The founder of the gold mining company Petropavlovsk became involved in a theft case

In the Moscow office of Pokrovsky Mine, which is owned by the gold mining company Petropavlovsk, investigative actions were carried out in a criminal case against the founder and former CEO of the company, Pavel Maslovsky. This was reported to RBC by a representative of Pokrovsky Mine.

He said that Maslovsky was accused of embezzling funds from the Pokrovsky Mine as part of an organized group for personal enrichment. This happened by making a transaction for the purchase and sale of real estate at an inflated cost. to Interfax The company clarified that it was concluded in 2018. At the same time, the representative of Pokrovsky Mine stressed that the investigation had not conducted an independent assessment of the transaction.

“Our assumption, why this criminal case was initiated and why it happened right now, is that this may be connected with the preparation of a meeting of shareholders of Pokrovsky mine with an agenda to change the management bodies and may be an attempt to put pressure on the management of Pokrovsky mine” ", he said.

Investigative actions have been going on since 12 o'clock, they said in the Pokrovsky Mine. According to RBC and TASS sources , Maslovsky is being interrogated by representatives of the investigation.

Petropavlovsk is one of the largest gold mining companies in Russia. Its main work is concentrated in the Amur region, where the company has been operating since 1994.