Leading dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko accused of masterminding attack that almost blinded director Sergei Filin

On the eve of the Bolshoi Ballet's visit to London, Moscow police have concluded their investigation into the January acid attack on the troupe's director.

Lead dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko, who is accused of masterminding the acid attack that left the company's artistic director, Sergei Filin, with third-degree burns on his face and possible loss of his eyesight, has been presented with a final indictment, police said. Dmitrichenko and two accomplices are charged with acting as a group to commit grievous bodily harm.

The soloist confessed in March to organising an attack but has insisted he did not intend acid to be thrown in Filin's face.

Dmitrichenko has reportedly reconfigured his team of lawyers in light of the finalised indictment.

Lawyer Violetta Volkova, who also defended members of Pussy Riot, denied reports that Dmitrichenko had fired her, telling state news agency Itar-Tass the case had taken a new turn requiring the services of a sixth lawyer. She declined to elaborate.

Katerina Novikova, a spokeswoman for Bolshoi, said Vladimir Urin, the ballet company's newly appointed general director, would meet Filin on 1 August. The ballet master has been undergoing treatment in Germany in the hope that he will be able to return to work in time for the London performances.

Dmitrichenko, known for his portrayal of villains such as Ivan the Terrible, allegedly paid co-defendant Yuri Zarutsky 50,000 rubles (£1,000) to attack Filin. A third defendant, Andrei Lipatov, is accused of driving Zarutsky to the scene of the crime.

Lipatov has admitted driving Zarutsky but said he did not know about the crime. Zarutsky, who lives near the Bolshoi's complex of summer cottages, has said he acted alone and only intended to humiliate Filin by throwing battery fluid mixed with urine.

General director Anatoly Iksanov was fired this month after leading the Bolshoi for almost 13 years following a rivalry with principal dancer, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, whose contract Iksanov allowed to expire in June.

Tsiskaridze, who led 300 company members in signing an open letter to Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, arguing Dmitrichenko's innocence, had said he should be appointed director.

The Bolshoi Ballet will perform at the Royal Opera House in London from 29 July to 17 August.

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