Kiev Pechersk court refused to close the criminal case against ex-Chief of the Land of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Yuri Dobrovolsky. The Court did not go to meet the lawyers of former officials accused of overstepping its authority in the allocation of plots for the structures of the group “Privat” Igor Kolomoisky. As stated in the court decision, we are talking on lands under the tourist complex “Bukovel” in the village Polanica Ivano-Frankivsk region.

As found out a consequence, areas were sold to two companies – “Skorzonera” and “Gorgan” – at a price which at 66 million USD. below market prices. Blame Yuri Dobrovolsky action, which approved the settlement value of the land at the statutory monetary evaluation, while price was determined on the basis of peer review.

Recall that in September, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Interior Ministry conducted a search and seizure of documents and office equipment in the Main Department of Land Resources in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, arresting its chief Yuri Dobrovolsky, who previously worked deputy director of the tourist complex “Bukovel”. Dobrovolsky suspected of abuse of power (365-th article of the Criminal Code). Incriminated article provides a sanction of imprisonment for a term of 7 to 10 years, with disqualification to hold certain posts or practice certain activities for up to three years. Also at the request of the Prosecutor General Court seized appearing in the plots.

Simultaneously searches took place in the premises of “Skorzonera,” which was later announced that stopped the project of building a similar ski resort on the border of Ivano-Frankivsk and Transcarpathian regions.

The owners of the resort point out that had to take this step in an attempt to invalidate the law enforcement facts buy some land, because of their low cost.

According to the press service of the company’s investment in the construction of “Bukovel” over the past 10 years amounted to 2 bln., And in 2010-2011 in its development and construction of new facilities planned to invest 1.2 billion USD. Plans to build a new economy-class accommodation facilities for a thousand rooms, ski slopes 120 km and other objects.

According to representatives of “Skorzonera”, their company can not be blamed for the purchase of undervalued parts of the official auction. “All the land purchased at auction in accordance with applicable law, and to calculations of the auction value of the land” Skorzonera “irrelevant”, – emphasized in the court order.