Kuchinsky’s family, a businessman detained in Slovenia, hopes he will not be extradited to Russia.



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„V. Kuchink cannot wait for an impartial and independent court in the Russian Federation, therefore we await cooperation and the principle of the European Union to resolve the problem of extradition of V. Kuchin to Russia, “the family report said on Saturday sent to BNS It was sent by the wife of businessman Kristina Kučinskienė.

According to her, V. Kučinskas was detained on July 15 while on vacation with his family, crossing the Slovenian-Croatian border.

“We note that V. Kučinskas was detained in a state of the European Union (Slovenia) under an arrest warrant issued by the Russian Federation. The agreement between the Republic of Lithuania and Russia on legal aid prohibits the extradition of its citizens to Russia for its criminal prosecution. However, Russia’s request in another state of the European Union is being resolved in accordance with other international instruments, the implementation of which may conflict with the agreements of the states of the European Community, “reads the family report. It is also stated here that the allegations for which V. Kučinskas was detained “are unfounded and the criminal case itself was artificially created to deal with a Lithuanian businessman who did not like Russia’s Alpha Bank.”

“Alfa Bank is associated with the environment of V. Putin and openly declares his relations with the Russian special. Services,” say the businessman’s relatives. “We note that all disagreements and disputes between the creditor Alfa Bank and the companies related to V. Kučinskas take place in civil proceedings, therefore the transition from civilized dispute resolution to show of force shows an open desire to dealing with V. Kučinskas and taking over his business. ” in the report

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.

Laurynas Lukošiūnas, a lawyer representing creditor Alfa Bank, said on Friday that the arrest of V. Kučinskas would help to quickly investigate his alleged acts and prevent the commission of new crimes.

“The Alfa Bank creditor is seeking a legal evaluation and settlement of V. Kučinskas’ actions by legal means,” said the lawyer. He claimed that Alfa Bank has been suing V. Kučinskas in international and Lithuanian courts since 2015.

The website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that V. Kuchinsky is the honorary consul of Russia in Lithuania.



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