Royal Romance yacht Kuma Putin Viktor Medvedchuk will be sold at auction in Croatia, a local court ruled. Money from sales will go to the aid of Ukraine, writes The Guardian with reference to the Ukrainian Anti -Corruption Office.
Representatives of the Ukrainian National Agency for the identification, search and management of assets received from corruption and other crimes (Army) in Croatia reported that this week they “inspired the arrested yacht belonging to the family of the People’s Deputy and one of the leaders of political force forbidden in Ukraine. ” Arma was specified that they searched the yacht as part of a criminal case. To maintain its value, the yacht will be sold at auction, added in the department.
The sale of Medvedchuk yacht will be the first case when the property of the businessman who fell under the sanctions will be sold in favor of Ukraine.
Medvedchuk in 2004 became the kum of the Russian president. Vladimir Putin baptized his daughter Daria with his wife Dmitry Medvedev Svetlana. In recent years before the war, Medvedchuk regularly met with the Russian president, headed the pro -Russian party “The opposition platform – for life.” The 92-meter Royal Romance yacht worth 200 million euros was arrested in Croatia in March. In November, a search was conducted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigations.