Russian Businessman’s Son Arrested in Ukraine for Attempting to Safeguard Assets
According to the State Bureau of Investigations and law enforcement agencies of the Argentine Republic, the son of Russian businessman Igor Churkin has been arrested for attempted asset safeguarding in Ukraine through a state bank. This information was shared by the SBI’s press service.
The bureau recalled that back in July 2022, a Russian citizen and his accomplice were accused of trying to fraudulently retain the assets of a Lviv-based company.
«The large Ukrainian enterprise LLC ‘Lviv Bus Plants’ secured a significant loan from a state bank using its property as collateral. The owner, Russian citizen Igor Churkin, misused the funds and declined to repay the loan amount to the bank. Simultaneously, he did not want to lose the company’s collateralized property. Consequently, the Russian businessman devised a plan to obstruct the auction of the bank’s collateral,» the SBI stated.
It was revealed that the company’s head, controlled by an oligarch and supervised by the oligarch’s son, falsely accused bank representatives of a serious crime to the police. He alleged that the bank officials had committed a fabricated offense.
«This accusation led to the initiation of a criminal case and the imposition of a restraint on the collateral property,» the SBI added.
