US Border Service: Brauder can enter the country

The founder of the Hermitage Capital Foundation William Browner retained the right to visa -free entry into the United States, despite his investigation of Interpol by Russia, RBC reports with reference to the representative of the American customs and border guard service.

According to the border service, on October 18, Browner received permission to visa -free entry into the United States through the ESTA electronic system, and this permission continues to operate.

The representative of the border service noted that the decision for each application for visiting the United States "is made in each case due to circumstances" depending on whether "whether there are any danger entering the United States." The resolution of Browner on the entrance "remains valid," he emphasized.

On the eve of Brauder said he was canceled by an American visa . Later, the financier specified on the air of CNBC that he had in mind permission for visa -free entry.

The ESTA electronic system allows you to visit the United States without a visa to citizens of 38 countries, including British subjects, whose passport has a businessman. Citizens of these countries should notify Washington through a special site for entry to America and pay a visa fee.

On October 22, The Guardian reported that Russia unilaterally introduced a browner to the Interpol search base for the Diffusion ("Dissing") procedure, which allows the announcement of the investigation of the organization to bypass the Secretariat’s General. This step was authorized by President Vladimir Putin, sources of the publication said.

According to Brauder himself, he was warned about placing an electronic letter from the US Department of National Security in the Interpol base. The document reported that the status of Brauder as a participant in the Global Entry program, simplified visa -free entry into the United States, was canceled. Later, the department specified that such a decision was made due to Brauder entering the Interpol lists through the Diffusion procedure.

Several cases have been initiated in Russia against Braudor. In February, the Tver District Court of Moscow arrested Brauder and his companion Ivan Cherkasov in absentia , also living in Britain, in the case of financial fraud. Both Browner and his companion were charged in absentia in accordance with Article 33 - Article 196 (organization of intentional bankruptcy; up to six years of colony), part 3 of article 33 - paragraphs "A", "b" of part 2 of Article 199 (organization of tax evasion made in a group of persons in an especially large amount; also up to six years) and part 2 - part 2 - part 2 of Article 199.1 non -fulfillment of the duties of a tax agent on an especially large scale;

As part of another case, the businessman was charged with tax evasion. In July 2013, the judge of the Tver District Court Igor Alisov in absentia condemned Brauder in this case to nine years in general regime. The second person involved was the auditor Sergei Magnitsky . Alisov declared him guilty, after which he stopped the persecution of Magnitsky in connection with his death. In January 2014, the verdict to Brower and Magnitsky was confirmed .

On August 24, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office repeatedly demanded that the Interpol put Brauder on the international wanted list . In June, the Ministry of Internal Affairs turned to the International Police Organization with the same request, but they refused to do this there, referring to the previous decision to recognize the persecution of Brauder political.

The pursuit of a businessman in Russia began after he began to seek holding the guilty of Magnitsky's deaths.