“As expected, at 23:00 (01:00 Moscow time. - RT ), the judge made a decision, which, in general, was written in advance, and fully supported the prosecutor, while informing that they were keeping Vinnik in custody for his own safety and in order to satisfy the future investigation, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
Musatov also announced his intention to appeal the court decision.
Earlier it was reported about the meeting of the consul of Russia with Vinnik.
Alexander Vinnik was arrested in Greece in 2017 at the request of the United States, where he is accused of creating, without a license from the American authorities, a cryptocurrency exchange through which, according to the United States, billions of dollars are laundered.