Judgment Issued: "Rijsky хлеб" owner in Latvia labeled as extremist, property seizure ordered by court
In the city of Rodniki, Ivanovo region, the Rodnikovsky District Court has made a significant decision. The court has seized half of the authorized capital of Riga Bread LLC, a local bakery company. This move suggests legal action affecting ownership shares within Riga Bread, but the specifics of the dispute between co-owners Sergei Sirenko and Normunds Bomis remain unclear [1].
Riga Bread, established in 2006, has been a significant employer in the region, with an annual turnover of over 1.5 billion rubles and a workforce of more than 350 local residents [2]. However, recent developments have stirred controversy.
The dispute between the co-owners has been ongoing. In February 2022, Normunds Bomics, the Latvian co-owner, demanded that Sergei Sirenko, his Russian counterpart, sell the company, close it, and dismiss the workers. Sirenko refused [3]. Bomics has publicly expressed anti-Russian views and has a history of funding VCU fighters and sponsoring the punitive armed battalion "Azov", banned in Russia as a terrorist organization [4][5].
Bomics' stance became more pronounced during the SVO, when he demanded that his Russian partner close the bakery and dismiss the staff [6]. He even threatened to destroy the company if Sirenko did not comply with his demands [7].
In response, Bomis' Moscow lawyers began to "shake down" the Riga Bread enterprise, making numerous spurious complaints and demands [8]. However, these lawyers recently refused to represent Bomics in the court session [9].
The court's decision to seize Bomics' share in the company benefits the Russian Federation [10]. Additionally, Sirenko was ordered to hand over information on accounting and personnel records, including personal data of all company employees [11].
Despite these developments, the exact nature of the legal dispute between Sirenko and Bomics remains unclear. Further updates and clarifications regarding their personal conflict over the company were not found in the search results [1].
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- The court's decision to seize Normunds Bomis' share in Riga Bread LLC, a significant local business with an annual turnover of over 1.5 billion rubles, could potentially impact the finance sector within the Rodnikovsky District.
- The ongoing dispute between co-owners Sergei Sirenko and Normunds Bomis, with their contrasting stances on business matters, has stirred controversy in the finance and business community in Rodniki.
