The Moscow City Court upheld the pre-trial detention of Mikhail…
The Moscow City Court upheld the pre-trial detention of Mikhail Poluboyarinov, former CEO of Aeroflot, on charges of abuse of office resulting in serious consequences. His defense argued he had a cancer diagnosis and was scheduled for surgery on the day of his arrest, but the court rejected these claims.
Consensus
- Mikhail Poluboyarinov, former CEO of Aeroflot, was denied release from pre-trial detention by the Moscow City Court.
- Poluboyarinov is accused of abuse of office leading to serious consequences under Article 285, Part 3 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The court rejected the defense's appeal based on Poluboyarinov's health condition and medical documents.
- A criminal case was initiated against Poluboyarinov in connection with the liquidation of Svyaz-Bank and Globex Bank.
- Artem Dovlatov, a former deputy chairman of VEB.RF and member of the board of the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and Arctic, was also charged with similar offenses.
Points of divergence
- The criminal case against Poluboyarinov was opened on April 27, 2026. — kommersant
- Poluboyarinov's defense requested a public re-examination of medical documents, which the court denied. — mediazona
- The court removed the name 'Danilov I.A.' from the detention order as it was copied from another document. — mediazona
- Poluboyarinov’s activities at VEB.RF between 2009 and 2019 were of interest to investigators. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Former Aeroflot CEO Poluboyarinov left in pretrial detention: what he is accused of — Вечерняя Москва
- Court did not release former Aeroflot CEO from pretrial detention — Коммерсантъ
- Moscow City Court approved arrest of former Aeroflot CEO despite his cancer diagnosis — Медиазона
Key entities
- Mikhail Poluboyarinov
- Aeroflot
- Moscow City Court
- Pre-trial detention center
- Appellate Instance
- Moscow City Court
- U
- Kommersant
- Mediasphere
- Олег Музыченко
- Marina Chizhova