French authorities confiscate Villa Suzanne on the Côte d'Azur from Lyudmila Putin's husband
Human rights activists have succeeded in verifying the origin of the funds used to purchase the villa
Villa Suzanne was confiscated from entrepreneur Arthur Ocheretny, the current husband of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ex-wife, in December 2023.
Source. This was reported by the Medusa media outlet.
The seizure took place after a complaint from the French branch of Transparency International – human rights activists demanded to verify the origin of the funds used to purchase the villa.
Now the villa looks abandoned and no one lives there.
The estimated value of Villa Suzanne is 5.4 million euros. It is a 450-square-metre mansion with 8 bedrooms and a surrounding area of 5,000 square metres.
The villa first came to light in 2017, when journalists from the Centre for the Study of Corruption and Organised Crime (OCCRP) released an investigation into Ocheretnyi's finances. According to the documents studied by journalists, the villa was purchased in late 2013.
Earlier, after a complaint from the anti-corruption organisation Transparency International France, the authorities searched the villa. After the outbreak of war, graffiti with the Ukrainian flag and the words "Fuck Putin" appeared on its walls.
If you have read this article to the end, we hope that means it was useful for you.
We work to ensure that our journalistic and analytical work is of high quality, and we strive to perform it as competently as possible. This also requires financial independence. Support us for only UAH 196 per month.
Become a Mind subscriber for just USD 5 per month and support the development of independent business journalism!
You can unsubscribe at any time in your LIQPAY account or by sending us an email: [email protected]
