French police have detained a Russian lawmaker and businessman as part of a probe into suspected
laundering of tax fraud proceeds, according to media reports.
Suleiman Kerimov, who is a member of Russia’s upper House of Parliament, was arrested in Nice airport on Monday evening
and put into custody for questioning in connection with a tax evasion case,
Nice prosecutor Jean-Michel Pretre told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Kerimov is ranked by Forbes magazine as Russia's 21st wealthiest businessman, with a net worth of $6.3 billion.
His family controls Russia's largest gold producer Polyus.
https://www.thenational.ae/world/russian-billionaire-kerimov-detained-by-french-police-in-tax-fraud-case-1.677705
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