Pakistani Russian director under house arrest

A court in Moscow has imposed house arrest on the arrested prominent Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov.

The internationally renowned director was arrested on Tuesday. Justice accuses him of eclipse of 68 million rubles (slightly less than one million euros), which were intended for a theater project. Serebrennikov would conduct an opera in Stuttgart in September.

During the time of his house arrest, Serebrennikov can not visit theaters or use a telephone.

Many Russian artists have criticized the actions of the judicial authorities in the case. Serebrennikov, among others art director of the avant-garde Gogol Center theater in Moscow, denies something wrong.