/IRBIS, March 19, 2010/ - Tver district court in Moscow yesterday arrested the leaders of the company "Eurasia Logistics", suspected of complicity in embezzling nearly $ 2 billion in BTA Bank (Kazakhstan), stated in today's issue of Russia's newspaper "Kommersant".

"Tver district court in Moscow yesterday arrested the leaders of the company" Eurasia Logistics ", suspected of complicity in embezzling nearly $ 2 billion allocated by the Kazakh BTA-Bank as loans for various projects in Russia, including a project on the construction in Moscow suburbs of a city. As considers Investigative Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the theft was organized by the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov sought by Kazakhstan. Now the case of fraud brought against Mr. Ablyazov and Russia ", - stated in the publication of the material.

He was reportedly detained general director of "Eurasia Logistics" Alexander Volkov, CFO Artem Bondarenko, Head of Legal Services and Director Denis Vorotyntsev economics firm Alexei Belov. They were detained, according to Kommersant, was preceded by extensive searches.

"In the beginning, as reported by the representatives of the investigation, searches were conducted in the office of" Eurasia Logistics ", and then in Moscow BTA Bank, one of the owners of whom the investigation finds sought Mukhtar Ablyazov," - stated in the message.

All detainees investigators suspect of fraud, forgery and money laundering committed in an organized group.

Recall that today "BTA Bank" denied reports carried in the bank searches.

LLC "Eurasia Logistics" was established in 2006, is a holding company "Eurasia Global". Engaged in construction of industrial and warehouse real estate. At the end of 2009 the company was the market leader, with more than 1 million square feet. m of warehouse space in Moscow (Complex North Domodedovo "), Yekaterinburg (Pyshma"), Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo) and Kazan ( "Biek Tau"). Financial data is not disclosed. According to the Uniform State Register of Legal Entities, 90% of the company owned four Cypriot company, another 10% in the general director Alexander Volkov. As indicated by Kommersant, according to the media, holding Eurasia Global is owned by the former owner of "BTA Bank" Mukhtar Ablyazov.

The publication notes that the criminal case, the helper who is the "Eurasia Logistics", was isolated from cases of embezzling $ 72 million from BTA Bank ". Earlier it was reported that for the theft of the Kazakh bank with an offshore company Alphasea Investments Limited was arrested by the general director JSC "Leasing Company" Delo "Dmitry Pak. Subsequently, the Tver district court released him on bail 45 million rubles. However, as a consequence, the investigation of this case under the number 311553, were installed by other persons suspected of committing crimes. Chief among them was Mukhtar Ablyazov.

It is reported that according to the investigation, M. Ablyazov, using his position in the Moscow BTA bank, tried to achieve the transfer of the rights of the requirements for loans totaling nearly $ 2 billion, issued by the Kazakh bank under a variety of projects, and when to do so failed, "provernul more complex operation."

"There were dozens of people involved, including the same Dmitriy Pak leaders" Eurasia Logistics "and others that are not installed consequence of a person. They have opened their accounts of offshore companies in various foreign banks, as well as prepared dated 30 January 2009 cession agreement, according to which the Kazakh bank to transfer the right requirements for loans to offshore companies. All the contracts were fastened with forged seals Kazakh bank, and forged signatures as its leaders. As a result, Mr. Ablyazov, according to investigators, has received about $ 2 billion, and became the owner of the mortgaged property to loans for $ 2.8 billion, - indicate by Kommersant.

In the new case investigation issued a decree to prosecute as suspected leaders of "Eurasia Logistics", Dmitry Pak, a former predpravleniya BTA Bank "Roman Solodchenko and most Mukhtar Ablyazov.

Reportedly, the means of BTA Bank ", around which the scandal unfolded in Russia, were to be used, including the realization of large-scale project on construction in the Domodedovo district near Moscow city Konstantinova.

[2010-03-19]