Russia's Polyus shares down on Kerimov's detention
22/11/2017 07:02
MOSCOW, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Shares of Polyus PLZL.MM ,
Russia's biggest gold producer, were down by 3.2 percent in
early trade in Moscow, after Suleiman Kerimov, whose family
controls the company, was detained in France this week.
Russian businessman and lawmaker Kerimov was arrested by
French police at Nice airport on Monday evening in connection
with a tax evasion case, an official at the French prosecutor's
office said on Tuesday.
Kerimov is ranked by Forbes magazine as Russia's 21st
wealthiest businessman, with a net worth of $6.3 billion.
Representatives for Kerimov could not immediately be reached for
comment. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1NR64Z
Russia's state-run Rossiya 24 television station reported
that Kerimov denies guilt.
(Reporting by Katya Golubkova; Editing by Christian Lowe)
((ekaterina.golubkova@thomsonreuters.com; +7 495 775 1242;))
Keywords: RUSSIA PARLIAMENT/FRANCE POLICE