“He does not admit guilt and considers the claims to be a misunderstanding, he did not commit any crime,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Earlier it became known that Menu was charged under Part 4 of Art.

160 of the Criminal Code of Russia (“misappropriation or embezzlement committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale”).

According to Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, sufficient evidence of Me's guilt was obtained.

The Accounts Chamber stated that the charges must be objectively investigated.