Sergei Les's arrest has been extended for a month.

A court in Krasnodar has extended the pretrial detention of Sergei Les, the former head of the Krymsk district, who is accused of abuse of office.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on October 11, security forces detained Sergei Les, the head of the Krymsk district, and the next day it was reported that the Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar remanded him in custody until November 29. The Krasnodar Regional Court upheld this decision.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar extended Sergei Les's arrest until December 29. The information was confirmed by the unified press service of the courts of the Krasnodar Territory, Kommersant reported today.

As of 2:50 PM Moscow time, no information about Les's arrest being extended has been published on the district court's website or on the Kuban courts' press service's Telegram channel.

As a reminder, on October 20, the Krymsk District Council of Deputies reviewed Les's resignation and granted it.

In June 2017, district council deputies unanimously elected Sergei Les as head of the district. Les's predecessor, Anatoly Razumeyev, was arrested in connection with land misuse and the purchase of delicacies at public expense.