The media reports that restaurateur and founder of the Tanuki and Yorsh chains, Alexander Orlov, is on the list of wanted criminals. In the summer, the businessman sold all Russian assets and left the country. It was 33.3% in “Tanuki”, “Tanuki-Krasnodar” and “Tanuki-N.-Novgorod”.
According to the SHOT Telegram channel, the businessman faces up to five years in prison. The search notice is related to suspicion of having committed a crime under art. 165 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, part 2, paragraph A, B – “Causing particularly significant material damage by an organized group.”
In addition to Tanuki, Orlov also divested the Russian business of the Bulldozer Group holding company and sold assets to Middle Eastern investors. Currently, the businessman is developing projects in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, France, Spain and Great Britain, as well as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
At the beginning of the month, Orlov told Forbes.kz about network and premium projects. In particular, according to him, in Kazakhstan, in addition to the three existing Tanuki restaurants, four more are planned to open. And in Uzbekistan, the “Takahuli” and “Good Girl” establishments are already operating.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB
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