German police raid lakeside villa in Russia probe
On 5 October, a special unit of police and customs officials raided several properties in Greater Munich and the idyllic town of Rottach-Egern, in the Bavarian Alps. The properties belong to a so-far officially unidentified Russian national who is "subject to sanctions and asset freezes by the European Union," German officials stated. According to a source who spoke to Reuters, Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov was the target of the search, although a spokesperson for Usmanov denies any wrongdoing. In early 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the billionaire was added to the UK and EU sanctions lists, the latter identifying him as, “one of Vladmir Putin’s favourite oligarchs.” Click or scroll through and let's take a closer look at the raid and tour Usmanov's properties, as well as the homes of other high-profile Russian billionaires...
lovePROPERTY team
20 October 2023
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