RBC: the correspondence reception system in the main building of Rosneft has not been working for a week

In the Rosneft building on Sofiyskaya Embankment in Moscow, the system for receiving correspondence has not been working since November 10, RBC reports , citing sources and company employees.

The publication describes the system, which it calls “expedition”: this is a window in one of the building’s entrances, which was closed last Friday.

One of the security guards told an RBC correspondent that the system was not working “for technical reasons,” and the only way to convey something to a Rosneft employee was to call him and ask him to come down.

The publication writes that as of November 16, the “expedition” is not working, but a Rosneft representative claims the opposite. He also assures that “there is no connection between the technical transfer of subpoenas and the participation of the chief executive officer of Rosneft in the process [in the case of ex-Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev].”

Partner at the Zamoskvorechye Law Bureau, Dmitry Shevchenko, noted to RBC that subpoenas are usually sent to the witness’s place of residence. “It’s strange that the summons was sent to the work address at all, perhaps in order to speed up the notification process,” Shevchenko said and noted that if the “expedition” accepted the summons, it would mean that the court notified Rosneft, not Sechin.

Twice this week Sechin failed to appear in court in the case of the ex-minister, although he was sent subpoenas. For the first time, Rosneft spokesman Mikhail Leontyev said that his boss had not received the notice. For the second time, the company referred to Sechin’s business trip. Today he promised that he would attend the meeting if he agreed on all the schedules.