Roman Abramovich, owner of the oligarchy and Chelsea football club, has been accused by a British MP of hastily selling assets in the UK to avoid possible financial sanctions.
Chris Bryant, a Labor MP and chairman of the Parliamentary Standards Committee, has accused the government of taking too long to impose sanctions on those with ties to Vladimir Putin after Russia’s occupation of Ukraine.
Utilizing parliamentary privilege to protect him from legal action, Bryant suggested that Abramovich take steps to prevent his assets from being frozen, according to the British newspaper “The Guardian”. “I think he is [Abramovich] Fear of getting permission, which is why he is going to sell his house tomorrow [quarta-feira] And another apartment, ”the deputy in the House of Commons said Tuesday.
The British Foreign Office has announced that “120 companies and oligarchs” will be affected by the new financial restrictions. However, so far only a few individuals have been targeted by these restrictions.
Rumors about home buyers and jobs
Last weekend, the oligarchy announced that it would hand over Chelsea’s “administration and care” to its trustees.
The next day, several journalists gathered outside Abramovich’s 15-bedroom mansion in Kensington’s Palace in west London, spreading rumors that a potential buyer would buy the property for 90 90 million (equivalent to 108 108) at lunch. Million euros) in 2009. A black taxi stopped outside at noon and departed again five minutes later without anyone coming out.
In addition, there was a lot of activity in the house, and one worker said the decorators were “repainting all the walls downstairs.”
Abramovich withdrew from British sanctions
Last Tuesday, the British government announced sanctions against “OliCorch” Gen. Timchenko, Boris Rottenberg and his son-in-law Igor Rottenberg, whose assets in the United Kingdom were frozen and barred from entering the country. The bank also ordered the freezing of assets of Rosia, Black Sea Bank, IS Bank, Zenbank and Bromswiysbank and said it was ready to move forward with further financial sanctions.
A day later, Boris Johnson clarified that “Roman Abramovich was not targeted by target actions.”
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