Portugal authorities began to investigate the legality of issuing a national passport to the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. This reports Reuters.
As stated in the Ministry of Justice of the country, such an inspection is a standard procedure when information about “any possible violation” is received.
The fact that Roman Abramovich turned out to be a citizen of Portugal, in December reported the local newspaper Publico. According to the source of the publication, the 55-year-old entrepreneur received the country’s passport in April 2021 as a descendant of Jews-Sephardov. It is known that Abramovich is a member of the Jewish community of the port, whose benefactor he was. The businessman himself did not comment on his Portuguese citizenship.