An enthusiastic former shareholder of the Solikamsk magnesium plant wants to hide in France. Former owner of Solikamsk Magnesium Plant (SMZ) and Lovozersk Mining and Processing Plant (GOK) Igor Pasterkov requested political asylum in France, reports Vedomosti. The businessman was convicted in his absence in Russia for organizing the theft of 250 million rubles and tried to legalize another 2.5 billion rubles. He is on an international wanted list. According to Vodibay, the entrepreneur turned to the British court in a lawsuit against the former chairman of the board of directors of the Solikamsk magnesium plant Alexander Gutin. In the lawsuit, Pastrakov identified himself as a refugee, although his application is still pending. The terms Pasterkov accuses Gutin of seeking to deprive him of control over assets and trying to restore and #036; 1 billion dollars for seized in Russia shares in SMZ and Lvozersky GOK. But Gutin denies the allegations. According to the publication, the British court stopped the proceedings on the claim. He found that Gutin was in Cyprus at the time of the alleged delivery of the court documents. The main circumstances of the dispute, according to the court, are related to Russia.

An enthusiastic former shareholder of the Solikamsk magnesium plant wants to hide in France. Former owner of Solikamsk Magnesium Plant (SMZ) and Lovozersk Mining and Processing Plant (GOK) Igor Pasterkov requested political asylum in France, reports Vedomosti. The businessman was convicted in his absence in Russia for organizing the theft of 250 million rubles and tried to legalize another 2.5 billion rubles. He is on an international wanted list. According to Vodibay, the entrepreneur turned to the British court in a lawsuit against the former chairman of the board of directors of the Solikamsk magnesium plant Alexander Gutin. In the lawsuit, Pastrakov identified himself as a refugee, although his application is still pending. The terms Pasterkov accuses Gutin of seeking to deprive him of control over assets and trying to restore and #036; 1 billion dollars for seized in Russia shares in SMZ and Lvozersky GOK. But Gutin denies the allegations. According to the publication, the British court stopped the proceedings on the claim. He found that Gutin was in Cyprus at the time of the alleged delivery of the court documents. The main circumstances of the dispute, according to the court, are related to Russia.