MOSCOW, July 10 (RAPSI) – A criminal case has been opened over embezzlement during the construction process in the Moscow Metro state unitary enterprise, RAPSI has learnt in the Investigative Committee’s press service.

The probe was launched after a check conducted at the initiative of the Moscow Metro.

According to investigators, from 2013 to 2014, unidentified employees of Triada Holding embezzled funds allocated for elimination of leaks in one of the underground hauls.   

Earlier, another embezzlement case was opened over stealing more than 850 million rubles (about $13 million) reserved for paying for advertising spaces from the Moscow Metro.