Sverdlovsk Vice Governor Oleg Chemezov announced the seizure of his accounts.
Photo: HANK50 /Shutterstock/Fotodom Vice Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region Oleg Chemezov admitted to journalists that his accounts had been frozen.
According to Chemezov, no criminal cases have been opened against him. However, not only his accounts but also those of his wife were frozen, TASS reported.
This decision was made in response to a lawsuit filed by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office against Oblkommunenergo , a major energy company whose owners include Artem Bikov, a former advisor to the former head of RAO UES , Anatoly Chubais, and his partner, Alexey Bobrov. Chemezov added that his lawyers are addressing the issue of seizing the accounts.
ABN commentary: In a country where there is no law or protection of property, this is a common occurrence. First, the “servants of the sovereign” fleece the “foreign agents,” pocketing a few funds along the way, and then the tsar’s oprichniki (opponents) take back the loot. A cycle of lawlessness.
