Close-up portrait of Roman Abramovich with short grey hair and a neatly trimmed grey beard, wearing a dark suit jacket and white shirt. He is looking slightly over one shoulder toward the camera. The background is softly blurred, with a light-coloured wall and a dark vertical panel visible.Image source, Getty Images
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Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich - his lawyers have said he denies concealing his fortune

ByJames Oliver and Rory Tinman, BBC Panorama
  • Published28 minutes ago

Police in Cyprus have opened an investigation into the financial affairs of Roman Abramovich, following revelations by BBC Panorama that accountancy firm Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to hide his wealth and evade tax.

Serious questions about the integrity of some of Abramovich's professional advisers were raised earlier this month in a joint report from the BBC and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ).