The German prosecutor’s office has been informed that an arrest warrant has been received from Federal Court investigating judge Waldemar V., who has German and Russian citizenship. TASSHe refers to the federal prosecutor’s office in Karlsruhe.
The man is suspected of repeatedly violating foreign trade law, including circumventing EU sanctions against Russia.
“The investigating judge of the Federal Court yesterday (August 28 – socialbites.ca) issued an arrest warrant for the suspect and ordered further detention pending trial,” the prosecutor’s office said.
According to the agency, Valdemar is the managing director of two electronic components trading companies headquartered in the Saar. From January 2020 to March 2023, it supplied electronic components to a Russian company that produces military equipment and accessories, including the Orlan-10 drone currently used by the Russian army in Ukraine.
To circumvent the sanctions, the entrepreneur first imported the relevant goods from abroad to Germany and then exported them to Russia. After launching a special operation in February last year, the entrepreneur started shipping goods to Russia via Dubai and Lithuania with the help of advanced buyers in third countries.
The total value of the components transferred in violation of the ban is approximately 715,000 Euros.
The Federal Court investigating judge’s arrest warrant supersedes the Mannheim District Court’s arrest warrant of March 8, 2023; According to this arrest warrant, the man had already been in custody since 9 March this year.
The federal prosecutor’s office began considering the case on March 20 this year, due to its special importance.
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