Khodorkovsky declared internationally wanted by Interpol – RBC

The former head of Yukos, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Photo: AP

Russian Mikhail Khodorkovsky announced an international arrest warrant through Interpol for the murder of the Nefteyugansk mayor Vladimir Petukhov. A request from the Russian branch of Interpol does not mean that Khodorkovsky will be automatically included in the base of the organization

The former head of Yukos, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Russian bureau of Interpol announced in the international search. On Thursday, 11 February source told “Interfax” citing “a source familiar with the situation”, and later confirmed by a representative of the Investigative Committee.

«National Bureau of Interpol in Russia on the basis of contributions from the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee of Russia, Khodorkovsky announced an international arrest warrant. The corresponding decision was sent to the Central Bureau of Interpol in Lyon, “- a source told” Interfax “,” Investigative Committee investigating this criminal case, in December announced Khodorkovsky’s international wanted list, -. Said the agency. -. Now he is wanted by Interpol “

According to” Interfax “a source, the central office of Interpol, after consideration of the relevant circular of the Russian bureau must include Khodorkovsky wanted list

On. the time of writing the text, Khodorkovsky was not listed in the database of wanted on Interpol’s website. Tracing requests from the Russian branch of the organization does not mean that the businessman will be automatically entered into the database. The relevant decision should take the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, after studying the request of the Russian branch. In 2013, the organization has refused to declare the wanted list Sapital Hermitage Fund chapter of William Browder, whose extradition is sought by Moscow.

Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed the message of a businessman wanted by Interpol. “Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the international wanted list,” – said the agency spokesman Vladimir Markin, “Interfax”, without specifying details

In the Russian office of Interpol all questions RBC forwarded to the central office of the Interior Ministry.. The press service of the Ministry failed to promptly comment on the Khodorkovsky wanted.

At the end of December has been reported businessman internationally wanted , but then it was not about actions by Interpol. This happened after the Basmanny Moscow court Khodorkovsky’s arrest in absentia. Source « Interfax » then specified that it wanted will be carried out only in the CIS countries and the countries with which Russia has signed an agreement vzaimovydache .

The former head of Yukos is now in the UK. As between London and Moscow is no agreement on mutual extradition, the only instrument for the extradition of Russian citizens wanted – a mechanism of Interpol. To take advantage of this opportunity, the investigation was to apply to the National Bureau of Interpol Russian Interior Ministry, as soon as this structure can initiate the procedure of investigation by Interpol.

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The representative of Khodorkovsky Küllo Pispanen RBC reported that he did not apply for political asylum in the UK. According to her, if Interpol announce a businessman in a search, it will “continue to work as before.”

At the end of last year, Khodorkovsky was convicted in absentia under Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code (organization of murder and attempted murder of two or more persons). According to investigators, he, being a shareholder and Chairman of the Board Yukos in 1998-1999 ordered the murder of his subordinates – Leonid Nevzlin and Alexey Pichugin and others. Nefteyugansk Mayor Vladimir Petukhov was shot June 26, 1998, in Khodorkovsky’s birthday. In 2007, the court convicted in the case of the former Yukos security officer Alexei Pichugin and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Customer murder was named the former owner of Yukos, Leonid Nevzlin, who at that time had already moved to Israel.

A spokesman for former Yukos CEO then stated that he did not intend to participate in the investigation and to get in touch with Russian investigators. Also Pispanen stressed that Jodorowsky believes the charges against him baseless.

In the Kremlin, commenting on the new criminal case against Khodorkovsky, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin, taking a decision on a businessman pardon, no data on its possible involvement in other crimes.