Overview
- The ruling leaves intact a November 18 Meshchansky Court order keeping Vadim Moshkovich and Maxim Basov in custody until February 25, 2026.
- Prosecutors accuse both men of large-scale fraud and abuse of office, while a separate bribery case opened in May targets Moshkovich.
- Defense lawyers sought a softer measure of restraint and argued that continued detention hampers Rusagro’s year-end reporting and governance.
- In court, attorney Alexey Koryabin said a rifle given to ex–Tambov deputy governor Sergey Ivanov was a present rather than a bribe.
- The probe has widened from two alleged victims, Solpro Investment Ltd and Syngenta, to more than ten companies including Borma, Otava, and Rostok.