Penalties are requested to be imposed against the Reka-More company, registered in Rostov-on-Don, its head Gennady Arustamov, as well as against all those involved in the transportation, loading and sale of stolen products. in Mariupol.
Zaporizhstal Metallurgical Plant spoke in an official letter to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and to the Cabinet of Ministers with a call to impose sanctions on companies and individuals involved in the theft of Ukrainian steel products in Mariupol. This was reported by the press service of Metinvest on Friday, July 15.
In particular, they are demanding sanctions against the Russian company Reka-More, registered in Rostov-on-Don, its head Gennady Arustamov, as well as against all those involved in the transportation, loading and sale of stolen product. Proposed sanctions include interception of assets, cessation of trading operations, recovery of assets owned by them in state revenue, and more.
“These people illegally took and resold the property of Ukrainian businesses in the temporarily occupied territory, thus establishing a threat to the national economic interest. Thus, a ship called RM-3 , which is owned by the said company, entered the port of Mariupol, full of Ukrainian. metal products and headed to Rostov, “said in a statement.
The authors of the letter stressed the permission of the employment administration (under the control of the Russian Federation) to load foreign products on the ship, the active coverage of this event in the Russian media and the message about in the presence of an “agreement” under which is carried out the export of products, indicate assistance and / or entry from RF theft of products of Ukrainian factories and theft of property.
“To protect our rights, we turned to law enforcement agencies. Due to outright theft, Ukrainian businesses were left without property, and the budget was left without filling,” the letter said.
The authors of the letter believe that “the activities of the above people, as well as the Russian Federation, threaten the national interests, security and economy of Ukraine, violate the property rights of individuals and legal entities and create barriers to sustainable financial development, ”the letter emphasizes.
Therefore, the business turned to Zelensky and the government with a request to submit to the National Security and Defense Council the imposition of sanctions against these people, as well as all other individuals and legal entities carrying, unloading, selling and reselling stolen products.
It was learned yesterday that Zaporizhstal appealed to foreign partner companies, as well as port operators, urging them not to buy steel stolen by Russia in Mariupol.
Recall that earlier was reported at least three ships on which Russia took the metal stolen in Ukraine from the port of Mariupol.
Azovstal and Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, located in Mariupol, have already applied to the Prosecutor General’s Office with a request to open criminal proceedings on the theft of their Russian products.
In turn, Metinvest co-owner Rinat Akhmetov said SCM would demand compensation from Russia for the “cynical loading of Ukrainian steel on its ships in Mariupol,” which is an international theft and violation. and law.
Metinvest: Theft of metal in Russia is a war crime
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Source: korrespondent
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