the Former Minister for open government Mikhail Abyzov and his 11 accomplices were charged in the final version. On Wednesday, August 13, according to “Kommersant”, citing a source close to the investigation.
Just the materials of the investigation has more than 400 volumes. The defendants are accused of creating an organized criminal community (OPS) and the theft of his means of four billion rubles.
According to investigators, created OPS Mikhail Abyzov, CEO of the group “Ru-com” Nikolay Stepanov and his Deputy Maxim Rusakov. In 2012-2014 Abyzov, owning several offshore companies, together with associates convinced the shareholders of JSC SIBEKO and JSC “Regional electric networks” (RES) to buy their shares of the four companies at an inflated price. The costs of the transaction amounted to four billion rubles.
the Funds were withdrawn on account of Cyprus. The defendants are also accused of commercial bribery in 78 million roubles and illegal participation in entrepreneurial activities. Investigators believe that the company SIBEKO Abyzov, being an officer, earned about 32 billion rubles.
11 accomplices Abyzov also charged, and another four declared on the international wanted list. None of the accused pleaded not guilty.
Earlier it was reported that the Prosecutor General’s office filed a lawsuit against the former Russian Minister Abyzov exemption state income 32.5 billion rubles. A hearing on the lawsuit Gagarinsky court will begin September 7.
