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- 11 December 2013, 15:01
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
Today, December 11, 2013, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation the competent authorities of the Republic of Austria are extraditing Russian citizen Alexander Gitelson. Investigative agencies accuse him of committing the crime, referred to in article 159, paragraph 4 (swindling, i.e. acquisition of the right to other people's property by fraud in especially big amount by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The criminal case against Gitelson is pending by the investigation department of the Investigative Committee for Saint Petersburg.
According to the investigation, since May 2006 till May 2007 Gitelson had been Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC "Bank WEFC", OJSC "Inkasbank" and had taken decision on theft of funds, belonging to the stated joint-stock companies, on a very large scale, including funds generated by attracting deposits of individuals and legal entities, by deceiving and abusing confidence of employees of banks OJSC "Bank WEFC" and OJSC "Inkasbank".
As the result of Gitelson's fraudulent actions with the use of forged documents, since May 2007 till October 2008 he had obtained funds in the amount of 2.5 billion rubles from the vault of OJSC "Bank WEFC for the purpose of stealing, he used it at its own discretion.
At that Gitelson entered into a criminal arrangement with Chairman of the Board of OJSC "Inkasbank" L., they concluded agreements with the Financial Committee of Leningrad Oblast with the total amount of 1 billion 880 million rubles, transferred as a bank loan to OJSC "Bank WEFC", wherefrom it was stolen by Gitelson.
Joint actions of accomplices in the crime caused damage to the Financial Committee of Leningrad Oblast, amounting to 1 billion 880 million rubles.
As Gitelson had fled from law enforcement agencies, in October 2010 he was put on a wanted list, and in November 2010 he was put on an international wanted list.
After obtaining information about possible location of the stated person within the territory of the United Kingdom, the request for his extradition was sent to the competent authorities of the state in September 2011. But the law enforcement agencies of the United Kingdom didn't locate Gitelson, due to this fact he remained on the wanted list.
According to Interpol National Central Bureau in Austria, in April 2013 the stated person was arrested in the territory of the Republic of Austria.
In May 2013 the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation sent request on his extradition to Russia to the competent authorities of the Republic of Austria.
In November 2013 the competent authorities of Austria took final decision on his extradition.
Extradition of the stated person, accused of swindling on a large scale, became the result of hard work and negotiations with Austrian colleagues, held by Deputy Prosecutor General A.G. Zvyagintsev and provision of sufficient evidences of Gitelson's guilt.
Decision on extradition was taken by the competent authorities of Austria after long examination and thorough examination of materials. It shows that there is mutual understanding between administration of the competent authorities of Russia and Austria and high level of trust in the issue of respecting rights of the extradited person by the Russian side.
Today Alexander Gitelson, escorted by officials of Federal Penitentiary Service and those of Interpol Bureau of Russian, will be extradited to Russia.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
11 December 2013, 15:01
On extradition of Russian citizen Alexander Gitelson, accused of swindling, to Russia from Austria
Today, December 11, 2013, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation the competent authorities of the Republic of Austria are extraditing Russian citizen Alexander Gitelson. Investigative agencies accuse him of committing the crime, referred to in article 159, paragraph 4 (swindling, i.e. acquisition of the right to other people's property by fraud in especially big amount by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The criminal case against Gitelson is pending by the investigation department of the Investigative Committee for Saint Petersburg.
According to the investigation, since May 2006 till May 2007 Gitelson had been Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC "Bank WEFC", OJSC "Inkasbank" and had taken decision on theft of funds, belonging to the stated joint-stock companies, on a very large scale, including funds generated by attracting deposits of individuals and legal entities, by deceiving and abusing confidence of employees of banks OJSC "Bank WEFC" and OJSC "Inkasbank".
As the result of Gitelson's fraudulent actions with the use of forged documents, since May 2007 till October 2008 he had obtained funds in the amount of 2.5 billion rubles from the vault of OJSC "Bank WEFC for the purpose of stealing, he used it at its own discretion.
At that Gitelson entered into a criminal arrangement with Chairman of the Board of OJSC "Inkasbank" L., they concluded agreements with the Financial Committee of Leningrad Oblast with the total amount of 1 billion 880 million rubles, transferred as a bank loan to OJSC "Bank WEFC", wherefrom it was stolen by Gitelson.
Joint actions of accomplices in the crime caused damage to the Financial Committee of Leningrad Oblast, amounting to 1 billion 880 million rubles.
As Gitelson had fled from law enforcement agencies, in October 2010 he was put on a wanted list, and in November 2010 he was put on an international wanted list.
After obtaining information about possible location of the stated person within the territory of the United Kingdom, the request for his extradition was sent to the competent authorities of the state in September 2011. But the law enforcement agencies of the United Kingdom didn't locate Gitelson, due to this fact he remained on the wanted list.
According to Interpol National Central Bureau in Austria, in April 2013 the stated person was arrested in the territory of the Republic of Austria.
In May 2013 the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation sent request on his extradition to Russia to the competent authorities of the Republic of Austria.
In November 2013 the competent authorities of Austria took final decision on his extradition.
Extradition of the stated person, accused of swindling on a large scale, became the result of hard work and negotiations with Austrian colleagues, held by Deputy Prosecutor General A.G. Zvyagintsev and provision of sufficient evidences of Gitelson's guilt.
Decision on extradition was taken by the competent authorities of Austria after long examination and thorough examination of materials. It shows that there is mutual understanding between administration of the competent authorities of Russia and Austria and high level of trust in the issue of respecting rights of the extradited person by the Russian side.
Today Alexander Gitelson, escorted by officials of Federal Penitentiary Service and those of Interpol Bureau of Russian, will be extradited to Russia.
