Fiji court rules US can seize yacht said to belong to Russian oligarch
by Lice Movono in Suva from World news | The Guardian on (#5YTGE)
Vessel docked in port of Lautoka is believed to be owned by Suleiman Kerimov, who is facing sanctions
Fiji's high court has ruled that the US government can seize a super yacht believed to be owned by a Russian oligarch who faces sanctions from the US and the EU, which is currently docked in the Fijian port of Lautoka.
Judge Deepthi Amaratunga granted the request from Fijian authorities to register and enforce US warrants to seize the Amadea, which has been docked in Lautoka since 13 April and which is believed to belong to Suleiman Kerimov, who is considered a close ally of Vladimir Putin.
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