Life sentence Leonid Nevzlinu entered into legal force

Supreme Court dismissed the appeal protect Leonid Nevzlin, a former major shareholder of the oil company Yukos. Thus, the entry into force of the verdict, in which a businessman was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for organizing murders and attempted murders.

Nevzlin lawyer Dmitry Kharitonov requested that the sentence against his client to cancel a deal to stop in connection with the innocence of the accused. Security said that court did not reflect the real progress of the meetings, and the court granted only 8 working days to examine 84 volumes of the criminal case. "All this has deprived me as a defender, but Nevzlin as a man to justice, to effectively defend themselves," - explained Kharitonov.

Prosecutor Alexander Kobliakov argued that the investigator has sent protect Nevzlin notification that the investigation completed and the materials needed to get acquainted. "But lawyers are not" - said the prosecutor. He said the defense failed, and said that in general, the verdict is legal and justified.

"The Supreme Court, like the rest of the Russian judicial system, is controlled by the Kremlin, so the outcome of another trial performance was predetermined." With this statement, as passes NEWSru Israel, sought the protection of Leonid Nevzlin.

How to explain themselves lawyers, they filed a complaint with the Supreme Court solely on procedural grounds. "We now, at long last, we have the right to appeal to this court - the European Court of Human Rights - and thus Kremlin show. Under the guise of" Nevzlin case "the public at every stage - whether it be a consequence, the trial before the Supreme Court Russia - presented false . That is why, unlike so-called "Russian ships", Gosprokuratura and the Supreme Court of Justice of Israel rejected all the accusations of Russian authorities. The courts of many countries, among them - the Supreme Court of Switzerland, unequivocally stated that it was a political harassment, "- says the comments will be made available to NEWSru Israel.

Remember, 1 August 2008 Moscow City Court sentenced Nevzlin to life imprisonment and ordered him to recover from more than 5.5 million rubles in compensation to victims. Himself a businessman based in Israel, said then that "in any normal court easily prove his innocence."

In January 2004, Nevzlin was declared by Russia in the international search, he was reportedly indicted in absentia of embezzlement of property worth over 3 billion rubles, as well as tax evasion in the amount of 26.7 million rubles as an individual in the period 1999-2000.

Russian Prosecutor General's Office also accuse Nevzlin of organizing an attempt on the former head of administration of the ZAO Rosprom Sergey Kolesova, the former head of public relations of the Moscow mayor's office Olga Kostinoy and one of the managers of Austrian oil company East Petroleum Handelsgez MBH Yevgeny Rybin.

According to the investigation, for the period 1998-2002. members of an organized group on the orders of Nevzlin were committed murder Director LLP "FF" Phoenix "Valentina Korneeva, head of administration of Nefteyugansk Vladimir Petukhov (while his guard was injured Vyacheslav Kokoshkin), as well as the driver Rybina Nikolai Fedotov. Earlier, for similar offenses for life was convicted former chief of the security of NK Yukos, Alexei Pichugin.

Leonid Nevzlin in June 2003, lives in Israel. In November 2003, he received citizenship. In May, an Israeli court refused to strip Nevzlin of Israeli citizenship and extradite him to Russia.

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The new Constitution will have the Russians on Wednesday

"Rossiyskaya Gazeta" on Wednesday, January 21, will publish the text of the Constitution of the Russian Federation with a rush as amended before the New Year "presidential" amendments. Since the publication of amendments to the Constitution came into effect.

The official print a new edition of the Basic Law, which states that the term of office of President of Russia increased from 4 to 6 years, the term of office of the State Duma increased from 4 to 5 years, and the Cabinet is obliged to report on its activities to the State Duma. Since the publication of a new constitution comes into effect.

Recall that the amendments were all instances rapidly: November 11, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made it in the State Duma, and November 21, the Duma has already approved its third reading, then they quickly approved and the Federation Council, after which amendments have been sent for approval by the Legislature subjects RF. Already 22 December, the Federation Council approved the outcome of the consideration of regional parliaments, and a ruling on the same day, was sent to the Russian President. After that, under the law, was given 7 days to appeal against a possible law on amendments to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.

December 29, an amendment to the Constitution, the president signed the Russia Dmitry Medvedev. As explained previously assistant to the President - Head of Public Law Department Larissa Brycheva, innovations do not apply to the current head of state and deputies. In other words, the new rules would relate only to the president and members elected at the next election, when amendments to the Basic Law has come into force.

For the first time, the text of the Constitution of Russia was issued on 25 December 1993, after the basic law adopted in the popular vote on 12 December 1993. Over 15 years of existence, the Constitution has been amended only in connection with the consolidation of subjects of the Federation, whose numbers dropped from 89 to 83.

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VTB filed a lawsuit against the developer PIK at 2.7 billion rubles

VTB Bank filed a lawsuit against a group of companies to demand the return of FDI over 2.7 billion rubles (90 million dollars). As explained in the bank, developer has not fulfilled on time their financial obligations. In turn, the PIC stated that the company is working on restructuring the debt, and called the lawsuit " misunderstanding," writes RBC daily.

VTB lawsuit from a group of FDI was recorded yesterday at the capital's Court of Arbitration in the category of "economic disputes on civil matters."

"Group structure of FDI had not been repaid on time earlier VTB bank borrowing," - said the representative of the press-service bank Tatyana Yurovsky. She explains that a claim in arbitration was filed in connection with the failure of the borrower of the commitments undertaken "to resolve the situation and return of funds the bank."

At the same time, the PIK Group argue that the negotiations on the restructuring of the debt. According to the press service of FDI, the negotiations are in an advanced stage. He suggests that the interruption was caused by a claim from a long New Year holidays, which of the possible change in credit conditions had not reached all levels. The bank confirmed that negotiations with the PIC of the debt restructuring.

The question of what obligations are overdue, both sides left unanswered.

VTB was the claim is not the first filed for arbitration against the CC PIC, however, is the largest of them, and only on bank lending. First money from the developer through the arbitral tribunal sought primarily for the supply and outsourcing contracts. Since September 2008 at the Arbitration Court of Moscow reported claims by the group companies of FDI of more than 3.05 billion rubles.

Address the issue of debts of FDI from 23 January will have a new group finance director Anne Kolonchina from Deutsche Bank. The company withdrew Eugene Moon, directed the finance team for nearly three years. In 2007, he held the most successful IPO of development companies, said RBC daily.

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