Police raid on Russian tycoon’s property was illegal – German court
A court has ruled that the search warrants against Alisher Usmanov did not have a good enough basis, according to Der Spiegel
A German regional court in Frankfurt declared last year’s police raids on the properties of Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov illegal, Der Spiegel weekly reported on Friday. The nation’s law enforcement searched several villas and an apartment – as well as the superyacht ‘Dilbar’ allegedly linked to the businessman– in September 2022 as part of a money laundering, tax evasion, and sanctions violation case.
The court ruled that the initial money laundering suspicions were insufficient to warrant the searches…
