Moscow, 5 Dec – RAPSI, Shiryaev Nikita. Municipal court of Moscow postponed for December 18 of debate according to the appeal complaint for a sentence concerning the former member Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Popelnyukhov Sergei, condemned on 7 years of a standard regime penal colony for roguish plunder 1,1 billion rubles at construction of small-arms factories in Venezuela, the correspondent of RAPSI from a court hall reports.
"To appoint bydebate to December 18 at 11:00", – the judge decided.
On Tuesday court listened to arguments of the parties according to the appeal complaint Popelnyukhov Sergei according to which protection of ex-senator asked to stop production on business, in connection with criminal prosecution lapse of time." The moment of the end of commission of crime is on July 16, 2007 when the defendant had an opportunity to dispose of money which JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "ROSOBORONEKSPORT" transferred into the account of LLC "Stroyinvestinzhiniring". As today the sentence did not enter validity, and the limitation period on an incriminated crime makes 10 years, we ask court to stop production on business", – the lawyer Averin Vladimir declared.
Popelnyukhov Sergei in a court session noted that today LLC "Stroyinvestinzhiniring" performed 70% of works on construction of plant, claims on quality and term of performance of work are not present.
the Prosecutor objectedto satisfaction of appeal complaints, asked to leave the decision Lefortovsky district court of Moscow without change.
toby Court and a consequence it is established that Popelnyukhov Sergei fraudulently stole 1,1 billion rubles which within contracts with JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "ROSOBORONEKSPORT" it company received from Venezuela for construction of plants on production Kalashnikovs and cartridges to them. According to the investigation, money left into accounts of firms under control to ex-senator, and the enterprises remained unfinished.
during consideration of the case in court the first instance the representative of the dissatisfied party of JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "ROSOBORONEKSPORT" declared that company LLC "Stroyinvestinzhiniring", director general which was Popelnyukhov Sergei, performed about 40-50% of all works on construction of plants in the territory Venezuela.
Protection of senator drewthat actually everything money were spent for construction of the enterprises, and Popelnyukhov Sergei were not caused by actions of damage to the dissatisfied party.