A measure of restraint was chosen for the accused of embezzlement during the sale of "Pushkin maps".

The Cheremushkinsky District Court of Moscow has chosen a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions of singer Emil Kadyrov, accused of embezzlement during the implementation of the federal program "Pushkin Card". This was announced on March 28 by a correspondent of Izvestia from the courtroom.

So, he was forbidden to use a mobile connection, receive mail and communicate with witnesses involved in the case.

According to Kadyrov, all musical events for which tickets were sold using "Pushkin cards" were realized, and the defense side has the relevant evidence. He added that the idea of holding concerts belonged to him, and other people were responsible for the creative part, the technical component and the sale of tickets. According to Kadyrov, marketers offered to buy tickets using the Pushkin Card.

Yelena Gurko, deputy artistic director of the Eldar Cinema and Concert Hall, who is also involved in the case, will remain under house arrest until May 24.

The investigation found that no later than January 2023, one of the accused developed a multi-stage plan to steal money under the program. To implement it, he attracted an acquaintance from among the officials of GBUK Eldar Cinema and Concert Hall, on whose behalf the defendants created the event on the PRO platform.Culture of the Russian Federation".

According to investigators, they lured young people with the unused limit of the Pushkin Card and sold tickets to fictitious events. Thus, 322 tickets were sold. After that, false information was sent to the relevant ministry, on the basis of which more than 1 million rubles were stolen.

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