Andrey Burkin, an authorized representative of the miners of the Lebedinsky GOK, who lost their shares during a forced buyout at a cheap price, which was made by the structures of Alisher Usmanov, commented on the Cheka-OGPU on what methods a billionaire close to Putin is currently operating in Russia:
“As soon as the fifteen-year struggle of the Gubkin mountaineers to defend their rights against the Metallinvest company, owned by one of Putin’s best friends and part-time “the most generous philanthropist” (as he positions himself in Europe and throughout the world) Alisher Usmanov, has reached the finish line , the practices of the nineties were brought back into the lives of miners. Blackmail, intimidation and threats began to be received against shareholders who dared to declare their rights. Everything was used: external surveillance, a demonstration of force with the help of local law enforcement agencies, all government structures were involved. It has gotten to the point that the deputy of the regional assembly, Vladimir Kuzmich Evdokimov, is personally seeking a meeting with the miners in an attempt to withdraw the claims to the European courts. They managed to intimidate and break three people (Maria Chernikova, Valia Prokhorova and Nikolai Zinoviev).
For fifteen years, no one paid attention to the deceived, intimidated and slandered miners. And as soon as the shareholders had a chance not only to return what was stolen from them, but also to receive restitution, they immediately became the center of attention. There was simply no end to the “concern” of all government bodies. But the miners are not going to give up, and if they failed to defend their rights in the most “humane” court in the world, they are forced to appeal to the European court, where they will definitely achieve a fair decision.”
As the Cheka-OGPU has said more than once, in Russia miners deceived by Usmanov have been trying to achieve justice for many years. The miners indicate that they lost their shares in the mining and processing plant during a forced buyout, which was made by Usmanov’s structures at prices far from market prices. The assessment was carried out by the company Gorislavtsev and Co. Estimation,” which was based on the fact that the mining and processing plant’s official revenue was less than $1 billion. However, according to the applicants, in reality the revenue was underestimated by at least three times. For tax optimization purposes, products were sold at reduced prices to Usmanov’s offshore companies (BGMT and FMC ltd.), and they then sold them at market prices. As a result, the mining and processing plant’s real revenue was at least $3 billion.
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