MOSCOW, May 20. The number of victims in the case of business coach Ayaz Shabutdinov has increased to 75 people, according to materials read out by a judge in the Moscow City Court when considering the defense’s complaint to extend his arrest.
“Shabutdinov is accused of 75 crimes,” follows from the materials. 
< br />Shabutdinov’s lawyer Dmitry Grigoriadi told the court that his client has been in a pre-trial detention center for more than five months and during this time “no investigative actions have been carried out” with him.
“In the court of first instance, I already pointed out that the investigator, two days before the extension of the preventive measure, notifies us with a formal resolution that there are a couple more victims… For more than five months, we have not actually been participants in the investigative actions,” he added.
Earlier, the Tagansky District Court extended Shabutdinov’s arrest until June 16; it was known about 73 episodes of fraud charged against him. 
The business coach and founder of Like Center was charged under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud committed by an organized group on an especially large scale). According to investigators, Shabutdinov created a false impression among citizens about the possibility of building a highly profitable business thanks to his educational programs. He did not admit guilt.
Shabutdinov was detained on November 3, 2023, the next day the capital court sent him to a pre-trial detention center.
Another person involved is the general director of the company that sells training courses, Vasily Alekseev, he is on the international wanted list.
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