"If tests show that drains emptying into the Neverka River belong to the Ochakovo brewery, there are two options - to demand that damage be compensated, or, as stipulated by law, to confiscate the cause of the offense, that is, its property," Oleg Mitvol said, adding that such measures had not been used before.
The Federal Service for the Oversight of Natural Resources suspended the operation of the brewery Wednesday for five days over its alleged environmental violations. On Friday, Mitvol said he asked a court to suspend the Ochakovo operation for 90 days.
Mitvol said the tests would be ready Friday.
Representatives of Ochakovo, which also produces kvass, mineral waters, alcoholic beverages, wine, vodka and liqueurs, called the suspension decision premature.
Earlier it was reported that residents of Moscow's western districts near the Ochakovo brewery filed numerous complaints that the small rivers Neverka and Setun smelled of beer.
