Sechin commented on the reports about the seizures of documents in “Bashneft” – RBK

the Head of “Rosneft” Igor Sechin.

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“Rosneft” does not produce seizures of documents at offices of “Bashneft” — this usually involved the security forces, Sechin said. Reports about the seizure appeared the next day after the control of “Bashneft” has passed to “Rosneft”

“Rosneft” does not produce seizures of documents at offices of “Bashneft”, said the head of “Rosneft” Igor Sechin. “You confuse something, the recesses are produced by law-enforcement authorities, and we are no recesses are not doing any scoring we do not need” — quoted by “RIA Novosti”.

however, Sechin, said that Rosneft met with the contracts of “Bashneft” in order to ensure continuity in the work. According to Sechin, the integration of “Bashneft” has already happened, it became a subsidiary of “Rosneft”. “We fully control the situation. I would like to thank [Alexander] Corsica (October 13, his powers as President of “Bashneft” was terminated early. the RBC) for their assistance to us,” Sechin said (quoted by TASS).

that Thursday morning in the offices of Bashneft in Ufa and Moscow began the seizure of documents, informed RBC a source in “Bashneft” confirmed a friend of another employee. The recess is carried out by people in mufti, the Internet in offices is security and access control at the entrance strengthened, said one of the interlocutors RBC. “Internet disconnected, only work enterprise services,” confirmed RBC a friend employee of “Bashneft”. In turn the press-Secretary of “Rosneft” Mikhail Leontyev told RBC that this is not about the seizure of documents, and “referral”.

Later Thursday, “RIA Novosti” with reference to a source in law enforcement bodies has informed that seizure of documents in the Moscow office of “Bashneft” carried out by security forces. Operational activities conducted by the Federal security service, said the Agency interlocutor. In addition, the Agency, citing a source in the Bashkir office of “Bashneft” has informed that at night on October 13 at the company’s offices in Ufa, armed men entered, which the guards are unable to prevent. “As we understand, they suddenly appeared to prevent the destruction of any financial documents”,- quoted Agency of his companion.

the Press service of the interior Ministry in Moscow told RBC that has no information on seizure of documents in “Bashneft”. “We do not work”, — said the first Deputy head of the Department of interaction with mass media of Investigatory Committee of Russia (TFR) Svetlana Petrenko. “Nothing really happens”, — told RBC, Mikhail Leontyev asked to comment on the message about the arrival of the security forces.

“Bashneft” is the procedure of transmission of documents, search and seizure is not carried out, criminal cases were brought, have informed “Interfax” a source in law enforcement bodies. “The possible turmoil associated with “Bashneft”, was caused by the fact that the procedure be attended by the employees of the security service of “Rosneft”, — said the source.

Mikhail Leontyev told TASS that the employees of Rosneft “in the military don’t go”. “In extreme cases, they could be in overalls, but I don’t think this is appropriate in the Central office,” — said the press Secretary of “Rosneft”.

reports of seizures of documents in “Bashneft” has appeared next day after the change of the main owner of the company. October 12, Rosneft closed a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Bashneft (of 50.08%) from the state, and on the morning of Thursday Bashneft reported a complete change of the management company: seven Board members were replaced by representatives of Rosneft, Chairman of the company is Alexander Corsica took the Vice-President of “Rosneft” Andrei Shishkin.

Vedomosti, citing a source familiar with the former top managers “Bashneft”, write that on Thursday, “Rosneft” asked to resign and the other managers of the company Vice presidents who were not in the Board, and heads of some departments, including occupational health and safety. According to the interlocutor of the edition, people are asked to leave by agreement of the parties. “We have appointed a completely new leadership within the Board. Of course, in key areas, too, people change,” he told RBC, Mikhail Leontyev.