Police on crown dependency Jersey have admitted they conducted unlawful searches at premises allegedly linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and have agreed to pay damages and apologise, a report has revealed.
According to Reuters, it has seen a legal document, confirmed by two sources, in which Jersey Police acknowledged that "the search warrants were obtained unlawfully" and agreed "that the search warrants should be quashed".
Jersey police were granted search warrants and searched premises allegedly linked to Abramovich in April 2022, seizing documents and devices, according to a legal document signed in a Jersey court.
The police also agreed to pay damages and costs, confirmed that all copies of documents seized in the searches had been destroyed and that the police would apologise to Abramovich, the document said.
Abramovich's spokeswoman said: "Mr Abramovich has always acted in accordance with the law, we are pleased that the Jersey Police have conceded in relation to these unlawful and unfounded searches."
Jersey Police have been contacted by International Investment for a comment.
