Russia extends house arrest of acclaimed film director

Jul 18, 2018 | 3:00 AM

MOSCOW — An acclaimed Russian filmmaker and theatre director accused of embezzlement must stay under house arrest for another month.

A Moscow court on Wednesday ruled to extend the detention of Kirill Serebrennikov until Aug. 22.

He has been under house arrest since August 2017, and is awaiting trial on charges of embezzling 133 million rubles (about $2 million) of state funding for a theatre project.

He reiterated his denial of wrongdoing in Wednesday’s hearing. A trial is expected after Sept. 1.