Spanish National Court Judge Fernando Andreu will question in Moscow Russia's tycoon Oleg Deripaska in a case on an international money laundering scheme, a Russian business daily quoted the Spanish El Pais daily as saying.
Vedomosti quoted Deripaska's spokesman as saying that he would cooperate with the Spanish court to "help the investigation that involves several Russian and Spanish individuals and companies."
Questioning is due to be held in Russia's Prosecutor General's office in Moscow.
Deripaska is a witness in the case of an Israeli citizen, Mikhail Chorny, who allegedly legalized a criminal group's revenues through the Vera Metallurgica Company registered in Spain.
Vedomosti said Vera Metallurgica was believed to be connected with the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC), owned by Deripaska, Chorny and Iskander Makhmudov.
The paper quoted the tycoon as saying these allegations were brought about by the testimonies made by his rival, former director general of the Kachkanar Mining and Processing plant, Jalol Haidarov, in other trials.
Vedomosti said Chorny was put on the international Interpol wanted list as a main participant in the money laundering case. Vedomosti quoted El Mundo as saying last year in May that the Spanish Court issued an arrest warrant for Chorny.
In October 2009, El Mundo said Spanish police became interested in Deripaska's possible involvement in the case.
MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti)
