Alexei Ulyukayev detained on suspicion in bribe
Raman said about the extortion economy Minister $2 million for the purchase by Rosneft of shares in Bashneft.
Monday, November 14, economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev was detained on suspicion of “extortion of bribes from representatives of Rosneft, coupled with threats.” The investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) announced that Mr. Ulyukaev $2 million “for economic development issued a positive evaluation, which allowed Rosneft to carry out the acquisition of a state block of shares of “Bashneft” 50%”. A criminal case was opened under part 6 of article 290 of the criminal code of Russian Federation — bribe reception in especially large size. The acquisition by Rosneft of shares in Bashneft done legally and is not the subject of the investigation, according to the investigative Committee.
“The circumstances of the crime connected with obtaining public office of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukaev November 14, 2016 $2 million for the Ministry of economic development issued a positive evaluation, which allowed PJSC “NC “Rosneft” to carry out the acquisition of a state block of shares of JSC “Bashneft” 50%”, — reported on the website of the TFR.
The Minister was detained by employees of FSB of the Russian Federation and GSU SKR on 14 November, red-handed while receiving $2 million, “we are talking about extortion of bribes from representatives of Rosneft, coupled with threats,” according to the Investigation Committee.
$2 million, which are imputed to a Minister as a bribe was given to him on Monday under the control of law enforcement officials, reported “Interfax” source: “Money Ulyukayev was transferred during the investigative experiment under the control of the security forces”. The source of “RIA Novosti” in law enforcement bodies reported that Alexei Ulyukayev was in development for the FSB more than a year: “the Minister was under surveillance by the security forces of the FSB more than a year, it is unknown whether initially suspicions against him, why blame him now, but in the development he was just more than a year”. The reason for carrying out investigative experiment in respect of Mr. speaker were the results of wiretaps of his conversations and calls his entourage, which was conducted in the summer of this year, according to sources.
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As reported TASS the representative of the RCDS Svetlana Petrenko, the maximum penalty under the article, which I suspect Alexei Ulyukayev, provides for a fine in the amount from 80-fold to 100-fold amounts of the bribe with deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term up to 15 years or imprisonment for the term from 8 till 15 years with a fine in the amount up to 70 times the bribe or without.
Deputy economic development Minister Yevgeny Yelin told RNS that, despite the fact that the detention “was not expected”, the Agency “still works.” So, a press-Secretary Alexei Ulyukayev flies to Peru for the APEC summit.
“Rosneft” actions of the TFR has not commented. The company argued that the package of shares of “Bashneft” acquired in accordance with the Russian legislation. The source of RBC in Rosneft added that the chief Executive officer of the state company Igor Sechin that night is in the workplace.
The acquisition by Rosneft of shares in Bashneft done legally and is not the subject of a criminal investigation, according to the investigative Committee.
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Note that, according to the TFR, the transfer to the Minister of money for a positive conclusion to the question of purchase of the state stake in Bashneft Rosneft has occurred after more than a month after the approval of this document. The order of the government No. 2130-R, referring to the proposal of the Ministry of economy agreed with the Ministry of Finance, “alienation of public joint stock company “Oil company “Rosneft”” federally-owned ordinary registered shares of public joint stock company “Joint stock oil company “Bashneft”” dated 10 October 2016. The economy the conclusion was mandated by government order № 1221-R of June 15: in this office stated “to submit to the government a draft decision on the alienation of shares, prepared on the basis of the report of the agent.” The only executor of the state order on privatization of “Bashneft” (agent) White house in the same order approved the “VTB Capital”.
However, Mr Ulyukayev earlier hoped for a more rapid sale of government’s stake in Bashneft (in may the Minister had hoped to close the deal in the first half of 2016), and the package itself to Rosneft. October 15 (when the purchase by Rosneft of a stake in Bashneft had already been approved by the government), the Minister hoped that “the deal (for the privatization of Rosneft.— “B”) can be closed in the November—December”. In this scheme the sale of 19.5% of state-owned companies, supported by the head of the Ministry of economy, involves the purchase of securities of “Rosneft” to the end of 2016, but the company was obliged to sell these shares to real investors in the first quarter of 2017. Mr. Ulyukayev said that this option allows you to obtain money in the budget in 2016, and closing of privatization deal in 2017. However, in the current circumstances, the prospects for the implementation of this scheme, as in the whole privatization of “Rosneft” to the end of the year, look unlikely.
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