Baturin Seeks Retrial After Austrian Court Rules Documents Authentic
Viktor Baturin, brother of Yury Luzhkov's widow, has requested a retrial of his criminal case based on an Austrian court ruling that found documents in his favor were authentic, despite the Austrian court rejecting his defamation claim. He was released from prison in January 2026 after serving a six-year sentence for attempted fraud and falsification of evidence.
Consensus
- Viktor Baturin is the brother of Elena Baturina, widow of former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov.
- Baturin was sentenced to six years in prison in November 2023 by the Simonsky Court in Moscow for attempted fraud in a particularly large amount and two instances of evidence falsification.
- The case was linked to a long-standing dispute between Baturin and his sister over shares in the company 'Inteko'.
- Baturin was released from prison in January 2024.
- Baturin's defense submitted a request for retrial based on new circumstances, citing an Austrian court decision.
- The Austrian court ruled in 2025 on a defamation case filed by Baturin against his sister, but rejected his claim.
- The Austrian court found that the document in question, which was used in the Russian case, was authentic and not forged.
- The Russian court recognized the foreign judgment and enforced it in Russia.
- The Austrian court ordered Baturin to pay 180,400 euros in legal costs, which his sister used in a bankruptcy proceeding.
- The Russian Arbitration Court of Kalmykia enforced the foreign judgment.
- Baturin previously served time for fraud involving 'Inteko' bonds in 2013 and had his sentence reduced in 2016.
Points of divergence
- The Austrian court did not find evidence of forgery in the document presented by Baturin, but the court rejected his defamation claim because there was no proof that his sister disseminated the disputed information. — fontanka
- The Austrian court ruled that the signature attributed to Baturin in the Russian case was forged, and that the documents in the Russian case were falsified, while the Austrian documents were authentic. — kommersant
- Baturin was released from prison in January 1926. — fontanka
- Baturin was released from prison in January of 2026. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Lukhov's brother-in-law got out of prison and decided to review the sentence. Where is the Austrian court here — Фонтанка
- Viktor Baturin asked to have his case reviewed — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Viktor Baturin
- Yuri Luzhkov
- Igor Shabanov
- Moscow
- Russia
- Kommersant
- General Procuracy
- RIA Novosti
- Austria
- Inteco