Overview

• Acting OTSK chief Artyom Noskov and former head Anton Bolikov were detained and questioned under Article 91 of Russia’s Criminal Procedure Code, law enforcement officials said.
• Searches were conducted on September 22 at the homes and offices of leaders of Oblkommunenergo and its subsidiary United Heat Supply Company in a fraud case tied to concession agreements.
• A regional police spokesman said public comments are premature because the work continues and results are pending.
• The Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a civil suit seeking to reclaim assets including 75% of Oblkommunenergo held by SUENKO, whose shares are registered to Corporation STS.
• RIA Novosti reports the suit names businessmen Alexei Bobrov and Artyom Bikov, former regional ministers Alexei Pyankov and Nikolai Smirnov, and acting vice‑governor Oleg Chemezov, with a closed preliminary court session in Yekaterinburg lasting nearly nine hours.