The Basmanny Court confirmed the legality of the arrest of Bashneft shares

The Basmanny Court of Moscow rejected the complaint of representatives of the AFK Sistema against the actions of the investigator who refused to remove the arrest from the Bashneft shares. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the court.

In mid -July, the same court arrested a stake in Bashneft, owned by AFK Sistema. This measure was accepted as part of the investigation of the waste and money laundering, excited against the ex-head of the Bashneft, Ural Rakhimov (son of the former president of Bashkiria, Murtazi Rakhimov) and large businessman Levon Ayrapetyan. At the end of August, the case was also opened on laundering money on the sale of shares of the Bashkir fuel and energy company (Bashtek).

In 2009, AFK Sistema bought a Bastek from Bashkiria through funds, which were considered close to father and son Rakhimov. As the media wrote, Ayrapetyan received $ 50 million for participating in Rakhimov Jr. of this company and laundering the received funds. The amount by which the Bashneft shares were sold was, according to the witness, he was underestimated.

In mid -July, Ayrapetyan was arrested. Rakhimov put on the wanted list; The prosecution was brought to him in absentia. Earlier it was reported that he is in Austria.

On Tuesday, the head of the AFC System Vladimir Yevtushenkov was placed under house arrest in the case of theft of shares of enterprises that are part of the fuel and energy complex of Bashkiria. He was charged under part 4 of Article 174 of the Criminal Code (laundering of money), which provides for the seven years of the colony.

On Thursday, the defense of Yevtushenkov appealed to him the appointment of this preventive measure.