A court in Tatarstan has sentenced four Ukrainian businessmen… (коломойский · нефть · млрд)
A court in Tatarstan has sentenced four Ukrainian businessmen, including Igor Kolomoysky (listed in Russia's registry of terrorists and extremists), to 12 years in prison in absentia for embezzling 858,600 tons of Russian oil worth 10 billion rubles, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs press center.
Consensus
- Igor Kolomoytsky was sentenced to 12 years in prison
- The crime involved stealing 858,6 thousand tons of Russian oil
- The stolen oil was valued at over 10 billion rubles
- The trial took place in the Almetievsky city court in Tatarstan
- The defendants were tried in absentia
- The defendants were found guilty of crimes under parts 1 and 4 of articles 210 and 160 of the Russian Criminal Code
Points of divergence
- The defendants were found guilty of creating a criminal organization outside of Russia — vesti
- The defendants stole the oil after it was shipped to Ukraine — vesti
- An arrest was placed on assets worth over 20 billion rubles, including 10 billion rubles in shares — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoiytsky sentenced to 12 years for stealing oil from Russia — Вести
- Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoiytsky sentenced in absentia in Russia to 12 years for stealing $10 billion worth of oil — Интерфакс