MOSCOW, March 25 - RAPSI. Investigators intend to terminate the pretrial agreement made with a witness in the case of the attempted theft of 120 properties in Moscow who has withdrawn his testimony, Kommersant newspaper wrote on Monday.

The case on the attempted theft of 120 properties worth over 10 billion rubles ($323 million), including cultural heritage sites in downtown Moscow, was opened in July 2012.

Viktor Krestin, former chairman of the board of the Moscow Capital Bank, is the only one out of several suspects in this case who pleaded guilty and testified against those involved in the crime, the newspaper writes.

According to Kommersant, after the ex-banker withdrew his testimony during a recent interrogation, "the Interior Ministry decided to ask the Moscow Prosecutor's Office to terminate the pretrial agreement with Viktor Krestin."

The list of cultural properties which had been turned over to third parties via fraudulent transactions includes a 17th-18th century building , Prince Yury Dolgoruky's mid 18th century house, and Snegirev's early 19th century mansion, all located in prime real estate zones in downtown Moscow.

The Moscow Capital bank specialized in providing loan, investment and securities services to corporate clients. It had over 60 offices and one of its top priorities was expanding its network. On February 2, 2009, the Central Bank withdrew Moscow Capital's banking license.