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Russian businessman Peter Aven, who lives in the UK, became a person involved in a criminal case because of an alleged violation of the sanctions imposed on him, TASS reports, citing a source close to the businessman’s entourage.
“A criminal case has been opened against Aven. The article is a violation of sanctions,” the agency interlocutor said.
According to the source, in Britain, Aven, in accordance with the restrictions imposed, has the right to spend no more than 2.5 thousand pounds per month. However, the authorities believe that he spends significantly more and “lives beyond his means,” the source added.
Official comments from the UK authorities or representatives of Aven have not yet been received.
At the end of February, the EU imposed sanctions on the owners of Alfa Group Aven and Mikhail Fridman, in early March it became known that Aven and Fridman would resign from the board of directors of the consortium. Separate sanctions against Aven were imposed by London.