Gutseriev sold half Russneft "

Last week, Mikhail Gutseriev sold 49% of Russneft System. On this day the newspaper Vedomosti, citing sources in the environment of the entrepreneur and the AFC. Recall that a criminal case against Gutseriev was closed last week. Entrepreneur to get a package sold $ 100 million. Although the deal closed, according to the agreement a further 2% of the oil company gets Sberbank. These shares will be pledged Russneft. The company will have a chance to buy them at market price after 3 years, the newspaper said. Formally, to avoid further prosecution of him was because the law changed. Of the articles 171 and 172 of the Criminal Code (illegal banking activity) was deleted the phrase "breach of licensing requirements and conditions." That is what investigators and attributed to the Gutseriev, accusing it of excess oil production. Fearing arrest, in 2007 Gutseriyev left Russia for London. However, before that, he sold 100% shares of Russneft structure of another oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Later, Gutseriyev claimed that he was forced to do so. But in the year yanvare2010 Gutseriyev back control of 100% of Russneft. Deal on its sale to Deripaska was canceled. Then the businessman has agreed to sell 49% stake in the ownership structure of Sistema, Vladimir Yevtushenkov. After a while Russneft may team up with belonging to the "System" Bashneft, the newspaper notes.