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The CEO of RBC commented on reports of the initiation of a criminal case for fraud in the holding company
RBC General Director Nikolai Molibog commented on reports of the initiation of a criminal case for fraud on an especially large scale in the holding company (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code).
Molibog on his Facebook page described transactions with the company CJSC Byte-Telecom, 75% of the shares of which belonged to the RBC holding. According to the company's former shareholder Alexander Panov, he and another shareholder Yaroslav Karetsky were deprived of their shares. RNS reported that a criminal case was opened based on Panov's statement.
Nikolay Molibog explains that in September 2014, RBC shares in Byte-Telecom CJSC from Karuta Investments Ltd. handed over to Farida Karimova. The general director of the holding emphasizes that the transaction was carried out in compliance with Russian laws.
On September 29, 2014, the general meeting of Byte-Telecom shareholders terminated the powers of the company’s general director, Igor Selivanov. The holding is ready to provide documents confirming this, Molibog added.
“We do not know what happened to Byte-Telecom CJSC after September 2014, and we do not understand what documents on the change of general director, dated August 2014, are being referred to,” wrote Nikolai Molibog. He points out that the company was unprofitable.
RBC lawyers are considering the possibility of filing a lawsuit against Alexander Panov and the Rambler News Service agency, which reported on the case with reference to Panov. According to Molibog, the agency published unverified and unreliable information that discredits the business reputation of the holding and its employees.
Molibog added that earlier RBC filed a lawsuit against Alexander Panov to protect the honor, dignity and business reputation of the management and the entire holding after his similar public statements. “The court found Panov’s statements untrue. RBC’s demands were satisfied, and Panov’s statements were refuted,” Molibog notes.
Earlier today, RNS reported the initiation of a criminal case for fraud in the holding based on a statement from Panov. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Based on the results of the audit, the Prosecutor General’s Office concluded that Panov and Karetsky each had 12.5% shares of Byte-Telecom worth more than a million rubles stolen. According to investigators, their shares were taken over as a result of submitting fictitious documents to the tax office for the reorganization of the company.