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Cyprus police investigate financial and tax affairs of ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich

National Trade News capital-markets note (2026-10-22): Police in Cyprus have opened an investigation into the financial and tax affairs of the former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich following a report by the… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

· The Guardian

Cyprus police investigate financial and tax affairs of ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich

Police in Cyprus have opened an investigation into the financial and tax affairs of the former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich following a report by the Guardian and media partners.

In a committee hearing in the Cypriot parliament, a senior official in the island’s police said they were looking into events between 2003 and 2006, with the investigation likely to last several months.

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