“The Moscow District Court of St. Petersburg issued a decision to extend (arrest. -
RT
) ... August Meyer,” the service’s Telegram channel reports.
Meyer's lawyer said that his client's health in the pre-trial detention center has deteriorated, and he is not provided with medical assistance.
In December, the court sent Meyer, the owner of the Rive Gauche chain of stores, under arrest.
He is accused of committing crimes under Part 4 of Art.
159 of the Criminal Code of Russia on two episodes.
He is charged with fraud in the amount of 1 billion rubles and more than 1.4 billion rubles.