Law enforcement officials said the man was under investigation in Ukraine on charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering, and that the arrest was made at the request of the SAPS.
Italian tax police seized real estate and assets worth about 41 million euros ($44.4 million) from Russian businessman Alexei Fedorichev, Florence prosecutors said in a comment to Reuters on Tuesday, July 30.
Law enforcement officials said the man was under investigation in Ukraine on charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering, and that the arrest was made at the request of the SAPS.
Police have not identified the Russian businessman, but a judicial source and a separate legal source told Reuters he was Alexey Fedorichev.
The businessman’s court-appointed Italian lawyer told Reuters he could not comment on the case.
In Ukraine, Fedorichev is suspected of illegally receiving port fees. He has been wanted since 2018.
The Russian millionaire is the president of the Monaco basketball club. He owns the historic Torro del Gallo castle in Florence, and is also a co-owner of the Tis company, which owns berths in ports in Ukraine.
Earlier on Monday it became known that Great Britain confiscated more than 750 thousand pounds sterling from Russian oligarch Peter Aven.
Source: korrespondent
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