German police arrested a citizen of Ukraine, Deputy head of the Supervisory Board of VETEK Boris Tymonkin, is suspected of causing damage to the Ukrainian economy on 281 million Arvo.
"law enforcement authorities in Berlin said Tuesday that the detained citizen of Ukraine at Berlin airport "sch?nefeld", accused of causing economic damage to Ukraine in the amount of 281 million euros. He was removed from the flight, EN route from Istanbul ", - RIA "news" referring to the Ukrainian news Agency " UKRINFORM ".



The arrest was made in response to the request of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's office to extradite Tymonkin, who was in the international wanted list through Interpol on charges of money laundering. Now the Prosecutor General's office of Ukraine should prepare the documents for the extradition. For help to the Ukrainian consular officers Tymonkin until not addressed. In the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine confirmed the fact of detention, the banker Borys Tymonkin in Germany." on Sunday Tymonkin was captured. A German court on Tuesday adopted a conclusion it extradition arrest. The Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine informed the Prosecutor General's office, and that, for its part, prepares the request and materials for extradition Tymonkin in Ukraine ", - said to "Interfax-Ukraine" the Director of the division of communications the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Artem Shevchenko. In June 2013 Tymonkin became head of the financial sector group of organizations VETEK, combining the assets of Ukrainian businessman Sergei Kurchenko, against which Ukraine opened a case under the criminal code, and was wanted for theft of property of state enterprises of PJSC "Ukrgazvydobuvannya" and applying the group VETEK losses " Naftogaz of Ukraine ".

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