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Germany: Raids target Russian oligarch’s Bavarian properties

By DW
22 September 2022   |   11:59 am
German police searched 24 sites around the country, with a focus on locations in Bavaria. Investigators did not name the suspects, but Bavarian and national media reported the prime target was Alisher Usmanov.

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