Today Group DF published a message that on September 22, the Volnogorsk Mining and Metallurgical Plant, owned by the group, was seized.
The seizure was carried out by employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Dnipropetrovsk region with the participation of representatives of the Dnipropetrovsk regional state administration, controlled by Igor Kolomoisky.
It is surprising that Group DF published an official statement about what happened on September 22 only today, September 26. It can be assumed that all these days there were negotiations to resolve the situation without attracting public attention. But, as we see, they were not successful.
Below is the text of the official message from Group DF:
About the situation at Volnogorsk MMC
Group DF informs that on September 22, 2014, the Volnogorsk MMC was forcibly seized by a group of armed men, who were accompanied by officials of the Dnipropetrovsk regional state administration and employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Dnipropetrovsk region. Without providing any permits, a group of unknown people unauthorized, illegal, rudely and using physical force entered the territory of the enterprise under the pretext of transferring property on the balance sheet of PJSC Crimean Titan, which was created earlier by the State Enterprise United Mining and Chemical Company.
At the same time, on September 4, 2014, the District Administrative Court of Kyiv issued a ruling prohibiting the State Property Fund and other bodies, including law enforcement, from transferring or returning the leased CEC to the state until the completion of the consideration of the case on the merits and the adoption of a final decision. But, despite this, this court order on the ban was cynically ignored and violated.
As a result of the forceful takeover, people were not allowed to work, and the company’s management was forcibly removed from management. As a result, the production process was completely disrupted, which led to the shutdown of the enterprise. Since the Volnogorsk MMC is a city-forming enterprise, its shutdown could affect not only 5 thousand workers who will be left without work, but also the whole city – 24 thousand people.
Over the 10 years of leasing the Volnogorsk MMC, the Crimean Titan company invested more than 850 million hryvnia in the development of the plant, paid wages to employees on time and paid taxes and fees to the state.
The illegal forceful actions that took place using the state apparatus are a demonstrative and cynical violation of the law, as well as a manifestation of gross disrespect for the rights of the investor.
The enterprise intends to defend its rights and seek restoration of justice, using all legal methods.
SKELET-info