It was reported that other persons involved had also been extended their detention.
The defendants participated in the meeting via video link.
The first criminal case against Abyzov involved the theft in 2011-2014 of 4 billion rubles from large energy suppliers and their withdrawal abroad.
At the end of August 2019, it became known about the initiation of a second criminal case. According to investigators, the ex-minister earned 32 billion rubles as a result of illegal business activities.
In September, a third case was launched - on the laundering of criminal proceeds, fraud and the organization of a criminal group.