The Russian Embassy to France has asked for clarifications from authorities in the Principality of Monaco after Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev was reportedly detained there for questioning in a corruption-related case.
RFE/RL: Russia asks for explanation after billionaire Rybolovlev ‘detained in Monaco’
In this file photograph taken on March 31, 2018, AS Monaco President Dmitry Rybolovlev looks on during the French League Cup final football match between Monaco (ASM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at The Matmut Atlantique Stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France. - The Russian billionaire owner of Monaco football club was in custody November 6, 2018, his lawyer confirmed, the latest twist in his legal battle with a Swiss art dealer who he claims cheated him of up to one billion dollars and Sotheby's auctioneers. Police officers also carried out a search of Dmitry Rybolovlev's luxury penthouse apartment in the principality, said a source close to the case.
