Lutsenko told about the Russian billionaire Kesaeva, who financed the militants in ORDA
Currently, the owner of the monopoly a distributor of tobacco products of OOO “Megapolis Ukraine” (now “Tedis Ukraine”) Igor Kesaev is located on the territory of Russia.
This was at the briefing said the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko.
According to the public Prosecutor, in the former Soviet space was created an artificial monopoly – the “Metropolis” in Ukraine in 2012, instead of the market were a monopoly.
“I’m not going to evaluate their actions in other countries, but in our country since 2012, instead of the competitive market created monopoly. In 2012, I seem to remember everything. Who and what contributed to that monopoly, the result will establish. Will also be appreciated by the actions of the then leadership of the Antimonopoly Committee “, – said Lutsenko.
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He also noted that it had obtained the exclusive permission to sell cigarettes, which has a branched structure.
“We have received exclusive permission to sell cigarettes all over the Ukraine, all the other competitors were minimised or crushed. “Metropolis” has a very extensive structure,” he added.
Lutsenko said that the special persons who collaborated with the officials of Ukraine.
“He Kesaev after the outbreak of war on the territory of Ukraine is not stopped, because once would have been detained by the National police. If he is declared suspicious, everything will be in correspondence mode. First and foremost, the investigation is interested in the financial component and the financing of terrorism in Ukraine”, – he said.
We will remind, earlier the attorney General said that the company is Russian businessman monopoly brought abroad billions of hryvnia, part of which was intended to Finance terrorism.
“Pre-trial investigation found that since 2012, the year the actual owner the exclusive distributor of tobacco products of OOO “Megapolis Ukraine” (now “Tedis Ukraine”) is including the citizen of the Russian Federation Kesav in respect of which the decision of the Council sanctions which prohibit the withdrawal of funds from Ukraine abroad,” he said.
According to the public Prosecutor, under the influence Kesaeva in key positions in the company “Tedis” designated person that all of their decisions in consultation with a member of the Board of Directors of the Russian JSC “Degtyarev Plant” – one of the suppliers of weapons to terrorist organizations “DNR/LNR”.