Businessman Mikhail Fridman, who is subject to Western sanctions, has appealed in the British court his decision to spend money on the maintenance of his London mansion. This was announced by lawyer Malcolm Birdling. Reuters.
The publication revealed that the UK Financial Sanctions Authority (OFSI) allowed the entrepreneur to spend £26 thousand per month on the security and video surveillance system.
According to the agency, we are talking about Athlone House, a Victorian house located in the north of the British capital. Lawyers for the businessman from whom Friedman bought the property for $79 million said OFSI’s decision to ban him from spending money on maintenance and staff could lead to the decline of the mansion.
Before that, the entrepreneur left England and came to Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on Friedman’s return to his homeland: statedBreaking the law is one thing, violating moral and ethical standards is another.
England in September hardened Sanctions against a businessman.
Previously at the European Commission in the name The amount of Russian assets frozen in the European Union.