The detention was initially ordered by the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow.
Points of divergence
- The Moscow City Court also upheld the detention of Valery Kustov, main shareholder of 'Efko', in a case involving theft and misappropriation related to drone development. — vesti
- The defense of Valery Kustov proposed a bail of three billion rubles, which was rejected. — vesti
- Igor Runts was initially placed under house arrest before being charged with fraud worth one billion rubles. — vm
- Runts was previously involved in a case concerning concealment of funds to avoid tax payments. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Case of BitRiver mining company founder Runets: Moscow regional court approved arrest — Вечерняя Москва
- Court refused Ekofont CEO Kustov's request to release from pretrial detention on 3 billion ruble bail — Вести
- Case of Kustov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Holding «Efco»: Moscow Regional Court approved arrest — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Moscow City Court
- EFK
- Valeriy Kustov
- Moscow
- RBC
- Moscow City Court
- Pre-trial detention center
- Commerzant
- Appellate Instance
- Zamoskvoretsky District Court
- BitRiver
- Igor Runets
- Meshchansky District Court
- BitRiver Runca
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