SBI establishes connection of "SIA ROYAL PAY EUROPE" with Russia: sanctions are being considered to recover more than UAH 1.8 billion in revenue of Ukraine

SBI establishes connection of "SIA ROYAL PAY EUROPE" with Russia: sanctions are being considered to recover more than UAH 1.8 billion in revenue of Ukraine

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 28 2023, 09:25 AM • 33176 views

The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine requests the confiscation of UAH 1.8 billion from Royal Pay LLC, a company associated with the Russian bookmaker 1xBet, which is under sanctions.

The Ministry of of Justice of Ukraine has filed a lawsuit with the High Anti-Corruption Court based on the SBI materials to impose a sanction on Royal Pay LLC. The sanction is forfeiture of securities and funds totaling securities and funds totaling more than UAH 1.8 billion. This was was reported by UNN with reference to the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation.

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The company "SIA ROYAL PAY EUROPE is associated with the Russian bookmaker 1xBet, which is represented in Ukraine by LLC "YOUR BETTING COMPANY", law enforcement officers found during the the investigation.

SBI officers established connection between SIA ROYAL PAY EUROPE and the Russian bookmaker 1xBet, represented in Ukraine by Tvoya BETTING COMPANY LLC

- the Bureau informs.

It is reported that the Decree of the President of Ukraine enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council "On the Application of of Personal Special Economic and Other Restrictive Measures (Sanctions)" to the non-resident legal entity SIA ROYAL PAY EUROPE for a period of 5 years.

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According to official information, by the decree of the President of Ukraine and the decision of the of Ukraine and the decision of the National Security and Defense Council imposed sanctions on LLC "Your Betting Company for a period of 50 years. The Ukrainian bank accounts of "SIA ROYAL PAY EUROPE" contains funds of Russian capital in the amount of more than 1.8 billion in the hryvnia equivalent.

These funds in the summer this summer, the SBI transferred these funds to the National Agency of Ukraine for for finding, tracing and management of assets derived from corruption and other crimes. It is confirmed that, based on court rulings, the above funds of the Russian capital was seized on the basis of court orders.

Despite the fact that that interest income from the management of these assets placed on deposit in a state-owned banking institution is almost UAH 43 million, it is not enough to finance the state's needs to finance the state's needs in the face of Russian aggression.

Therefore, the SBI, within the framework of the current legislation, initiated 100% recovery of SIA ROYAL PAY EUROPE's assets to the state revenue in accordance with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions"

- the agency summarizes.

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