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Moscow court orders new study in theatre director’s case

Apr 15, 2019 | 5:22 AM

MOSCOW — A court in Moscow has commissioned a new expert study in the case of an acclaimed theatre and film director accused of embezzlement, and adjourned the hearings for two months.

The court on Monday upheld a motion by Kirill Serebrennikov’s defence that claimed that the charges against him are based on the flimsy conclusions of a previous study of his theatre’s finances.

Monday’s ruling came a week after Serebrennikov, one of Russia’s most prominent directors, was released from house arrest after 20 months in custody.