The Ministry of justice spoke about the prospects of the litigation with the former shareholders of Yukos

The lawsuit by the court in the Hague to recover in favor of the former shareholders of Yukos 57 billion dollars could take several years. Told in a conversation Last news Deputy head of the Ministry of justice, the Ombudsman of Russia to the ECHR Michael Halperin.

first, the justice Ministry said that the Russian Federation appealed against the decision of the Hague court about collecting in favor of the former shareholders of Yukos $ 57 billion.

The Hague court of appeal in February ordered the Russian Federation to pay $ 50 billion to former Yukos shareholders. The Russian Ministry of justice said that the cassation court to challenge the verdict in the Supreme court of the Netherlands.

from the outset, the Tribunal ruled to bring Russia $ 50 billion, in April 2016, this decision was overturned by the District court of the Hague. As commented Last news in the Department, the amount increased to $ 57 billion in connection with the accrued interest.

the Ministry of justice indicated that the Appeal court ignored numerous facts of violation by the plaintiffs of the norms of anti-corruption and AML / CFT regulation. According to the Agency, the former shareholders of Yukos have received supervision over the assets of the organization With proven collusion, fictitious tenders and bribery of officials responsible for its privatization. Moreover, offshore " company dummy ", controlled by Russian residents, in fact did not pay Yukos shares and, accordingly, has not made any contribution to the Russian economy.

In the management of Yukos former owner has systematically avoided paying taxes, illegally withdrawn assets abroad, laundered money and committed other illegal actions. For this reason, the plaintiffs, having " dirty hands ", have the opportunity to be recognized as bona fide investors in terms of the energy Charter Treaty to which they refer, stressed the Ministry of justice. In addition, the evidence presented of Russian oligarchs bribe the main witness in the case, said the Agency.

The Ministry of justice Also explained that in the process of arbitration proceedings the plaintiffs introduced the judges misled concerning the ultimate beneficiaries of three front organizations, have filed lawsuits against Russia. In reality, the plaintiffs in fact were the Russian oligarchs beneficiary of Yukos. The court was presented with irrefutable confirmation of when these citizens of Russia with the plaintiffs. For this reason, submitted the claim individuals do not have the opportunity to be recognized as foreign investors, confident in the justice Ministry.

Also clarifies that the court ignored the unambiguous lack of Russia's consent to arbitration on the claim of former Yukos shareholders. The Ministry stressed that the decision of the court of Appeal of the Hague does not match the position of the European court of human rights.

Latest in their own solutions many times rejected the attacks against Russia in the "political motivation" and "the repressive character" of the tax measures taken regarding Yukos. The ECHR confirmed that the Russian tax authorities had acted legitimately When the additional tax assessment concerning the organization. The Hague court of appeal did not consider proven in a process called litigation mass Exodus of Yukos from taxes and in practice completely ignored the ample evidence of the use by Yukos of the "one-day firms" in the regions with the preferential taxation, confirmed by the specified decision of the ECHR, stressed the Ministry of justice.



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