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The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia wants to seize assets "worth hundreds of millions of dollars" from the new head of FIDE, Turbilov. The lawsuit of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office on the confiscation of assets and property from the president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Timur Turbilov, and related structures has been filed in a Moscow court, citing a source in law enforcement agencies, Interfax reports. In addition to Turbilov, the defendants include companies founded by him, Freedom Holding and Freedom Finance Europe. The claim concerns the transfer of assets worth "hundreds of millions of dollars" to state revenue, the agency quotes its interlocutor as saying, without reporting the essence of the claim. The fact of the lawsuit being filed in court became known the day before, without details. Sources of the newspaper "Kommersant" said that the case might be related to Turbilov allegedly "participating in the financing of Ukrainian structures," due to which he may be declared an extremist. The publication noted that Turbilov made donations to humanitarian projects in Ukraine. The press service of Freedom Holding told the publication Bell that they do not understand the essence of the lawsuit, and the holding does not have business and assets in Russia. The lawsuit was filed in court on September 24, two days before Turbilov was elected the new president of FIDE, and two days later, the official representative of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, congratulated Turbilov on his election, Interfax recalls. Turbilov changed his Russian citizenship to Kazakh in 2022, he and his family have lived in Kazakhstan for many years, where in 2023 he headed the national chess federation. *in the register of "foreign agents" in Russia.
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