LONDON, February 12. / Corr. Ilya Dmitryachev TASS /. London’s High Court has sentenced the former head of the International Industrial Bank (IIB), Sergei Pugachev to 2 years in prison for contempt of court. However, the prosecution is absentee – the ex-senator from Tuva, whose extradition is sought Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, located in France, whose citizenship he possesses. Extradited Pugachev in the UK on the basis of decision can not, however, is the ex-banker to appear in the UK, he will be immediately arrested.
guilty on 12 counts of the 17
Judge Vivienne Rose, today announced the verdict, acknowledged the former senator convicted of 12 of 17 violations that were attributed to him. In particular, he was found guilty of perjury, concealment of assets, flight of British jurisdiction in violation of a court order
“I hast taken a decision, that he was guilty of violating the 12 orders of the court”, -. The judge said. “The maximum punishment that the court may impose in this case – 24 months”, -. Added Rose
So the British court agreed with the arguments of the Russian Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA), which is the bankruptcy trustee bankrotyaschegosya IIB. It DIA last year demanded attract Pugacheva to responsibility for contempt of court.
Rough contempt
One of the most serious violations of the judge Rose said, is that the ex-banker left the British jurisdiction . Pugachev explained the decision to leave the UK in June last year a serious threat that his life began to undergo in the territory of the United Kingdom. The judge concluded that the ex-banker “does not provide any justification of his departure”.
In this case, the court also found implausible version Pugacheva about the fate of several hundred million dollars, eaten away from the bank before he was denied a license in 2010.
the judge called “gross contempt of court” that Pugachev, despite the relevant judicial inquiry has not provided tickets to France, nor given access to available to him the means of communication. In December, during the testimony by webcast former banker several times gone by issues judges without naming any airport, from where he flew to France, nor the departure date.
Similarly, despite the numerous questions he I never told how threw away the only means of communication with which he left the UK – iPhone smartphone ( “iPhone”) and tablet PC iPad ( “ipad”), in which the memory cards, he said, did not provide any information capable of . interest to the investigation
How to get the two years
According to all 12 counts Pugachev was sentenced to various terms – from several months to 2 years. However, given that the maximum period provided for by British legislation on these types of violations, not exceeding 24 months, it is at this Pugachev period and was sentenced.
No statute of limitations
Judge Vivienne Rose He said that will issue an arrest warrant for ex-banker. This means that as soon as the Pugachev will appear in the UK, he will be in prison. Expire this order can not. “This decision does not expire even if he comes back here in 10, 20 or 30 years, he will be arrested.” – He told reporters a representative of the interests of the DIA, QC, Stephen Smith
In this case, the extradition proceedings to. possessing French citizenship Pugachev in this case can not be applied, since it is a default judgment, rather than a criminal charge in which it would be possible to use the mechanism of extradition.
“Only one of the items on the which Pugachev found guilty, can the criminal component – a perjury trial, however, on that basis to request extradition of the convicted person is also impossible, “-. said the reporters one of watching the legal process
reaction DIA
<. p> After the verdict DIA issued a statement in which it stated that “welcomes two important decisions” that ruled the court. In addition to recognizing Pugacheva guilty of contempt of court agency quoted today’s decision on the New Zealand Trusts “including owning expensive real estate in London.” “The judge has confirmed that there are” very good reason “to claim that the assets of trusts are actually controlled by Pugachev”, – stated in the DIA. Thus the court did not cancel issued last year, the English Court of Appeal decision on the freezing of assets of several trusts ex-banker. “The court found that the decision to cancel the seizure of assets of trusts would create” a serious risk “that the trustees would allow Pugachev squander the assets”, – said the Agency
What is the accused Pugachev
in Russia, a former banker charged with embezzlement on a large scale, as well as abuse of power. According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, in 2009 Mejprombank, headed by then was Pugachev, controlled by the head of the organization issued 120 non-performing loans by 64 billion rubles. In addition, according to investigators, in 2008-2009 they were kidnapped 28 billion rubles allocated by the Bank of Russia as unsecured loans. In November, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a new criminal case against Pugachev in connection with the issuance of the 2006 loan of 700 thousand. Dollars for the purchase of apartments and termination requirements on loans on a false letter.
In 2014, the High Court London at the request of DIA, bankruptcy trustee Industrial Bank, issued a writ of seizure of property of Pugachev, which resulted in the arrest of its assets up to $ 2 billion.
Pugachev himself calls the charges politically motivated. He has the right to appeal the court’s decision.
Get the reaction of Pugachev in the decision of the court reporter TASS his assistants failed.
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