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Oct. 06, 2008 - Kommersant - Russia has sent an enquiry to Great Britain for the extradition of Mikhail Gutseriev, founder of the Russneft company accused of tax evasion and illegal entrepreneurship, reports RIA Novosti information agency, citing a statement from the Russian Interior Ministry’s Investigative Committee. Gutseriev has denied the charges against him. Gutseriev announced the sale of his company, Russneft, in July 2007. In August 2007, a warrant was issued for his arrest. An international warrant was issued at the end of the year. In April 2008, deputy chairman of the Interior Ministry Investigative Committee Oleg Logunov stated that Gutseriev was living in Great Britain and occasionally visiting Azerbaijan. He added that the issue of his extradition would be settled through Interpol. Affiliates of Oleg Deripaska’s Basic Element holding acquired Russneft. They have been waiting for over a year for permission from the Federal Antimonopoly Service to finalize the deal.