“From the morning of January 28, employees of the Federal Criminal Police Office, acting on behalf of the prosecutor’s office, are conducting a search at the head office of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt am Main and at the bank’s branch in Berlin.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt am Main. photo by Getty Images Source: “European truth” with reference to Spiegel
Details: About 30 plainclothes investigators entered the bank’s headquarters in central Frankfurt shortly after 10 a.m.
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As reported by the Frankfurt am Main prosecutor’s office in response to a request, the agency is conducting an investigation “against unknown officials and employees of Deutsche Bank” on suspicion of money laundering. According to the statement, the bank allegedly maintained business relations with foreign companies in the past, which were “suspected of being used for the purpose of money laundering.”
The prosecutor’s office said that it could not provide more detailed information at this time.
According to sources familiar with the case, the operation is considered very delicate. The newspaper learned that the search is related to companies that investigators associate with Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who has been on the European Union’s sanctions list since spring 2022.
Abramovich’s lawyer stated: “Our client is not aware of any investigations by the German authorities on this issue.” Abramovich “always acted in accordance with applicable national and international laws and regulations.” Any claim to the contrary is “false and defamatory”.
Deutsche Bank confirmed when asked that “an investigation by the Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office is currently underway” at its premises. The bank fully cooperates with the authorities. He declined to comment further.
Prehistory:
- Earlier it became known that in Germany, the prosecutor’s office of the city of Munich will stop the investigation into the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, which was opened on suspicion of violating sanctions and money laundering rules.
- Before that, the Frankfurt am Main prosecutor’s office stopped proceedings against Usmanov in the money laundering case.