In France, the court has frozen the ownership rights to the Irina Maria villa on the Cote d’Azur, which officially belongs to Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan. The Paris prosecutor’s office believes that its real beneficiary is none other than the subsidiary company of the Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom. writes the French newspaper Le Monde.
According to Le Monde, the villa, known to locals as Villa del Mare, is located on 3 hectares of land. The facility, in addition to the multi-story main building, also includes three swimming pools, a tennis court and a helipad. The total value of this property is estimated at 120 million euros.
The order freezing the ownership of the villa, as well as freezing the shares of SNC Maritime Villa Holding, is dated February 12, 2024.
According to the AFP agency, Irina Maria villa was investigated by the Paris prosecutor’s office, the unit that deals with the fight against organized crime (Junalco), in aggravating circumstances for money laundering, which took place on December 11, 2009 in Paris, Cyprus, Russia. and in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
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