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Elena Martinonienė, Head of the Communication Division of the Attorney General’s Office 15 minutes confirmed that such pre-trial investigation had been initiated in Lithuania. It is not raised against companies, but against an individual.
“The Republic of Lithuania is also conducting a pre-trial investigation, in which the detainee is currently a suspect,” said E. Martinonienė.
Photo by Irmantas Gelūnas / 15min / Vidmantas Kučinskas
According to her, this is an independent investigation unrelated to the pre-trial investigation in Russia.
The representative of the Attorney General’s Office declined to disclose more details.
15 minutes According to unofficial data, the investigation has been ongoing for more than a year and is related to another creditor of V. Kučinskas, the fertilizer company Belor.
According to unofficial data, V. Kučinskas is suspected of financial crimes, such as forgery of documents, fraudulent accounting.
Lithuania can also request extradition.
V.Kučinskas has been sapping court thresholds due to debts for several years. The businessman’s largest creditor is the Russian bank Alfa Bank, for which V. Kuchinskas’ creditor liabilities amount to some LTL 20 million. euros
At the bank’s initiative, a pre-trial investigation was launched in Russia against V. Kuchinsky into possible signs of fraud and suspicions of financial machinations.
Meanwhile, the Vidmantas Kuchinskas family, the founder of the Arvi business group, says that in Russia the goal is to stand up to V. Kuchinsky and take over his business.
V. Kučinskas, the founder of the Arvi group of companies, was arrested in Slovenia, according to BNS on Friday.
It is not ruled out that V. Kuchinsk may be extradited to Russia. It is true that Lithuania, where a pre-trial investigation of V. Kučinskas is also underway, may also try to regain his citizenship.
“In such cases, I am not talking about a specific case, if a person is a suspect in the Republic of Lithuania and the investigation is not completed, it is necessary to ask questions in the course of the investigation, Lithuania can also request it from the country that detained person”. In that case, that party will decide. International rules are quite complicated, as such situations are resolved in the finals, who are given priority, “said E. Martininienė.
E.Martinonienė did not respond if V. Kučinskas had been extradited.
Laurynas Lukošiūnas, a lawyer representing Alfa Bank 15 minutes He stated that there will be no quick decision to extradite V. Kuchinsk to another country, it may take several months.
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