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V. Kučinskas was transported to Lithuania on Saturday and is free on bail. 15 minutes said prosecutor Zenas Leonavičius, who is conducting a pre-trial investigation against the businessman.
“He is in Lithuania, he was transported on Saturday. The Kaunas District Court examined the issue of preventive detention and ordered his release for 20 thousand. deposit, ”he said.
V. Kučinskas, founder of the Arvi group of companies, which is in debt to various companies in Lithuania and other countries, was arrested in Slovenia in July.
Photo by Irmantas Gelūnas / 15min / Vidmantas Kučinskas
The businessman’s biggest creditor is the Russian bank Alfa Bank, whose creditor liabilities of V. Kuchinskas amounted to about LTL 20 million. requested the extradition of Lithuania to Russia. At the initiative of the bank, a pre-trial investigation was launched in Russia against V. Kuchinsky regarding possible signs of fraud and suspicions of financial machinations.
V. Kučinskas has also entered the field of law enforcement in Lithuania. Forensic scientists in Kaunas have launched a pre-trial investigation against V. Kučinskas for possible fraud, misuse of foreign property, property damage from fraud and criminal bankruptcy.
Priority for the EU country
Laurynas Lukošiūnas, partner of Sorainen Law Firm, representing the Bank of Russia 15 minutes The Bank regretted that Slovenia had made such a decision and had not fully evaluated the request made by the Russian Federation and had not extradited the businessman to Russia.
“It just came to our attention then. Slovenia has made that decision and we hope that it will not prevent the proper investigation of all criminal acts committed by V. Kučinskas, both in Lithuania and in the Russian Federation. Those criminal cases will still have to be investigated. “said L. Lukošiūnas.
According to the lawyer, when considering the issue of extradition, priority is generally given to the state of the European Union (EU).
Photo by Sorainen / lawyer Laurynas Lukošiūnas
“There were two requests, one from an EU country, Lithuania, and the other from a non-EU country, Russia, which is a common practice where priority is given to an EU state,” he noted. L. Lukošiūnas.
A representative of the Bank of Russia hoped that the ongoing pre-trial investigation into a possible fraud in Lithuania would advance, as the investigation “had not been at a very active stage for a long time.” He noted that the investigation was intensified when the question of the extradition of V. Kučinskas to another country arose.
L. Lukošiūnas also raised the question of what funds the deposit of V. Kučinskas was paid with.
“All a person’s assets are confiscated and they should not have free funds. Apparently, there is other evidence that assumes that a person uses some of the funds that are available to them, but that they are not available to creditors,” he said lawyer.
“Obviously, the people around you are using your property, trying to create a situation where what belongs to you is not available to creditors,” he added.
Son of V. Kučinskas, Justas Kučinskas 15 minutes He said he was unaware of his father’s return to Lithuania, and his wife Kristina Kučinskienė said she was unable to speak at the time and promised to comment later, but did not answer the phone after that.
At that time, the family of Vidmantas Kuchinskas, the founder of the entrepreneurial Arvi group of companies, claims that the goal in Russia is to deal with V. Kuchinsky and take over his business.
As i wrote before 15 minutes, V. Kučinskas has been mining the thresholds of the courts for many years in arrears.
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