Russian bailiffs search BP’s Moscow office in $3 billion shareholder lawsuit

MOSCOW — Russian bailiffs accompanied by armed policemen searched BP's Moscow office Wednesday because of a minority shareholder's lawsuit, the company said, calling the action an illegal raid.

BP's Russian spokesman Vladimir Buyanov told The Associated Press the company was cooperating with the bailiffs. BP's office in a Moscow skyscraper was guarded by police with assault rifles, he said.

"Did they expect to meet any resistance here?" Buyanov said by telephone.

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Gene Weingarten 01 Sep, 2011

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