Fijian authorities seized a $300 million yacht belonging to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, at the request of the US Department of Justice.
According to a report released by the agency on Thursday, the agency has called for the ship to be seized for alleged violations of war-related sanctions in Ukraine and linked to corruption.
When the five-year-old, 106-metre yacht “Amadea” was moored in Lautoka (Fiji) in the South Pacific, local authorities seized the boat at the request of a US court order and the Department of the Interior. Justice.
“Amadea may be confiscated based on possible violations of U.S. law, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, money laundering and conspiracy,” the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said Karimov was part of a group of Russian oligarchs “who took advantage of the Russian government’s corruption and its evil activities around the world, including the invasion of Crimea”.
The US has imposed sanctions on Russian oligarchs close to President Vladimir Putin as part of a series of economic sanctions against the invasion of Ukraine.
Kerimov, who has made a fortune as a co-owner of major Russian energy and finance companies, including Gazprom and Sberbank, said he is also a Russian government official and a member of the Council of the Russian Federation.
“There is no hiding place for criminals’ assets that allow the Russian regime,” US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. Said.
“The Department of Justice will be ruthless in our efforts to hold accountable those who facilitated the death and destruction we have witnessed in Ukraine,” Garland said.
source: Noticias
