The court will consider the issue of arrest in absentia of the Ananyev brothers

The Investigative Committee brought charges of embezzlement against the former co-owners of Promsvyazbank, Alexey and Dmitry Ananyev. They face up to 10 years in prison. The Investigative Committee has already filed a petition with the court demanding that the Ananyevs be arrested in absentia, Yunona Tsareva, a representative of the Basmanny Court of Moscow, told Vedomosti .

Promsvyazbank filed an application with law enforcement agencies in 2018. “As part of the case, several episodes of illegal activities of the former owners of the bank Alexey and Dmitry Ananyev are being investigated, including the theft of credit files, the completion of 24 transactions for the purchase and sale of securities the day before the introduction of the temporary administration,” said a representative of the bank. The arbitration court, according to him, recognized the illegality of these transactions. The bank was recognized as a victim in the criminal case.

At the end of May, the Moscow Arbitration Court arrested the assets of the Ananyevs in a lawsuit filed by Promsvyazbank for damages of 282 billion rubles. In total, the list of seized property includes more than 50 real estate objects, including houses and land plots, two airplanes, cars, the building and collection of the Museum of the Institute of Russian Realistic Art, and shares in companies.

The Central Bank decided to reorganize Promsvyazbank on December 15, 2017. In 2018, the bank was transferred to the Federal Property Management Agency and appointed the main bank for state defense orders and large government contracts.