On May 12, Dutch prosecutors seized a 1,432-square-meter plot of land near Amsterdam belonging to the former son-in-law of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
Source. This was reported by The Guardian.
It is reported that the land in Duivendrecht belongs to Jorrit Faassen, a Dutch businessman who was married to Maria Vorontsova, the eldest daughter of the Kremlin leader.
An entry in the Dutch land registry shows that the plot was confiscated for financial, economic and environmental offenses.
According to Helin Over de Linden, a lawyer and sanctions expert, the confiscation indicates that Faassen is likely to be the subject of an investigation.
The newspaper writes that Faassen, who lives in Moscow, was questioned at the Dutch airport Schiphol. He is alleged to have violated sanctions. His laptop and cell phone were confiscated. Faassen has reportedly returned to Moscow.
According to journalists, both of Putin's adult daughters, Maria and Katerina, were added to the EU and US sanctions lists in April 2022, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
However, no sanctions have been imposed on Faassen in the US, EU or UK.
The article states that Faassen married Vorontsova in 2008, but the couple later divorced. The land plot near Amsterdam and its connection to Faassen are well known to the public. Shortly after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, protesters erected posters on the plot calling on Putin to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Although the plot is currently empty, in 2021 Faassen reportedly applied for permission to build a house and six office buildings on the land.
Background. Meanwhile, it has been reported that the Netherlands may send F-16s to Ukraine after pilot training.