“The Dzerzhinsky District Court ruled on the selection of a preventive measure in the form of detention in respect of Nikolai Alexandrov. The deadline is February 8, 2020, ”the report said.

According to the agency, Aleksandrov did not plead guilty and asked the court to release him on bail of 25 million rubles or to choose house arrest as a preventive measure.

In late August, a Petersburg court arrested the head of the logistics department of the State Unitary Enterprise “Petersburg Metro” as part of a case involving the supply of counterfeit goods for the needs of the metro.