The restraining order for Russian-Armenian businessman Levon Hayrapetyan, who is under house arrest in Moscow, will be considered on Wednesday by a Moscow district court. 

Hayrapetyan’s friend Artur Safaryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that, on that day, the court will deliberate on whether or not to extend the businessman’s pre-trial detention period.  

Levon Hayrapetyan was detained in a Moscow airport on July 15 and subsequently arrested. On July 24, the Russian Federation Investigation Committee brought two criminal charges against him: embezzlement or misuse, and money laundering. On September 12, the Russian-Armenian businessman was charged with fraud, too. On October 3, however, a Moscow district court ruled in favor of releasing Hayrapetyan from prison and placing him under house arrest. Even though Levon Hayrapetyan has health problems, he was kept in prison for a long time. Hayrapetyan’s pre-trial detention period will terminate on December 15.