“To satisfy the petition of the investigation and to select a measure of restraint in respect of Konovalov in the form of house arrest until March 29,” TASS quoted the judge as saying.
Earlier, the representative of Golunov upheld the relevant motion in court.
According to the lawyer of Igor Lyakhovets, the alleged organizer of the detention of Golunov, Konovalov pleaded guilty and said that his boss Lyakhovets instructed him to plant drugs for the journalist.