A member of the Council of Kerimov was detained in Nice

Russian senator and entrepreneur Suleiman Kerimov was detained by French police in the city of Nice in the south of the country. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Russian Embassy in France.

Kerimov was detained on the evening of November 20. Russian diplomatic employees went to the place. The member of the Council himself remains in custody in one of the police sections of Nice.

According to Reuters with reference to the office of the prosecutor, Kerimov was detained in the case evasion case.

Suleiman Kerimov is a Russian entrepreneur, a member of the Federation Council from the Republic of Dagestan since 2008. Controls the financial and industrial group "NAFTA Moscow". From 2011 to 2016, he was the owner of the Anji club. According to Forbes, it is one of the richest people in Russia with a fortune of $ 6.3 billion (21st place).