The dirty laundry of a family of Russian oligarchs: an offshore yacht, a $ 630 million divorce, and a son’s cruelty to his mother

The ex-wife of a Russian billionaire won a UK lawsuit against her son on Wednesday, of whom he accused Help your father hide his belongings during a lengthy divorce battle.

The High Court of England and Wales was awarded in 2016 Tatiana Akhmedova 41.5 percent of the $ 1 billion fortune from Farkhad Akhmedov.

But the woman said so Achmedov, 65 years old, hid some of his belongings with the help of his 27-year-old son, Temur Akhmedov, and declared they owed him about $ 97 million.

Temur Achmedov asked the Family Division of the High Court of London to dismiss their charges against him, but Judge Gwynneth Knowles ruled in her mother’s favor.

“Today’s trial is the inevitable conclusion, as Farkhad did not behave honorably at first”, Tatiana Akhmedova, who lives in London, said in a statement.

A spokesman for Temur Achmedov said “He never tried to take sides or get involved, but was inevitably swept up in the vortex of a bitter family feud.”

“His subsequent actions were motivated only by his desire to end the war between his parents”, said the spokesman. “While you fundamentally disagree with this judgment, I would consider it a price worth paying if it leads to a reasonable agreement between the parents you love.”

Achmedov, born in Azerbaijan, he became a senator in Russia after making money with oil and gas. The tycoon was included in a “Putin list”issued by the United States Treasury Department, including 210 prominent members of the Russian business and political elite with close ties to the Kremlin.

The incredible list of goods at the center of the dispute

During their marriage, the couple enjoyed an incredibly luxurious lifestyle, with a $ 54 million mansion in Surrey as their family home and as a $ 37 million vacation home. They also owned one Art collection of $ 125 million and a private jet appreciated around 58 million dollars.

But after the couple, who have two children together, divorced after more than 20 years of marriage, Akhmedov was ordered to give up much of his fortune, one of the most important remunerations awarded by a British court.

At the center of the initial divorce battle was the 115 meter superyacht (377 cakes) MV Luna, which Akhmedov bought from the owner of Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich, for 400 million dollars. Akhmedov was ordered to hand the ship over to his ex-wife after a judge ruled that he had tried to cover it up in a “elaborate” scheme to “deceive” her by moving the ship between a number of offshore companies. Just a Subsequent failure enabled him to salvage the ship.

Temür’s expenses and his conspiracy with the father

Judge Knowles charged Akshirtov with elaboration “Dishonest plans” to hide your wealth, and ruled that his advisers and Temür put them into practice.

He pointed: “The woman has fallen victim to a series of plans to put every penny of man’s wealth out of reach.”

“That strategy was designed to make the woman powerless by ensuring that if she did not settle her claim for financial support after divorce on her husband’s terms, there would be no more assets to enforce ”.

Judge Knowles also launched a withering attack on Temür and ruled it “He has lied to this court on several occasions; unfulfilled court orders; and did not provide complete information about its assets. “

He was also criticized for withholding important evidence.

“The woman has fallen victim to a series of plans to put every cent of the man’s wealth out of reach.”

The judge added: “It seems to me that he is a dishonest person who will do anything to help his father, no doubt because he is completely dependent on his father for financial support.”

During the trial, the court heard details of the incredible wealth that Akshirtov the lush on Temür as part of your decision not to pay your ex-wife the costs of the divorce.

One of the most sensational revelations that emerged was that Temur lost $ 50 million of his father’s money in 2015 by investing in stocks and received millions more the following year, causing additional losses.

Temur lost $ 50 million of his father’s money in 2015 by investing in stocks

He told the court that he was the victim of it “bad luck”.

Judge Knowles ruled: “The large money transfers to Temür in 2015 and 2016 were driven by the general desire of the husband to keep his wife’s assets. Temur understood his father’s intentions at the relevant times and worked with him to achieve the goal of preserving the family property keep them out of the reach of the woman ”.

At the age of 19, while studying at the London School of Economics, Temur received a $ 40 million apartment in One Hyde Park, the country’s most exclusive apartment building, with an additional 7 million spent on renovations.

The court also heard how he got one Jeep Mercedes from $ 170,000 At the age of 17, he left home with a “Unlimited Credit Card” and then owned several luxury cars, including one Rolls Royce of $ 480,000, which he “did not know” owned, as he told the court.

“All happy families are the same, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”

During the trial, details were also heard about the split within the family, with Temur accuses her mother of having affairs with two men while she was still married to Akhmedov.

In a statement, Akhmedov said: “ It is not surprising, given his original wrong and wrong judgment, the court in London has ruled in favor of reviewing the father’s “sins” for an innocent and loyal son. “

“The Akhmedov family is one of the most unfortunate ever to appear in my courtroom”

Akhmedova, for her part, said: ‘Since our divorce in 2016 my ex-husband Farkhad’s behavior has left a trail of destruction and pain. He retaliated based on his lies, which not only wanted to destroy me, but also tried to drive a wedge between a mother and a son. Fortunately, that bond is unbreakable. “

“As a father he has manipulated his parental responsibility, as a husband he has dishonored the role of a good father and instead, has sought to destroy and promote its vengeful propaganda to manipulate, mock and use the courts in England and abroad ”.

In her written ruling, Judge Knowles quoted the Russian novel ‘Anna Karenina’. “All happy families are the same, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”, He said.

‘With apologies to Tolstoy, the Akhmedov family is one of the most unfortunate ever to appear in my courtroom’, He said.

“While this case involves wealth that most can only dream of, it is essentially a simple one in which, after your divorce, a woman is trying to recover what is owed to her from a husband and his attorneys who have done everything possible to keep the money out of their reach. ‘

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