In the court of the Serbian city of Nis, the former head of the Main Directorate of Internal Security of the SBU, Andrei Naumov, was noticed, who fled abroad right before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and is accused of money laundering. This was reported by Radio Liberty with reference to the Balkan colleagues.

At the meeting on April 6, according to Schemes, the court heard Oleg Naumov, the father of the fugitive SBU officer. He confirmed the defense version that the money with which his son was detained during his arrest in Serbia allegedly belongs to the family. Oleg Naumov said that on February 16 last year he borrowed them from his business partner to open a TV channel.

“I wanted to open a new channel and sell it to cable operators all over Ukraine, so I needed money. I borrowed them from a business partner, pledging to return them by the end of 2023,” said Oleg Naumov.

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Then he allegedly abandoned the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a TV channel due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, transferred money to Europe and gave the money to his daughter-in-law, Anna Revenko, “so that she buys a house in Turkey, where the whole family will move”. At the same time, he stated that he intends to repay the debt.

Media were not allowed to attend the meeting. The court did not make any decisions, the consideration of the case will continue in May. Andrei Naumov himself was seen in the corridor of the court with handcuffs on his hands.

Andriy Naumov went abroad hours before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24. On June 7, he was detained at the border of Serbia and North Macedonia. Money and gems were found in his car..

Naumov is suspected of treason, including the transfer of data on the security systems of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to the Russians. He was stripped of his rank after fleeing Ukraine. During his service, he repeatedly appeared in corruption scandals and a number of journalistic investigations about smuggled imports and corruption schemes at customs..

And also about the acquisition of elite property, incomparable with the official income of a civil servant.

In Ukraine, Naumov was charged with two suspicions: “in appropriation, embezzlement or possession of property by abuse of official position and abuse of power or official position” and in fraud and causing damage to the state in the amount of more than 3.2 million hryvnias. Now Serbia is also considering the issue of his possible extradition to Ukraine..