The detention of the Minister Alexei Ulyukayev. The FACTS of the ONLINE News Economy

Print Minister of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev detained on 15 November for taking bribes in the amount of $ 2 million. it is reported, Russia’s Investigative Committee.

“November 15, 2016 on the results of the FSB of Russia of the complex operational activities of the Main Department on investigation of especially important cases of the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against the Minister of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev on signs of the crime provided by part 6 of article 290 of the RF criminal code (receiving a bribe in especially large size)”, — it is told in message SK the Russian Federation, published at 02.35 GMT.

Facts about the detention of Alexei Ulyukayev

• the media, citing law enforcement sources report that the money was transferred Ulyukayev under the control of the FSB, as in the case of the Governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh.
• Later the Investigative Committee of Russia has informed that criminal case is connected with receiving $ 2 million for the assessment, which allowed Rosneft to acquire state-owned shares “Bashneft” in the privatization. Rosneft closed the deal to buy the state package of shares of “Bashneft” in the amount of 50,0755 shares on 12 October 2016. On account of the Federal Treasury was transferred 329,7 billion.
• Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov commented on the arrest of the Minister. “It’s night. I don’t know were reported to the President. This is a very serious accusation that requires very serious evidence. In any case, the deciding court can only. As you know, the court does not always agree with the opinion of the investigators, and Vice versa,” he said.
• “If Alexei Ulyukayev blamed the fact that he knocked an old lady, when I was going to G with high speed on the night Moscow, and it would look plausible,” said the President of RSPP Alexander Shokhin.

  “the very wording of a possible bribe for the assessment of Bashneft, despite the fact that Bashneft was sold at a price that everyone thought was the market, strange,” he said. – “No one – neither the experts nor the officials – there was no question that the price of Bashneft in 329 billion rubles – market price. Therefore, for the market valuation to take a bribe – a strange accusation. When the influence that Rosneft has on the decision-making process, it is no less strange charges.”

• Rosneft has responded to the detention of the speaker. “The actions of the Investigative Committee the company does not comment, said TASS representative of the company. – A package of shares of “Bashneft” acquired in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the basis of the best commercial offers made to the Bank operator”.
• First Deputy Chairman of the CBR Sergey Shvetsov commented on the detention of the speaker. According to him, the head of the Ministry of economy in the last place one would suspect to something like this.

  “I have great respect for Alexei Valentinovich. His last one would suspect of something like that. What is written in the press, seems to be absurd. Now nothing is clear,” – said Shvetsov, the RIA Novosti news Agency.

• Japan will continue to develop cooperation with Russia, despite the arrest of the speaker. “I know about it (the arrest – approx. ed.) from the media. We have recently met. I am very surprised”, – declared on a press-conferences in Tokyo the Minister of economy, trade and industry, Minister of economic cooperation with Russia Hiroshige Seko.

  “There are agreements at the level of governments. There was agreement at the meeting in Peru this week to agree on and specify the plan of the Sino-Russian economic cooperation. I think that the Minister Ulyukayev in Peru could not come, but we intend to quietly promote this work with his successor and others (representatives of the Ministry – approx. ed.)”, – quotes RIA of the Japanese Minister.

• the speaker was in the development of the FSB for over a year and was caught red-handed when receiving a bribe of $ 2 million. “it is Unknown whether initially suspicions against him, why blame him now, but in the development he was just more than a year”, – said the source RIA Novosti in law enforcement.