A case of theft 12, 7 billion rubles from BTA Bank aimed to court

Zam. Prosecutor General Viktor grin sent in the court case under the criminal code in respect of the 1st of the participants in the theft of assets of BTA Bank, said the official authorized office Marina Gridneva.

"Deputy General Prosecutor Victor grin approved the indictment on criminal case concerning the General Director of "Eurasia logistics" Alexander Volkov. He is accused of committing iniquity, under part 4 of article 159 of the criminal code (fraud committed from an organized group), " - said Gridneva news Agency. By assumption the investigation, in 2007 the wolves from the organized group, which included Mukhtar Ablyazov, Denis Vorotyntsev, Alexei byelov, Artem Bondarenko and others by deception of members of the credit Department and other employees of JSC "BTA Bank" has committed theft of property of the financial institution totaling more than 12, 7 billion." With Volkov concluded pre-trial agreement On cooperation and case under the criminal code concerning him targeted in the Domodedovo city court of the Moscow region for consideration on the merits. The hearing in the criminal case against his accomplices continues the Investigation Department of the MIA of Russia ", - said the Commissioner of the Supervisory authority. The former head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov was arrested on the French Riviera in July 2013 in Accordance With international order. Allegations of financial fraud amounting to about $ 5 billion Since the beginning put forward Russia, and then Ukraine, where, according to the police organization, the businessman has carried out illegal operations for the sum of 400 million dollars. Then the entrepreneur disappeared and was later declared in the international wanted list through Interpol. Ablyazov's lawyers emphasize that the prosecution of their client is politically motivated. He denies guilt. The decision to extradite Mr Ablyazov to the Russian Federation was signed by the Prime Minister of France Manuelem Waltz on September 17. About it was informed Ablyazov himself, nestled in the conclusion of "Fleury-M?rogis" near Paris. He appealed the Decision of the French government, sending a petition to the Council of State of France.


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