Moscow court to probe into lawfulness of Levon Hayrapetyan home arrest

The Moscow City Court has ordered a special probe into the circumstances of Russian-Armenian businessman Levon Hayrapetyan’s home arrest.

An investigation will be conducted on May 25 to check the lawfulness of the measure.

Hayrapetyan, who was held at the Moscow airport last year, faced charges over the fraudulent sale the oil company Bashneft. He was initially in detention, but the precautionary measure was later replaced due to health reasons.

Under an investigator’s motion, July 28 was declared the final day of home arrest, but the defense objected to the decision.

Bashneft is now under state control in the wake of a mass arbitration proceeding.