Prosecutor Seeks 9.5-Year Sentence for Rolf Founder
The founder of the largest car dealership 'Rolf' and former State Duma deputy Sergey Petrov is to be sentenced to 9.5 years in prison for the illegal transfer of approximately four billion rubles abroad.
Consensus
- The prosecutor requested a 9.5-year imprisonment sentence for Sergei Petров, founder of Rolf.
- The alleged crime involves the illegal transfer of approximately four billion rubles abroad.
- The case is being heard by the Cheryomushki Court in Moscow.
- Other defendants, including Tatyana Lukovetskaya, Georgy Kafkalya, and Anatoly Kairo, are also implicated.
- The prosecution claims the defendants formed a criminal group.
- A fabricated contract for the purchase of Rolf Estate shares was used to transfer funds.
- The funds were allegedly routed through a bank controlled by Petров to a Cypriot company.
- The court in St. Petersburg previously ordered the seizure of Rolf’s assets in favor of the state.
- In December 2023, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree transferring Rolf’s shares to temporary state management.
- The company was previously owned by a Cypriot offshore entity.
- Petров is currently abroad and has not returned to Russia.
- The case was initiated in 2019.
Points of divergence
- The prosecutor requested a default (absentee) conviction for Petров, who is abroad. — meduza
- The value of Rolf Estate shares was assessed at less than one ruble due to being pledged as collateral. — meduza
- Anatoly Kairo was sentenced in September 2023 to eight and a half years in prison. — meduza
- Petров claims the case is related to a corporate raid and denies any money transfer. — meduza
- The company was transferred to businessman Umar Kremlev, who is linked to the head of the presidential security service. — meduza
- Petров plans to seek compensation from Russian authorities in foreign courts. — meduza
- The prosecutor requested a 900,000 ruble fine for Petров and 500,000 rubles for other defendants. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Founder of largest car dealer 'Rolf' wanted to be sentenced to 9.5 years — Вечерняя Москва
- Founder of car dealer "Rolf" Sergey Petrov asked to be sentenced in absentia to 9.5 years in prison — Meduza