Justice federation Russia avoided the possibility. Spanish Anti-Corruption Prosecutor It regained jurisdiction to reopen its 2007 investigation against Russian oligarchs Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska and Iskander Makhmudov [Makhmudov], were considered two businessmen very close to the Government of Vladimir Putin. Since both had already been cleared in Russia in 2016, Moscow barred the possibility of the Spanish Justice continuing their investigation. The case was dismissed after a Moscow judge denied the accuracy of the key witness’s testimony against the oligarchs. The question questions the legality of the evidence provided by the Spanish Justice.
Prosecutor José Grinda thought: both entrepreneurs They were part of a mafia clan. IzmayloskayaClaimed to have extensive ties to the Kremlin. In November 2011, National Supreme Court judge Fernando Andreu requested that the Russian authorities take responsibility for the investigation, in which Deripaska and Majmúdov remain indicted.
In the ruling, the Spanish magistrate noted that the aluminum tycoon Deripaska controlled several aluminum companies, in which his former partner Majmudov, as well as a former partner Mijail Cherney, took over the criminal organization of the criminal organization in Russia. “They ‘conquered’ through tribute and other false forms and murder and then got the money they laundered in Spain.With the company Vera Metalúrgica.
a “revenge”
Russian Justice, harshly controlled by the Putin Government, took up the case in 2012 and closed the case in 2016, considering both businessmen not guilty, according to documents El Periódico de España had access to. They were the subject of a false accusation by a witness acting for “revenge” who was fired by Mahmodov after being responsible for an ecological disaster.
across 137 pages The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia defended the actions of Deripaska and Majmudovwhile removing the alleged links of these businessmen as detected by the Anti-Corruption. In particular, the Ministry of the Interior’s high command for investigations has denied any evidence that both of them laundered money in Spain with the Vera Metalúrgica company.
Russian judge in his own name He took advantage of the Spanish Justice’s decision to slap him in the earHe pointed out that the Vera Metalúrgica company is a subsidiary of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC), which was founded by Majmudov himself. And as proof of this relationship, the Spanish Public Prosecutor and Judge Fernando Andreu presented documents downloaded from the company’s website in Alicante.
However, the Russian judge doubted the source of this data and in the order literally said: “The instruction undertook attempts to examine the websites where the photocopies appeared, the screenshots were presented in an appendix to the Spanish Special report of the Prosecutor and established that It could not be proven that the photocopies of the screenshots in question belong to certain websites, because the mentioned pages cannot be accessed over the internet.” indicates the order of dismissal.
“Illegal Actions”
The verdict goes further as the judge sows doubts about the source of this information provided by the Spanish Justice: “Instruction, The materials from Spain do not contain information about the persons who received the photocopies mentioned above, about their procedural status.nor the actions or other actions in the process by which the said materials were obtained”. And therefore the judge refuses to use evidence from Spain on the links between Vera Metalúrgica and the firm Makhmúdov: “It is unacceptable to use data on the ownership of the Spanish company Ural Mining and Metallurgy Company (UMMC), located in Alicante, in the testing process based on improper photocopies of documents obtained as a result of illegal actions.“.
In the documents, the Russian authorities argue that suspicions against the oligarchs are based solely on the statements of witness Jaydarov DA, an associate of Majmudov, but whose story is not believed. Moreover, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs regrets that this witness does not live in Russia, since his domicile is fixed in Israel, and does not want to testify in the case followed in Moscow. “Despite the measures taken, Jaydarov’s whereabouts could not be determined or his statements could not be taken to identify and identify his statements. [en otras causas que se siguen en Alemania] and clarify the contradictions“, literally says the document.
The letter provides the witness’ allegations in another case in Israel against Makhmudov were “unnecessary”. They also reiterate that the charges are the result of a “revenge” to hijack and take back a business from which they were fired.
for “greed”
Likewise, the Moscow investigation revealed that Majmudov himself, whose explanation is credible to Russian Justice, Jaydarov’s United States courts Condemning “the absolute corruption governing the Russian State and the legality of the actions of the State Power”. “Majmudov claimed that it was greed that prompted Jaydarov to bring the charges against him,” the Interior Ministry concludes, considering that the witness sought financial compensation in exchange for stopping the charges. This businessman of Uzbek descent has filed numerous complaints for slandering his former partner.
In the investigation, Russia claimed that it questioned three so-called members of the Russian mafia, who denied that both businessmen investigated in Spain had links to organized crime. They also denied any affiliation with their clan. Izmailloskaya. According to the prosecutor, his statements were convincing only when Makhmodov and Deripaska gave assurances that they had no ties to the mafia: Izmayloskaya and Podólskaya, and also their ignorance of the activities of the criminal organizations mentioned above. […] On the other hand, witness statements [sobre Majmúdov y Deripaska] they do not arouse suspicion because they are consistent, not in any way contradictory, and agree with what has been done and other evidence gathered by the other persons questioned in the case.“.
“I didn’t know anything”
In addition, the Russian Justice highlighted that persons related to the Spanish company were accused of money laundering from the Russian mafia. They “knew nothing” about the Russian mafia, with which the Spanish firm Vera Metalúrgica was in no way connected. According to their statements, they did not know Deripaska and Majmudov either.
On the contrary, the Russian Justice considers that there is “sufficient evidence” against the key witness that the magnates committed the crime of “insulting his honor”. That is why the Russian Federation reported to Spain in 2019 the case it assumed in 202, after authorizing the National Supreme Court judge Fernando Andreu. He was dismissed in relation to the two richest men in Russia, Oleg Deripaska and Iskender Makhmudov.According to Forbes magazine.
Villarejo agendas
On the agenda of Commissioner José Manuel Villarejo, after the transfer of jurisdiction to Russia, Various allusions to Mahmodov and other Russian businessmenOne of the lawyers of this businessman of Uzbek origin. Ernesto Diaz BastienHe also defended the controversial police high command. In the paper, the commissioner claims that another lawyer, now deceased in 2016, sought information from the judge. Fernando Andreu about some Russian prosecutors. The judge did not answer the questions of this article about the accuracy and justification of the annotations.
Villarejo did not participate
El Periódico de España contacted Díaz Bastién, the lawyer who advocated the legality of transferring the case to Russia, which he said had the support of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, and gave him full assurance: “Based on the law and international agreements, I requested the transfer of the procedure to Russia, the anti-corruption prosecutor gave a favorable report and the judge agreed.. Pepe Villarejo did not participate in any of them in the slightest. I do not discuss my professional matters with any third party. My agreement with the judge was in writing, as with any procedure, I don’t know if I’ve discussed anything with him before, I don’t think so. I remember speaking to the prosecutor several times via videoconference about my client’s statement, but not with the judge.”
In another case, Russia did not close the investigations handed over by Spain, this time with the opposition of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. The situation of Vladimir Tiourine, the alleged capo of the ‘Bratskaya’ mafia clan operating in Siberia, is as follows: “The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation received the request for legal aid from the Central Investigation Court dated March 22, 2021. Vladímir A of the National Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Spain. 4. In case no. 37/2014 concerning Tiourine. So far, this request is under evaluation. In accordance with the established procedure, we will inform you of the results of such request.“Russia responded after being requested by the National Court.
Oleg Deripaska has been sanctioned by both the European Union and the United States for his links to Vladimir Putin’s government. Backwards, Makhmudov was not punished For his support of the Kremlin government after its attack on Ukraine.