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- 22 February 2008, 18:01
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
On February 21, 2008 the competent authorities of Switzerland, upon request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, extradited Alexander Bouyevich accused of the commission of crimes under Article 160, part 3 and 4 (embezzlement of someone else’s property entrusted to the guilty person), Article 199, part 2, para. “b” (evasion of taxes and dues by an organization) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
It should be noted that A.Bouyevich, as Managing Director of JSC “Volga” located in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, between 2001- 2004 having previously conspired with unidentified individuals, by means of misappropriation and embezzlement, committed misappropriation of the funds entrusted to him by the above-mentioned organization in the amount of about 1 billion rubles. Moreover, from 2001 to 2003 he evaded profit tax due by JSC “Volga” on especially large scale – in the amount of over 270 million rubles.
In view of the location of A.Bouyevich in Switzerland, in March 2006 the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation sent a request for his extradition to the competent authorities of Switzerland.
In December 2007, the Swiss authorities satisfied the request for extradition and A.Bouyevich was surrendered to the Russian law-enforcement authorities.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
22 February 2008, 18:01
Extradition of Alexander Bouyevich, Charged with Misappropriation of Funds, to Russia
On February 21, 2008 the competent authorities of Switzerland, upon request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, extradited Alexander Bouyevich accused of the commission of crimes under Article 160, part 3 and 4 (embezzlement of someone else’s property entrusted to the guilty person), Article 199, part 2, para. “b” (evasion of taxes and dues by an organization) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
It should be noted that A.Bouyevich, as Managing Director of JSC “Volga” located in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, between 2001- 2004 having previously conspired with unidentified individuals, by means of misappropriation and embezzlement, committed misappropriation of the funds entrusted to him by the above-mentioned organization in the amount of about 1 billion rubles. Moreover, from 2001 to 2003 he evaded profit tax due by JSC “Volga” on especially large scale – in the amount of over 270 million rubles.
In view of the location of A.Bouyevich in Switzerland, in March 2006 the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation sent a request for his extradition to the competent authorities of Switzerland.
In December 2007, the Swiss authorities satisfied the request for extradition and A.Bouyevich was surrendered to the Russian law-enforcement authorities.
