Russian billionaire senator Suleyman Kerimov was charged Wednesday with tax fraud in Nice, hours after Moscow protested his arrest in the French Riviera resort.
Kerimov was detained upon arrival at the airport on Monday, where he faced two days of questioning over alleged tax evasion involving the purchase of luxury properties.
He has now been released under strict conditions includingRead more
Russian billionaire senator Suleyman Kerimov was charged Wednesday with tax fraud in Nice and released under strict conditions, a state prosecutor said.
Kerimov, whose detention upon arrival at the airport in the French Riviera resort on Monday night provoked anger in Moscow, must hand over his passport and post bail of five million euros. He also faces restrictions on hisRead more
A truck plowed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice on Thursday, leaving at least 70 dead and scores injured in an “attack” after a Bastille Day fireworks display, prosecutors said.
The government said the driver of the truck was shot dead after barrelling down the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds of terrified people fleeing and leavingRead more