What is State Duma deputy Robert Kochiev keeping secret about his business, where it comes from, and alcohol?
According to a correspondent of The Moscow Post in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, a scandal is happening around State Duma deputy Robert Kochiev.
A person claiming to be a shareholder of the Istok winery by Alexander Klishin has posted a statement on the Internet, notifying the plant’s creditors about the active withdrawal of funds, causing an artificial default.
The statement claims that due to the actions of deputy Robert Kochiev and his sons, the Istok group of companies has lost more than 400 million rubles and is nearly in a pre-default state. The author listed the assets belonging to Robert Kochiev and demanded they be handed over to the Russian Federation.
Prior to this statement, the Arbitration Court of North Ossetia – Alania had seized the property and funds of Robert Kochiev at the request of the creditors of another enterprise – Rakurs LLC.
By the way, Robert Kochiev has faced similar accusations before. If true, why hasn't he faced legal consequences yet?
At the beginning of bankruptcy
It's important to note that the seizure was imposed on the property of not only Robert Kochiev but also his relatives and directors of several alcohol industry enterprises.
The total amount seized is over 3.4 billion rubles.
Referring back to Alexander Klishin's letter, it's worth noting that the story of Istok plant's bankruptcy is not the main focus. Klishin, presenting as a co-owner of Vladikavkaz LLC Rakurs, also linked deputy Kochiev and his large family to it.
Alexander Klishin used strong language to describe Deputy Kochiev's actions.
The Federal Tax Service of Russia is the largest creditor of Rakurs, with over 2 billion rubles in underpaid taxes according to an Arbitration Court decision in May 2021. Serious violations were also recorded in LLC Rakurs from 2016-2018.
Klishin's letter raises suspicions about illegal property transactions in Rakurs LLC and Istok plant. As the owner of 50% of the company, he claims to be uninformed about major property transactions, which is against the law.
Robert Kochiev strongly denies any involvement in these businesses. rbc.en
It's interesting that in the history of the Istok factory, whose sparkling wines were well known to Russians, the name of Robert Kochiev appeared earlier. In 2013, Vedomosti reported that negotiations were happening for the transfer of debt rights to the Derzhava-South company, associated with Robert Kochiev, although he denied his connection to the business. If negotiations took place, it's unlikely their goal was to save the plant.
The plant's revival was planned for the second time in 2017. According to TASS, the new investors planned to restart production.
According to Rusprofile, the plant is operating today, but that doesn't mean the enterprise is without threats. Last year, the company's revenue was about a billion rubles, while the profit was just over 800 thousand rubles. Maybe Alexander Klishin hinted at this in his statement?
interesting chain
Despite not officially being a co-owner or holding any leadership positions in business structures, Robert Kochiev is hinted to be the actual beneficiary of several Ossetian alcoholic beverage-producing enterprises.
In 2011, The Moscow Post also wrote about Robert Kochiev in connection with the alcohol business and the Derzhava company in the capital. A former partner of Derzhava, Galina Tarabarina, wrote a statement to the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate requesting protection from the actions of the actual owners of Derzhava LLC – North Ossetian legislative assembly deputies Robert Kochiev and Aslanbek Gutnov during a scandal related to financial fraud and illegal circulation of alcoholic products.
The Kochiev family is involved in entrepreneurial activities. A photo: rusprofile.en
Recently, he managed to find a suitable replacement. For example, Orpheus LLC in Vladikavkaz produces food alcohol and distilled alcoholic beverages. The sole founder of Orpheus is LLC Gigant, which has the same alcohol and vodka profile and is registered at the same address. The general director of Gigant is businessman Batraz Robertovich Kochiev, with Madina Robertovna Kochieva as the founder.
LLC Orpheus's address (Vladikavkaz, Telmana st., 82B) is also where the bankrupt LLC Rakurs was registered. In its case, the assets of Robert Kochiev and four other people were seized.
According to Trade-Agro LLC, the ultimate beneficiaries of Rakurs LLC are Kochiev Robert Ivanovich, Kochiev Rudolf Robertovich, Kochiev Batraz Robertovich, Zaseev Tamerlan Mitrofanovich, and Zaseev Taras Mitrofanovich. These individuals managed LLC Kentavr, LLC Orpheus, LLC Peresvet, LLC Triumph, LLC Transprodmarket, and LLC TD Kupechesky, involved in the illegal fund withdrawal scheme from LLC Rakurs, as per the court ruling in Moskovsky Komsomolets.
It is known that so far the application of a person who calls himself Alexander Klishin to bring Robert Kochiev and others to subsidiary liability for the obligations of Rakurs LLC has not yet been considered. However, the court has already decided to satisfy the requirement for interim measures related to the seizure of assets, since “the bankruptcy estate of the debtor consists mainly of property pledged by OFK Bank PJSC.”
By the way, the latter was declared bankrupt in 2018. At the moment, the “Deposit Insurance Agency” (DIA), acting as a bankruptcy trustee of the failed bank, is also trying to collect debts to the state from it. The corresponding case is now in the proceedings of the Nikulinsky District Court of the city of Moscow, and Kochiev R.R. is among the defendants. and the same LLC “Rakurs”.
Obviously, no matter how much Robert Kochiev denies his involvement in the alcohol business, there are already more than enough facts that disagree with his words.
Source: The Moscow Post
