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Jailed Banker’s Wife Loses Final Appeal on U.K. Asset Freeze

Hajiyeva was first target of U.K.’s unexplained wealth orders
Banker’s wife became famous after Harrods spending sprees

Zamira Hajiyeva — Zamira Hajiyeva
Photographer: Jonathan Brady/PA Images/Getty Images

By

Aoife White and

December 21, 2020, 8:18 AM UTCUpdated onDecember 21, 2020, 10:10 AM UTC

The wife of a jailed Azeri banker must give British authorities information on her assets after losing a Supreme Court challenge to the country’s first so-called unexplained wealth order.

Zamira Hajiyeva, who was identified as part of a crackdown linked to overseas corruption, is prevented from selling or transferring a golf club outside London and her home steps away from Harrods, which the National Crime Agency said Monday are worth more than 22 million pounds ($29 million).