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The Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office terminated the pre-trial investigation of Vidmantas Kučinskas, the founder of the Arvi group of companies, and BNS was confirmed by the prosecutor leading the investigation, Zenas Leonavičius.
Four years ago, a pre-trial investigation was launched against V. Kučinskas at the request of his creditor, Belor, for possible fraud, misuse of foreign property, property damage from fraud and criminal bankruptcy.
Photo by Irmantas Gelūnas / 15min / Vidmantas Kučinskas
By the way, on the basis of this criminal case, a European arrest warrant was issued, which determined that V. Kučinskas, who was arrested in Slovenia in the summer at the request of Russia, was transferred to Lithuania instead of Russia after four months of detention.
In Russia, the local bank Alfa Bank, to which the Lithuanian businessman owes 20 million. At the initiative of V. Kučinskas, a pre-trial investigation was also launched into possible signs of fraud and suspicions of financial machinations.
15 minutes contacted the representative of V. Kučinskas, but told him that the businessman has not yet commented on the prosecutor’s decision to end the investigation.
Creditors are surprised
Meanwhile, V. Kučinskas creditors claimed that such a decision by the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office raised many questions.
Evaldas Janušauskas, CFO of Belor 15 minutes stressed that the decision of the prosecutor’s office to end the criminal case against V. Kučinskas will be appealed.
Erik Ovcharenko / 15min photo / Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office
“The actions of the Kaunas regional prosecutor, Z. Leonavičius, continue to allow V. Kučinskas to avoid liability to creditors, not only in Lithuania, but also abroad. Initially, he is protected from the fulfillment of Alfa Bank’s obligations transporting V. Kučinskas to Lithuania, and further away from UAB Belor by unreasonably terminating the pre-trial investigation carried out for 4 years, ”lamented E. Janušauskas.
Such actions continue to allow V. Kučinskas to avoid liability to creditors, not only in Lithuania, but also abroad, said E. Janušauskas.
Creditors see many uncertainties in the decision to end the investigation against V. Kučinskas.
According to E. Janušauskas, on December 23. The Supreme Court adopted a ruling on the annulment of the claim of V. Kučinskas against UAB Belor. The main consequence of this decision is that the € 7 million promissory note signed by UAB Arvi ir ko and V. Kučinskas in favor of Belor is correctly drafted and valid.
This decision was immediately sent on December 23 to the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office to be attached to the criminal case.
“The interesting part started the same: December 23. – late. Instead of the prosecutor Z. Leonavičius, having received a Supreme Court ruling unfavorable to V. Kučinskas, joining him to the pre-trial investigation and the conduct of the investigation, concluded the criminal case.
The termination is dated December 22, the day before the Supreme Court ruling, but the attached document registration metadata table shows that the document was registered in the IBPS system on December 23. 2.30pm, that is, approximately after 2.15pm after we sent the Supreme Court decision for information ”, E. Janušauskas was surprised.
Belor’s CFO is convinced that the termination of the criminal case is not justified for several reasons, one of which is that the Supreme Court’s decision is simply being ignored.
In addition, suspects Vytautas Freimantas (who has held management positions in various Arvi Group companies for 15 minutes) and V. Kučinskas claim in polls that there are no debts under the promissory note issued by lying because they “forgot” about the Vilnius Commercial Arbitration on December 19, 2017. the decision by which the debt of Arvi Fertis with UAB Belor was clearly adjudicated, – says E. Janušauskas.
Irmanto Gelūno / 15min nuotr./Arvi
Lender names and more details. For example, the Kaunas Chamber of the Kaunas District Court in 2020. 3 August V. Kučinskas was sentenced to an effective remand order, violation of a written promise not to leave.
The court ruling also stated that “the circumstances indicated by the prosecutor and the data contained in the material of the pre-trial investigation show that V. Kučinskas is suspected of having committed a serious crime, for which only a private sentence of severe freedom. < ... > The suspect went abroad without the permission of the investigating officer or the prosecutor, thus violating the conditions of the preventive measure, a written commitment not to leave. Ensuring greater participation of the suspect in the process is only possible after his surrender to the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with the European arrest warrant ”.
E.Janušauskas pointed out that the subsequent statements of the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office are contrary to the court, after V. Kučinskas was brought to Lithuania under the European arrest warrant in 2020 on November 14, 2020. November 15 released by 20 thousand. a guarantee of 0.4% EUR, which amounts to only 0.4% of the amount of the civil claim recognized in the case of the civil plaintiff UAB Belor, on the grounds that the suspect works, has a family, etc.
Called international scandal
Laurynas Lukošiūnas, lawyer in Lithuania for Alfa Bank, a Russian bank that does not recover 20 million euros in arrears from V. Kuchinskas, founder of the Arvi Group 15 minutes He also stated that such a decision by the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office raises many doubts and questions for Alfa Bank.
He recalled that the investigation initiated in Russia into V. Kučinskas with regard to sufficiently serious criminal financial activities was active: the businessman was arrested in Slovenia at the request of Russia.
Photo by Sorainen / lawyer Laurynas Lukošiūnas
“And until the day that V. Kučinskas was arrested in Slovenia, there were basically no active actions or steps by the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Following his arrest in Slovenia, the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced through the General Prosecutor’s Office that the businessman had to be extradited to Lithuania. Consequently, there is sufficient evidence that V. Kučinskas has committed criminal acts in Lithuania and that repetitive measures (detention) must be applied to him, ”said L. Lukošiūnas.
He added that the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office clearly stated in the summer of this year that there was sufficient data on the crimes committed by this person, which threatened to imprison them; for this reason, V. Kučinskas was extradited to Lithuania.
Photo by Irmantas Gelūnas / 15min / Vidmantas Kučinskas
“But a few months after these circumstances, suddenly everything changed: something new had to be revealed that would fundamentally change the attitude of the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office on this issue, but that data was not made public.
As is clear from public information, the Kaunas Prosecutor’s Office no longer has data on the criminal offenses of this person. We are asked many questions about how this could have happened and why the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office intervened in the extradition process, which was carried out at the request of Russia, “said L. Lukošiūnas.
He hopes that the decision to suspend the pre-trial investigation will be overturned.
“Looking at all this situation at an international level and trying to explain it to any subject, there are many doubts and even a certain international scandal. Because the Lithuanian authorities have intervened in the process between the other two countries, Slovenia and Russia, so the result would be different. But probably both Slovenia and Russia probably assessed that Kučinskas is being extradited to Lithuania for the purpose of carefully investigating possible crimes, “commented an Alfa Bank spokesperson, adding that Russia would continue to seek the extradition of Kučinskas. However, as long as the businessman is in. Lithuania, such a process will not be possible.
However, L. Lukošiūnas posed a hypothetical question: what would happen if the situation were to repeat and V. Kučinskas was detained in another country.
“Would the pre-trial investigation against Mr. Kučinskas then resume in Lithuania? This can be considered, but we really want to believe that the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office may have made a mistake and the mistake will be corrected,” said L. Lukošiūnas.
The debt of V. Kučinskas and the companies in his group with creditors in Lithuania, Russia, Switzerland and other countries exceeds 40 million. euros.
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