
The Israeli bank Hapoalim blocked the accounts and canceled the bank card of David Davidovich, the CEO of Millhouse, which manages Roman Abramovich's assets, YNet reports, citing Davidovich's statement. The latter intends to demand through the court to unblock the account.
The statement said the bank acted "immediately, without prior notice" and the reason for the block was that Davidovich (who has Israeli citizenship) was under British sanctions .
The CEO, while in Latvia, tried to withdraw money from an Israeli account, but the ATM “swallowed” the card.
“Davidovich immediately contacted his bank branch to find out what was the matter. Then, to his surprise, he learned from a bank representative that his credit card had been canceled and his bank account blocked <...>. According to a bank representative, his account was blocked due to sanctions imposed on him by the UK government (and not the Israeli government), ”Davidovic said in a statement to YNet.
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The publication clarifies that the CEO of Millhouse is asking the Tel Aviv District Court to issue a temporary injunction for the bank to block his accounts and order him to issue a new card.
Hapoalim Bank said that they are working in accordance with the regime of international sanctions and cannot comment on this case due to bank secrecy reasons. RBC turned to Millhouse for comment.
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The assets of sanctioned Russians are being frozen in one country at the request of another, which has announced sanctions, not for the first time. For example, in early April, at the request of the United States , Spain seized the yacht Tango, which, according to the US Department of Justice, is owned by the founder of the Renova group, Viktor Vekselberg. The arrest warrant was issued by the District Court of Colombia, the yacht was moored in Mallorca.
The US authorities said they had created a special working group to identify the assets of Russian businessmen who fell under sanctions, including abroad. Group leader Andrew Adams warned that the group was working with "an all-time high" level of coordination with other countries. But he did not specify which jurisdictions transfer financial information to the US.
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