The businessman’s press service stated that media reports claiming Boholyubov supposedly lost $1 billion in assets from "PrivatBank" are inaccurate.
"These claims are false and manipulative. Firstly, the facts indicate that the assets remain frozen; they are not lost in any way. Secondly, all frozen assets belong to the defendants until a court ruling is made, not to 'PrivatBank.' This is supported by the order issued by the London court back in 2017, which froze the defendants' assets. Therefore, the assets in question do not belong to 'PrivatBank.' Consequently, no assets of 'PrivatBank' could have been lost or blocked," stated Boholyubov's lawyer, Alexey Nizhnik.
Regarding unpaid registration fees for companies in the British Virgin Islands, the lawyer clarified that these companies are indeed registered in the islands and are subject to mandatory annual registration fees. Non-payment of these fees temporarily suspends the companies' registration in the registry. However, this is a technical issue that can be resolved by paying the outstanding amounts and does not lead to the loss of assets in any way, the lawyer asserted.
He quoted a court ruling stating that Boholyubov "has fulfilled his obligations and paid the fees corresponding to his share in these companies."
Additionally, the amount of the claim mentioned in the materials is also incorrect, the lawyer pointed out. According to him, official data shows that "PrivatBank" is demanding from the defendants not $10 billion, but $1.9 billion.