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BBC: Russian theatre director Serebrennikov held in fraud case

By BBC.

Published Aug. 22, 2017 at 2:49 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 13, 2016 shows Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov posing during a photocall for the film "Uchenik (The Student)" at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Russia's Investigative Committee said on August 22, 2017 that it has detained top theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov on suspicion of committing massive fraud. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

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Outspoken theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov has been detained by Russia’s investigative committee on suspicion of fraud.

He is being investigated over the alleged embezzlement of 68m roubles (£880,000; $1.1m) of state funding awarded for a theatre project.