MOSCOW. July 17 (Interfax) - Prosecutors have appealed a court's ruling to place Russian Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maxim Parshin under house arrest instead of remanding him in custody, which is the restraining measure sought by investigators.
Information from the database of Moscow's Basmanny District Court indicates that the appeal was lodged with the court on Friday, July 14. A date for its consideration by the Moscow City Court will be announced later.
Moscow's Basmanny District Court on July 13 placed Parshin under house arrest until September 12, dismissing investigators' motion for his incarceration.
The court imposed the same restraining measure on another defendant in the Parshin case, businessman Alexander Monosov.
Parshin has been charged with taking a large bribe, while Monosov has been charged with giving the bribe.
The exact charges brought against the men are currently unknown. Parshin was detained red-handed, the Kommersant newspaper said.