Friday, March 25, 2016

Investigative Committee told about the illegal purchase of Yukos in 1996 – RBC

The former head of Yukos, Mikhail Khodorkovsky,

Photo: REUTERS 2016

TFR close to proving that the former co-owners of the Yukos company acquired illegally, said the representative office, Vladimir Markin. According to him, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has not paid for the purchase of shares of “penny»

Investigators TFR collect evidence of illegal acquisition of Yukos oil company, its shareholders, and are close to completing this work, the official representative of the TFR Vladimir Markin in the radio broadcast . “Vesti FM»

«This is a case that can be described with the words: everyone knows, but can not prove. This is exactly the case when everyone knew, but investigators have worked in this direction and are close to the proof that this was indeed the case, “- said Markin (according to” Interfax quoted »)

. The representative of the TFR is also suggested that the former owner of Yukos, Mikhail Khodorkovsky “were not paid for the purchase of shares of the company dime.” According to Markin, investigators already have “evidence in the form of documents” that Yukos was acquired illegally

«All associates that Yukos -. Is a company that Khodorkovsky had made, from scratch, with zero. However, this state-owned company, which stands for “Yuganskneftegaz” and “Kuybyshevorgsintez”. This gave rise to the acronym. It was sold at the time of the pledge auctions in 1996. The order of the competition signed a great friend of the Russian people, Alfred Koch. If you do not remember, I can tell you, “- said Markin

He said that the purchase of Yukos filed its application the two companies -.” Laguna “and” Mont Blanc “. “Trying to be declared on the competition Inkombanka structures was quickly rejected, the bank has some violations were allegedly found, as a result there were two companies that belong to it to Khodorkovsky,” – said Markin

On Wednesday, 23 March. , the source of “Interfax” reported that in the course of further investigation the police have evidence that the former co-owner of Yukos began its shareholders by means of fraud. From this it follows that the foreign legal entity, backed by former top managers of the oil company, had no legal basis for the claims to Russia at $ 50 billion.

The source did not rule out the option that obtained by investigators evidence will serve as a basis for the presentation of new accusations, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and other former owners of Yukos and trial.

in early March, RBC wrote that Russia has transferred the legal team of the former Yukos shareholders the original version of the company’s shareholders’ register seized by investigators from the company ” M-Register “in July 2003. His analysis shows that the plaintiffs to sue Russia $ 50 billion in the Hague, received shares of Yukos illegally and concealed from investors arbitrage Russian nationality, claimed Russian lawyers. If it was not fraud by the plaintiffs, who concealed that they are just “shell companies belonging zhaschimi Russian citizens,” the Hague arbitration would not even recognize that it has jurisdiction over the dispute under the international Energy Charter Treaty, according to Russian security.

in July 2014 International Court of arbitration in The Hague sentenced former Yukos shareholders tion compensated at $ 50 billion Russia has refused to pay, then Yukos shareholders have begun enforcement of the decision process in several western jurisdictions -. Belgium, France, Germany, UK USA. An appeal by the Yukos case in the District Court of The Hague will be discussed on 20 April.

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