Geneva to Close Probe into Russian Billionaire’s Art Complaint
- Case stems from 2015 allegations of fraud against Swiss dealer
- Bouvier claims Russian was merely a good repeat customer
Dmitri Rybolovlev made his original complaint against Bouvier in Monaco, which prompted the Swiss art dealer’s arrest by a phalanx of policeman outside Rybolovlev’s Monaco penthouse.
Photographer: VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty ImagesSwiss art dealer Yves Bouvier won another victory in his long-running feud with Russian billionaire client Dmitry Rybolovlev, after Geneva prosecutors announced their intention to close a probe into Rybolovlev’s accusations of fraud.
Prosecutor Yves Bertossa has written to both parties to inform them he will end the investigation soon, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office said Tuesday. The decision can be appealed.