Usmanov complained to the German constitutional court after a search on the yacht

The founder of the USM holding, Alisher Usmanov (his fortune, according to Forbes , is $ 14.4 billion), filed a lawsuit with the German federal constitutional court , as he considers the searches that were carried out on the Dilbar yacht, the owner of which is called Usmanova, to be a violation of the inviolability of the home. Die Welt writes about this, the court confirmed the receipt of the claim to the newspaper.

Usmanov's lawsuit states that such actions were an infringement on his human dignity and a violation of the constitutionally guaranteed inviolability of the home. In addition, the businessman claims that the restrictions against him were introduced unreasonably, and the paragraph of the law, according to which Usmanov, who fell under the sanctions , had to report his assets himself, is unconstitutional.

As reported by Bloomberg , the 512-foot (156 m) Dilbar yacht is the largest yacht in the world in terms of volume. According to the US Department of the Treasury , cited by the agency, a vessel with a 25-meter pool and two helipads is estimated at $600-750 million.

In addition to the yacht, searches took place at villas in Bavaria owned by a trust associated with the billionaire.

Usmanov fell under EU sanctions on February 28, 2022, on March 3 of the same year, the United States and Britain introduced restrictions against him, on March 11 - Canada , other countries joined the sanctions. In March, two helicopters allegedly belonging to Usmanov, an Airbus EC-175 and a Eurocopter EC-155, were arrested in France and Monaco. In April, Dilbar was “frozen” in Hamburg, Germany. Germany's Federal Crime Agency said the yacht belonged to Usmanov's sister, Gulbahor Ismailova, but since she had recently been sanctioned, the ship's confiscation became legal.

On April 29 last year, the businessman filed an appeal with the European Court of General Jurisdiction against the EU decision to impose restrictions against him, Bloomberg reported.

In September of that year, searches took place at real estate in Germany, which, according to the Tagesschau, were associated with Usmanov. Whether there was then a search on the yacht is not clear. According to the portal, the raids were due to the fact that Usmanov owned housing on Lake Tegernsee in Germany, lived there for a long time, but did not pay the due taxes. He was also accused of money laundering and violating sanctions.

In November 2022, Usmanov's press service told RBC that there were no grounds for suspicions of money laundering or tax evasion against the businessman, "the origin of his money is absolutely transparent."

In May 2023, a German court declared illegal the searches that took place in the villas and the yacht.

On August 6 of this year, the businessman himself commented on the imposition of sanctions against himself by Europe with the words "friends do not behave like that." He noted that the restrictions damage his reputation and dismissed the claim that he could be considered an oligarch because he did not participate in privatization and was not a recipient of "doubtful assistance from the state."