Investigators ask the court to extend the arrest of Arashukov until January 30

“The investigation asks to prolong the detention of Arashukov until January 30, 2020,” TASS quoted him as saying.

In April, the Basmanny Court of Moscow seized the Arashukovs' real estate and cash.

In early March, it became known that Raul Arashukov, adviser to the director general of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, was charged with embezzlement and the creation of a criminal community. His son Rauf Arashukov was detained on January 30.

Rauf Arashukov has been charged under three counts related to contract killings.