Tikhonov, just as three others, were confined on charges of theft of at any rate 603 million roubles ($7.9 million), the advisory group stated, at the time Tikhonov headed the Russian vitality office (REA), a unit of the service.
Tikhonov, 51, is one of eight representatives for Energy Minister Alexander Novak. He was centered around computerized ventures at the service.
He headed the REA from 2014 to 2019 preceding being elevated to an agent vitality serve a year ago. The board of trustees said on Wednesday that the supposed state finances misappropriation was identified with advancement of a computerized framework at the REA.
The vitality service said in an explanation that it will give examiners full help while declining different remarks. ($1 = 75.9325 roubles) (Reporting by Katya Golubkova and Olesya Astakhova; Editing by Andrew Osborn and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
