This informs RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the company.

According to the press service, the businessman was taken to the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

"Currently, Mazurov presented a decision on the recognition of his suspects in a criminal case," - said in a statement.

According to which article a criminal case was initiated, it is not specified.

At the same time, according to sources of Kommersant, Mazurov is suspected of embezzling loan funds from Sberbank, Promsvyazbank and Absolut Bank for a total of more than $ 3 billion.