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The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry informed BNS on Friday that a Lithuanian citizen had been detained in Slovenia, but did not indicate his identity.
“Based on data protection, we can only confirm that a Lithuanian citizen was detained in Slovenia on Friday, we cannot provide more detailed information,” said Rasa Jakilaitienė, a representative of the Foreign Ministry.
According to unofficial data, the businessman was arrested at the request of Russia.
The website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that V. Kuchinsky is the honorary consul of Russia in Lithuania.
It was previously announced that Russian bank Alfa Bank was trying to recover some 20 million V. Kuchinsky through the courts. debt in euros. The bank’s lawyer said the businessman is accused of knowingly providing misleading information about the financial situation of the fertilizer production company Arvi NPK, which operates in Kaliningrad.
V. Kucinskas then called the accusations against him in Russia the intimidation tactic chosen by Alfa Bank.
Kuchinsk arrest would help investigate actions promptly, says Alfa Bank lawyer
The arrest of Vidmantas Kučinskas, the founder of the Arvi group of companies, would help to quickly investigate his alleged acts, says Laurynas Lukošiūnas, a lawyer representing creditor Alfa Bank.
„V. Kuchinsk’s arrest and possible transfer to Russian police agencies would help to investigate the acts quickly and prevent further abuse. The creditor, Alfa Bank, seeks the legal evaluation and solution of V. Kučinskas’ actions through legal means, ”the lawyer is quoted in the report.
According to the BNS news agency on Friday, V. Kučinskas, founder of the Arvi group of companies, suspected of fraud in Russia, was arrested in Slovenia, according to three unrelated sources.
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