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The business empire of Vidmantas Kučinskas, a millionaire detained in Slovenia, is being looted in Lithuania without bloodshed.
On Tuesday it was announced that by decision of the Kaunas Regional Court, the management of the Lietuvos cukrus company, which owns a sugar factory in Marijampolė, was taken over by a temporary administrator, UAB Insolvent. The court, according to a press release, took into account the desire of the company’s creditors to ensure the operation of the company.
However, the takeover of the company on Wednesday night was marked by blood and fighting. 15 minutes The resulting video shows security guards breaking down doors and factory workers testing them. They wrote statements to the police on Wednesday. Employees showed bloody hands and shirts, as well as handcuff marks on their wrists.
VIDEO: Films of what happened in the sugar factory: fights, destroyed premises and police assault
The rooms were invaded by breaking doors.
The company’s shareholder, Vidmantas Kučinskas, is currently detained in Slovenia, and Lithuania’s creditors are therefore concerned about the Marijampolė sugar factory.
How 15 minutes said Erikas Rugienius, the shareholder’s lawyer, around four in the morning the security personnel hired by the new administrator began to enter the facilities of the Marijampolė sugar factory. Some executives were still meeting at the factory at the time, guarded by another security company.
“The place was invaded with axes after breaking the door. Two security guards on duty were beaten and taken outside, handcuffed, ”said E. Rugienius. The photos show the employees in baggy clothing.
Factory worker beaten
According to him, five employees, including those in managerial positions, were entrenched on the third floor of the administrative premises.
One of the factory workers was beaten.
“With axes and sticks, they closed the door and reached the next floor. There they beat the former employees and took the prisoners outside, ”said the lawyer. According to him, about 20 employees of the security company participated in the storm. The summoned police were unable to enter the premises for some time.
Administrator: “they obstructed the execution of the sentence”
Property manager UAB Lietuvos cukrus Kęstutis Butkus, authorized representative of UAB Insolvensa 15 minutes He said a new security company had been hired to enforce the court ruling.
“They did not obey this decision for two days, they did not allow it to be carried out. That’s why we made the decision to hire a security company, ”he said. The former commissioner’s security guards invaded the factory’s territory last night, and the company was guarded by Quintencia employees at the time.
“They don’t have to interfere with the transfer, but don’t ask, they hindered the execution of the court decision,” said K. Butkus.
According to him, the security guards guarding the premises were “escorted to the door.”
Why did the storm happen at night? “They sat at the table there all night. Some are not entirely sober, ”hinted the appointed court administrator.
Žydrūnas Buzas – one of the owners?
The court’s decision to grant provisional measures and order full administration was made on September 4. The court also suspended the powers of Lina Minderienė, the director of RUAB Lietuvos cukrus, who had already resigned, and Rimas Smolskas, the head appointed by the Cypriot company Hofenberg Limited.
According to the lawyer, the security personnel were hired by one of the creditors of the sugar factory, the Žvalguva company. This company belongs to one of the richest Lithuanian landowners, Valdas Lebeda, and his wife Aušra.
A guard hired by the new managers was already standing at the factory gate on Wednesday morning.
Photo by Alius Koroliov / 15min / Territory of the Marijampole sugar factory
“They have no right to do that because it is the job of an administrator. 22 tons of sugar have already disappeared from the factory site, although it has been arrested. The factory does not work, the workers cannot enter. It is obvious that there is a danger that the company will be looted ”, E.Rugienius is convinced.
Earlier it was announced that one of the companies associated with Žydrūnas Buzas, a businessman from Marijampolė, had joined the owners of Lietuvos cukra. He was repeatedly seen together with V. Kučinskas at the company.
Josvydo Elinsko / 15min nuotr./Žydrūnas Buzas
Kučinsk himself is being held in Slovenia at the request of Russian creditors. He is suspected of fraud and creditors are seeking his extradition. The businessman’s relatives asked the Lithuanian law enforcement agencies for his extradition to Lithuania.
Photo by Irmantas Gelūnas / 15min / Vidmantas Kučinskas
They say it will help keep the business going
The court-appointed trustee believes the acquisition of Lietuvos Sugar will help sustain the business.
Photo by Eglė Digrytė / “Arvi sugar”
“This solution will help keep the company running for a period that is extremely important to it and to farmers in the region. The court took into account the arguments of three creditors, whose total claims accounted for almost 90 percent of the total of claims.
Despite the fact that the Lithuanian Court of Appeal determined that the true shareholder of Lietuvos cukraus is Arvi ir ko, significant attempts were made at the company on behalf of an unauthorized Cypriot company. In essence, the company was left without a legal manager, so its activities are likely to come to a halt, ”the designated administrator said in the press release.
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