“At the request of the investigation regarding the three detainees, the court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention, the fourth suspect was elected home arrest,” the statement reads on the website of the IC of Russia for the Leningrad Region.

In addition, another suspect was released on his own recognizance.

According to investigators, employees of private rehabilitation centers illegally detained citizens suffering from alcohol and other dependence. Their relatives were informed about the need for long-term maintenance. For their services, employees charged their relatives a monthly fee of up to 100 thousand rubles

Prosecutors opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under subsection “g” part 2 of article 127 of the Criminal Code of Russia.

Earlier, the UK filed a fraud case with pension savings of Russians.