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- 24 January 2014, 15:14
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
Today, January, 24, 2014, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus are extraditing Russian citizen Konstantin Martianov to Russia. Investigative agencies accuse him of committing the crime, referred to in article 159, paragraph 4 (swindling, i.e. acquisition of the right to other people's property by fraud in especially big amount by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The criminal case against Martianov is pending by the investigative section of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for Chelyabinsk Oblast.
The investigation found that during the period since 2006 till 2010 Martianov, being a founder and head of Marketing Consumer Co-operative "Ural Company", had stolen money in amount of 4,971,789 rubles, belonging to lenders of the stated above co-operative. Based on the fact, a criminal case was initiated.
In September 2012 ruling to indict Martianov was given. As he has fled from preliminary investigation bodies, in September 2012 Martianov was put on a federal wanted list, and in October 2012 he was put on an international wanted list.
In July 2013 he was detained within the territory of Cyprus.
In August 2013 the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation sent a request for extradition of Martianov to Russia for his prosecution to the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus, this request was satisfied in January 2014.
Today Konstantin Martianov, escorted by officials of Federal Penitentiary Service and those of Interpol Bureau of Russian, will be extradited to Russia.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
24 January 2014, 15:14
On extradition of Russian citizen Konstantin Martianov, accused of swindling in amount of about 5 mln rubles, to Russia from Cyprus
Today, January, 24, 2014, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus are extraditing Russian citizen Konstantin Martianov to Russia. Investigative agencies accuse him of committing the crime, referred to in article 159, paragraph 4 (swindling, i.e. acquisition of the right to other people's property by fraud in especially big amount by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The criminal case against Martianov is pending by the investigative section of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for Chelyabinsk Oblast.
The investigation found that during the period since 2006 till 2010 Martianov, being a founder and head of Marketing Consumer Co-operative "Ural Company", had stolen money in amount of 4,971,789 rubles, belonging to lenders of the stated above co-operative. Based on the fact, a criminal case was initiated.
In September 2012 ruling to indict Martianov was given. As he has fled from preliminary investigation bodies, in September 2012 Martianov was put on a federal wanted list, and in October 2012 he was put on an international wanted list.
In July 2013 he was detained within the territory of Cyprus.
In August 2013 the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation sent a request for extradition of Martianov to Russia for his prosecution to the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus, this request was satisfied in January 2014.
Today Konstantin Martianov, escorted by officials of Federal Penitentiary Service and those of Interpol Bureau of Russian, will be extradited to Russia.
