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PARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - French investigative judges on Wednesday put Russian tycoon Alexey Kuzmichev under formal investigation, a source at the financial prosecutor's office said. Kuzmichev, who had been held for questioning since Monday, was put under formal investigation over allegations of laundering of tax evasion proceeds, money laundering and concealed work, the source said. While the financial prosecutor's office had sought for Kuzmichev to be placed in pre-trial detention, he will be set free under judicial supervision, the source said. Being placed under formal investigation in France does not imply guilt or necessarily lead to trial but shows judicial authorities consider there is enough to the case to proceed with the probe. Kuzmichev was one of very few Russian tycoons who stayed in the West after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Persons: Alexey Kuzmichev, Kuzmichev, Vladimir Putin, Forbes, Russian tycoons, Ingrid Melander, Felix Light, Diane Craft, Sandra Maler Organizations: Wednesday, Kuzmichev's Paris, European Union, Russia's Alfa Bank, Thomson Locations: France, Ukraine, Russian, West, Russia
PARIS (Reuters) - Russian tycoon Alexey Kuzmichev is detained for questioning in France in connection with alleged tax evasion and money laundering and for violating international sanctions, the French Financial Prosecutors’ office said on Tuesday. Searches took place on Monday at Kuzmichev's Paris home and in the Mediterranean Var region as part of the investigation, the office said, confirming a report in French daily Le Monde. Kuzmichev was still being detailed on Tuesday but has not yet been charged in the case. French customs agents last year seized the oligarch's 27-metre yacht "La Petite Ourse", sparking a legal battle between authorities and Kuzmichev, one of the main shareholders of Russia's Alfa Bank. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, editing by Tassilo Hummel)
Persons: Alexey Kuzmichev, Kuzmichev, Dominique Vidalon, Tassilo Hummel Organizations: PARIS, Financial Prosecutors, Kuzmichev's Paris, Russia's Alfa Bank Locations: France, Le
PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Russian tycoon Alexey Kuzmichev has been detained for questioning in France in connection with alleged tax evasion and money laundering and for violating international sanctions, the French Financial Prosecutors’ office said on Tuesday. Kuzmichev was still being detained on Tuesday but has not yet been charged in the case. Russia will be able to defend Kuzmichev's rights once Paris provides detailed information about his case, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "As far as I understand, he is a citizen of the Russian Federation so we should receive information about the detention through our diplomatic mission," Peskov told reporters. "Once we receive the information, and if the detainee so wishes, we will of course assist in protecting his rights as a Russian citizen."
Persons: Alexey Kuzmichev, Kuzmichev, Philippe Blanchetier, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Vladimir Putin, Dominique Vidalon, Tassilo Hummel, Christina Fincher Organizations: Financial Prosecutors, Kuzmichev's Paris, Russian Federation, European Union, Russia's Alfa Bank, Thomson Locations: France, Le, Russia, Paris, Russian
In Spain, six vessels were frozen following sanctions imposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February. The "majority" of the owners are paying their maintenance, crew, docking and insurance fees, a source with knowledge of the matter said. In March, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed, when announcing the freezing of one yacht in Spain, to hit Putin's allies "decisively" and "hard". read more read moreProposals by the United States and European Union to sell seized Russian assets and give the proceeds to Ukraine have stalled. In France, five yachts have been frozen.
In Spain, six vessels were frozen following sanctions imposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February. The "majority" of the owners are paying their maintenance, crew, docking and insurance fees, a source with knowledge of the matter said. In March, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed, when announcing the freezing of one yacht in Spain, to hit Putin's allies "decisively" and "hard". read more read moreProposals by the United States and European Union to sell seized Russian assets and give the proceeds to Ukraine have stalled. In France, five yachts have been frozen.
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