A London court froze the assets of businessman Kolomoisky for $2.5 billion
It is noted that the former co-owner of PrivatBank and its partners withdrew from the Bank nearly $2 billion, with the result that the money was transferred to companies that they secretly belonged to or were under their control.
KIEV, December 21. /TASS/. London’s high court issued an order on a worldwide seizure of assets of the former co-owner of PrivatBank and its partners for more than $2.5 billion On Thursday reported the Bank press service, the claim which the case is heard.
“The high Court of England issued an order on a worldwide seizure of assets misters Kolomoisky, [Gennady] Bogolyubov and others more than $2.5 billion of PJSC CB “PrivatBank” has started a trial in the High Court of London against its former owners and managers,” — said in the message. It clarifies that the decision was made on December 19.
“Order the seizure of assets was issued on the basis of detailed evidence submitted to the court, from which it follows, that Messrs Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov through a series of illegal transactions withdrew from the Bank nearly $2 billion, bringing the funds were transferred to companies that they secretly belonged to or were under their control,” — said in the message.
PrivatBank expects the proceedings to return more than $2.5 billion, including interest.
Earlier, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Alexander danyluk reported that the Ukrainian state is not yet able to compensate the losses due to the nationalization of PrivatBank, including through the courts. According to him, the former owners of the Bank filed more than 360 lawsuits in Ukrainian courts in which demanded to cancel the decisions related to the nationalization.
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