The court has placed under house arrest accused on charges of bribery in the $ 2 million the head of the MAYOR Alexei Ulyukayev
Basmanny district court has placed under house arrest by the Minister of economic development of Russia Alexei Ulyukayev, a defendant of a bribe of $ 2 million. for a positive assessment of the Agency that influenced the results of the transaction during the purchase of Bashneft, the Agency reports city news “Moscow” from the courtroom.
The investigator was asked to put the accused under house arrest, citing the fact that, being at large, Alexei Ulyukayev might abscond from the investigation and trial.
“Criminal case initiated on the fact of receiving a bribe in the form of money, the bribe was received by him personally. Alexei Ulyukayev caught red-handed, immediately upon receiving the money, and when it was discovered clear signs of a crime. His guilt he did not recognize, from testimony refused,” — said the investigator.
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According to him, the wine Alexei Ulyukayev confirmed by the testimony of eyewitnesses. “Witnesses pointed to the accused as the person who committed the crime,” added the investigator. He also noted that there is an order dated 2 November 2016 on sending Alexei Ulyukayev to Cuba and Peru. Thus, according to the investigation, being at large, economic development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev may be hiding.
Protection, in turn, was asked to take a soft to the accused a measure of restraint — recognizance not to leave, and in the case of house arrest to allow the Minister walks for two hours in the morning and evening. “Finding Alexei Ulyukayev on the loose will meet the interests of our state, please vote on bail,” said lawyer Timothy Gridnev.
A. Ulyukayev expressed his intention to cooperate with the investigation. “I did not refuse to testify, I refrained from testimony. I set the maximum to cooperate with the investigation, my reputation and my name may be cleared in this way”, he added.
The message on detention of the Minister of economic development of Russia Alexei Ulyukayev appeared on the night of 15 November on the official website of the Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation.See alsothe speaker in the court told about their illnesses
According to authorities, a criminal case of bribery against the Minister was filed on the results of the FSB of Russia of the complex operational activities of the Main Department on investigation of especially important cases of the RF IC. It was explained that the circumstances of the crime associated with obtaining A. Ulyukaev November 14, 2016 $ 2 million. for issued by the Ministry of economic development the positive evaluation that allowed PJSC “NC “Rosneft” to carry out the acquisition of a state block of shares of JSC “Bashneft” in the amount of 50%.
Later acting head of the Department of interaction with mass-media SK the Russian Federation Svetlana Petrenko told reporters that A. Ulyukayev was charged under part 6 St. 290 criminal code (“Receiving bribes a person holding state position of the Russian Federation, with extortion of a bribe in especially large size”).
However, as explained in SK, the acquisition by Rosneft of shares of “Bashneft” is not disputed and is not the subject of a criminal investigation.
The decree of the RF government on the sale of a stake in oil company “Bashneft” was signed on October 10, 2016 October 12, on the website of “Rosneft” there was a statement about the purchase of state shares of OJSC “ANK “Bashneft”, which specified that “Rosneft” has concluded the contract of purchase and sale of the state package of shares of “Bashneft” and fully complied with its obligations under the contract, listing of 329.7 billion rubles at the expense of the Federal Treasury.