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AFK "System" handed over to the state another 2.3 percent of Bashneft shares. This was reported on the company's website. As noted, shares were transferred in accordance with the decision of the Moscow Arbitration Court and on the basis of the appeal of the Federal Property Management Agency.

“Thus, AFK System settled all the requirements of the Russian Federation regarding shares of ANK OJSC Bashneft,” the company said.

On December 25, Kommersant reported that the investigator of the Investigative Committee of Aleksey Vechelyev intends to close the case against the head of the AFC “System” by Vladimir Yevtushenkov, who was initiated in September under Part 3 of Article 33 - paragraph “A” Part 3 of Article 174 of the Criminal Code (the organization of money made by a group of persons by prior conspiracy), however, it has not yet been determined by what wording would terminate the investigation, or not manage Resolution due to employment in other criminal cases.

Then the newspaper wrote that Vechelyev returned Yevtushenkov to the defense of all the paper seized during the September search, including a billionaire passport.

On December 17, the head of the AFK Sistema was exempted from house arrest under the obligation to turn to the investigator. The next day, Vladimir Putin stated during a large press conference that the charges against the billionaire were not confirmed and was removed. On December 19, the billionaire attended a meeting of representatives of large business with Putin.