Russian Media

Lawyer of Bank of Moscow’s former CEO refutes alleged criminal case against his client

ITAR-TASS

A lawyer of former CEO of Bank of Moscow Andrei Borodin has refuted media allegations about a criminal case against his client in Switzerland and blocking of his accounts.

“The anonymous information disseminated by news agencies about an alleged arrest of the accounts of the former executives of Bank of Moscow in Switzerland is nothing more but another stage in a wide-scale campaign to discredit Mr. Borodin,” he told Itar-Tass on Saturday.

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A Secret Investigation Is a Crime

Radio Echo Moskvy, 24 January 2012
Attorney Vladimir Krasnov

On 24 January, the Vedomosti daily published an article that in fact says that the former president of the Bank of Moscow Andrei Borodin is under investigation not only in connection with a criminal case concerning a credit issued to the Premier Estate Closed Joint-Stock Company but also a number of other cases.

The official and the only version known to the defence team is Criminal Case #89816, opened in December of 2010, under which a new order was issued on 29 September 2011 to prosecute Mr Borodin on a fraud charge (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The defence team was notified about the order in a form that fails to comply with legislation.

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“I was told: take what we are offering you, or there will be problems”. Andrey Borodin – The New Times

The New Times

Andrey Borodin gave an interview to The New Times. In the interview, he said that stories about the poor state of Bank of Moscow are simply an attempt to discredit the former owners of the bank and to hide the traces of theft, which is taking place at the bank right now. According to Andrey Borodin, the hole in the Bank of Moscow balance sheet was artificially created by the VTB management in order to receive state aid for VTB’s own needs.

Read The New Times interview with Andrey Borodin in Russian here.The New Times

Скандал вокруг Банка Москвы не утихает. В центре его – обвинения экс-руководителя банка Андрея Бородина в адрес президента Медведева в том, что тот имел собственный интерес в операции по отъему банка у прежних владельцев. Все это время The New Times следил за развитием событий. Одновременно мы направили просьбу об интервью самому банкиру. Ответы на вопросы были получены редакцией в электронном виде (more…)

BoM expects net profit to go up

RBC RBC, 08.12.2011, Moscow 15:59:07.The Bank of Moscow's (BoM) net profit is expected to reach RUB 15bn (approx. USD 481.5m) in 2011, Herbert Moos, CFO at VTB, a state-owned bank…

Ban the Extradition of Russians Back to Russia

 
A group of Russian intellectuals including myself have launched a campaign to appeal to Western leaders to impose a moratorium on the extradition of Russian nationals who are wanted by Moscow authorities. Since 2005, we have witnessed numerous and failed requests to extradite former Yukos employees who fled abroad. The fate of those unfortunate enough to find themselves in Russian jails or courts has become evident in recent years. 

Григорий Пасько, The Moscow Times

Группа российской интеллигенции, включая и меня самого, обратилась к западным лидерам с предложением ввести мораторий на экстрадицию российских граждан, разыскиваемых московскими властями.  Начиная с 2005 года, мы наблюдали многочисленные и безуспешные попытки экстрадировать бывших служащих компании «ЮКОС», бежавших за границу. Судьба тех, кто, к несчастью, оказался-таки в российских тюрьмах, стала вполне очевидной в последние годы. (more…)

Who seized Bank of Moscow. An exclusive interview with Andrey Borodin

TV RAIN

The former owner of Bank of Moscow Andrey Borodin gave interview to TV Rain. A day before this interview, he was placed on the international wanted list.Телеканал ДОЖДЬ

Бывший владелец Банка Москвы Андрей Бородин дал интервью телеканалу “Дождь”. Накануне его объявили в международный розыск. (more…)