“After listening to the views of the parties, the court decided to cancel the extension of the detention period for Akbar Sergaliev, Igor Lyakhovets, Maksim Umetbaev and Roman Feofanov, sending the materials under restraint for a new trial to the Basmanny court and leaving the accused in custody until August 2,” the judge said. verdict.

Golunov was detained on June 6, 2019 in the center of Moscow; a bag of drugs was found in his backpack, which, he said, had been planted on him. All charges were subsequently dropped from him. 

In January, the court arrested Igor Lyakhovets, Denis Konovalov, Roman Feofanov, Akbar Sergaliev and Maxim Umetbaev, who took part in the arrest. They are accused of abuse of office, falsification of evidence and drug trafficking.

Later, Konovalov confessed and was transferred to house arrest, the rest of the defendants were extended their detention until the fall.

On July 15, it was reported that Golunov filed a lawsuit for 5 million rubles against police officers arrested in a criminal case on his illegal detention.