Moscow, February 18 (Interfax) - Other valuable property owned by fugitive Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky has been seized in France in addition to his two yachts, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office reports.
"Our French colleagues have managed to seize [Berezovsky’s] yachts in the Gulf of Juan in southern France, not far from Berezovsky’s estate on Cape Antibes, which was earlier seized at the request of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office. The yachts totaling $20 million had been used to entertain people from his entourage," the spokeswoman for the Prosecutor General’s Office Marina Gridneva has told Interfax.
French police seized other Berezovsky-owned valuables, including paintings, in the presence of a Russian investigator, Gridneva said.
The action was taken at Russia’s request within the framework of a criminal case against Berezovsky, she said.
"The search for businessman Berezovsky’s property continues in cooperation with law enforcement agencies of all countries," Gridneva said.
