Top managers of the Baltika beer company were detained on suspicion of protecting the interests of the owner of the Carlsberg Group and trying to transfer the rights to the company’s brands to him. writes about this “Fontanka”.
According to him, law enforcement officers conducted searches in the Baltika office and its top managers. Two leaders were detained, preventive measures must be taken for them on November 16. Another suspect left the Russian Federation.
According to the investigation, Baltika management transferred the leasing rights of beer brands to foreign companies affiliated with Carlsberg for 40 years. It is stated that this occurred before the transfer of Baltika to the interim administration of Rosimushchestvo. Additionally, the transfer of the Žatecký Gus brand was formalized retroactively. The case was brought for fraud committed by an organized group or on a particularly large scale.
Before recognizedHe said that the Carlsberg company is demanding compensation from Russia for damages resulting from the transfer of Baltika to the management of the Federal Property Management Agency and is threatening to go to international court if the issue is not resolved within six months.
Official Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova in the name Accusations by Jacob Aarup-Andersen, chairman of the Danish beer company Carlsberg, against Moscow about an attempt by Russian authorities to steal the business of concern are unfounded.
Previously government approved Rules for compensation to foreign companies for assets in the Russian Federation.