Konstantin Zhevago, the billionaire owner of Ukrainian iron maker Ferrexpo Plc, will leave the board of iron ore pellet maker after he was detained in France at the request of Ukrainian authorities.
Zhevago was detained at a hotel in the luxury French ski resort of Courchevel on Tuesday by French police, Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday in a statement on its website.
“The necessary package of documents is being prepared for his extradition from France to Ukraine,” the bureau said. Ukraine put him on the international wanted list in 2019.
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, in 2015 the central bank declared Zhevago's Finance and Credit JSC bankrupt, and an investigation found that $113 million had been withdrawn and transferred to foreign companies it owned.
This caused "damage to the state and the interests of the bank's depositors," the bureau said. Charges have been brought against two heads of Finance and Credit.
Zhevago denies any wrongdoing. He owns 50.3% of London-traded Ferrexpo.
Ferrexpo owner Zhevago leaves board of directors after arrest in France
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Azovpromstal® 30 December 2022 г. 12:40 |
