The court extended the house arrest of the vice-governor of the Sverdlovsk region Chemezov.

The Yekaterinburg court extended the house arrest of Oleg Chemezov, the former vice-governor of the Sverdlovsk region. This was reported on May 13 in the press service of the courts of the region.

"The Verkh-Isetsky District Court of Yekaterinburg, at the request of the investigator, extended the measure of restraint to the former vice-governor of the Sverdlovsk region Oleg Chemezov in the form of house arrest and prohibitions on certain actions," the department said in a message on the Maks messenger.

According to investigators, Chemezov is charged with two episodes of fraud on an especially large scale. The preventive measure will be in effect until August 15, 2026.

Implicated property: assets worth 500 million were seized from Oleg Chemezov's family.

Izvestia also found information about a villa in Montenegro, which is registered to the ex-wife of an ex-official.

On December 30, 2025, the Central District Court of Chelyabinsk changed the measure of restraint for Chemezov from detention to house arrest. At the same time, he himself asked the court to appoint him a written undertaking not to leave.

Chemezov's detention became known on September 29, and the next day the court sent him to jail. The next day, on September 30, the court remanded him in custody until November 15. On November 13, the Central District Court of Chelyabinsk extended Chemezov's arrest in the fraud case until February 15.

It was noted that the property of the family members of the former vice-governor was seized, the total amount of which amounted to about 500 million rubles. We are talking about luxury real estate, cars and business assets in Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Tyumen.