“The court granted the defense of the accused Delpal’s request to change the preventive measure from detention to house arrest,” TASS quoted the judge as saying.

In July, the Basmanny Court of Moscow extended Delpal's arrest until October 13.

French diplomats have reportedly been following the situation around the Baring Vostok case.

The founder of the fund, Michael Calvey, and five others are suspected of embezzlement of 2.5 billion rubles.