The court in Russia in absentia arrested Ukrainian businessmen of Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov

"In the Vakhitiv District Court of Kazan, a preventive measure was selected in the form of extradition from the moment of extradition to the territory of the Russian Federation of Kolomoisky IV, born in 1963 and Bogolyubov GB, born in 1962, which were charged with preliminary investigation bodies committing crimes provided for in Article 210, paragraph 3 of Article 33, part 4 of Article 160 of the Criminal Code ", - the message reads.

As it is specified, the co-founders of the financial and industrial group "Privat" are accused of appropriation of 800 thousand tons of oil delivered by the Russian oil company "Tatnaft", worth more than $ 400 million. Kolomoisky was arrested in absentia for 2 months from the moment of extradition under Part 4 of Art. 160 of the Criminal Code of Russia, that is, under an article on the assignment or waste.

The criminal case against Kolomoisky, as well as his business partners of Bogolyubov, former co-owner of UkrSibbank Alexander Yaroslavsky and the chairman of the board of Ukrtatnafta, Pavel Ovcharenko in Russia was violated last August last year. According to the Russian investigation, in 2007, Ukrainian businessmen illegally appropriated more than 800 thousand tons of oil for a total amount of more than $ 400 million.

Ukrtatnafta PJSC is a Ukrainian oil refining company, one of the largest producers of petroleum products in Ukraine. The company owns the largest refinery plant located in Kremenchug. We will remind, in early September NABU detectives were presented with suspicions of eight persons from ex-top-topics of Ukrnafta, who are suspected of illegally seizing UAH 13. 3 billion. The status of the suspects is also the former Board Chairman Peter Vanheke.