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- 22 February 2008, 18:17
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
On February 21, at the request of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office the relevant Swiss authorities extradited to Russia Alexander Buevich accused of committing crimes specified in part 3 and part 4 of art.160 (misappropriation of other persons’ property entrusted to the defaulter), Par 'b' part 2 art. 199 (evasion of the taxes and receipts on an organization) of the Russian Criminal Code.
In 2001-2004, as managing director of JSC 'Volga' located in Nizhegorodskaya Region, Buevich by previous concert with unidentified persons by way of and misappropriation and embezzlement of the property entrusted to him committed a theft of the money entrusted to him by the organization in the amount of some 1 billion rubles. Besides, in the period from 2001 to 2003 he evaded the payment of income tax on JSC 'Volga' in particularly large amount in the amount exceeding 270 million rubles.
Due to the detection of Buevich’s location in Switzerland, in March 2006 the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation sent a request for his extradition to the competent Swiss authorities.
In December 2007, the Swiss side satisfied the request for extradition.
Now Alexander Buevich is contained in one of Moscow's prisons, and in the near future he will be delivered to the place of preliminary investigation.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
22 February 2008, 18:17
About the extradition to Russia of Alexandr Buevich accused of money misappropriation
On February 21, at the request of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office the relevant Swiss authorities extradited to Russia Alexander Buevich accused of committing crimes specified in part 3 and part 4 of art.160 (misappropriation of other persons’ property entrusted to the defaulter), Par 'b' part 2 art. 199 (evasion of the taxes and receipts on an organization) of the Russian Criminal Code.
In 2001-2004, as managing director of JSC 'Volga' located in Nizhegorodskaya Region, Buevich by previous concert with unidentified persons by way of and misappropriation and embezzlement of the property entrusted to him committed a theft of the money entrusted to him by the organization in the amount of some 1 billion rubles. Besides, in the period from 2001 to 2003 he evaded the payment of income tax on JSC 'Volga' in particularly large amount in the amount exceeding 270 million rubles.
Due to the detection of Buevich’s location in Switzerland, in March 2006 the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation sent a request for his extradition to the competent Swiss authorities.
In December 2007, the Swiss side satisfied the request for extradition.
Now Alexander Buevich is contained in one of Moscow's prisons, and in the near future he will be delivered to the place of preliminary investigation.
