Detention top managers BGB, which became known on June 12, are the raider seizure of the Bank by the state, said in an interview with RBC Victor Babariko, until may of this year 20 years held the post of Chairman of the Board.
“I fully share the position of the press release “Gazprom” and Gazprombank. It’s raider seizure, and the state that violates not only domestic laws but also international treaties,” said Babariko. May 12, he announced his decision to run for President (elections will be held on 9 August).
“the Whole logic of events suggests that it is a process aimed against me. It affects the interests of owners, customers, created absolute chaos, violated all the laws of Belarus on banking secrecy in relation to people who are not even defendants in these cases,” he continues Babariko.
In the BGB for 49.8% of shares belong to the Russian “Gazprom” and Gazprombank. On Friday, both companies announced that on June 11 in violation of the Belarusian legislation the Board of the National Bank “were made illegal appointment of acting Chairman and acting Deputy Chairman of the management Board of OJSC “Belgazprombank”. These actions committed with gross violation of legislation of Belarus and the Treaty on the Eurasian economic Union, said in their press release.
the Belarusian media reported that the post of Chairman of the Board may be appointed the former head of the National Bank of Belarus Nadezhda Ermakova. “Chairman of the Board, appoint owners and shareholders. In the BGB, the state has a vanishingly small fraction, and this proportion is not a Golden share. So even the appointment of the acting Chairman of the Board — a prerogative of the shareholders,” — said RBC Babariko.
the state control Committee of Belarus reported that during investigative activities detained 15 people, including Deputy head of the Bank and representatives of commercial structures (mostly former employees of the Bank). Criminal cases initiated under articles about the legalization of funds obtained in a criminal way in especially large size and evasion from payment of taxes in especially large size. In the course of investigations seized more than $4 million.
“They are charged with tax evasion because they have in storage is my money. I have such the banking habit is not to keep all in one basket”, explains the politician.
to refuse to participate in the presidential campaign of Babariko not intended. “I, probably, did not expect such a scale and with such fear that will bring those elections on the current government. But I was ready to call it thatto provocative actions,” he says. According to Babariko, his staff prepared various scenarios: “we Have today all ready to even without me to reach the 9 of August.”
the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Friday, June 12, said that “he worked for this Bank and for them in 2016”, “found the withdrawal of money, foreign accounts, foreign property”, intensified action after receiving information from foreign partners.
“What struck me the villain, so to say: I say, nothing to do with me claims no one has, so they…”, — he commented on the statements of Babariko, which on Friday rejected the suspicion of irregularities in the Bank. The nomination of Babariko the head of state associated with investigation. “What climbed — because I realized that to come to him and put on handcuffs. And we are now profitable to engage in politics, to be a prisoner of conscience,” — said the Belarusian leader.
RBC asked for a comment about the words of Babariko to press-Secretary of the President of Belarus Natalia Eismont.
Just in the presidential campaign want to participate 15 people, including Lukashenka. Until June 19 the initiative group must pass a minimum of 100 thousand signatures in support of nomination of candidates.
