Germany Raids Properties Linked to Russian Oligarch Usmanov
- Two dozen sites searched by 250 officers across Germany
- Munich prosecutors probe Usmanov for sanctions violations
Police officers raid a house belonging to Alisher Usmanov in Rottach-Egern, Bavaria, on Sept. 21.
Photographer: Matthias Balk/picture alliance/Getty Images
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German authorities are conducting nationwide raids of properties linked to Alisher Usmanov as part of a probe against the sanctioned Russian billionaire.
Two dozen sites in Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg are being searched, Munich prosecutors said in statement. They’re probing a Russian citizen who is on the sanctions list. While no names where disclosed, the target is Usmanov, a person familiar with the matter said. Hundreds of officers from various tax and police departments are involved.