According to information from Le Monde, Dimitri Rybolovlev, the owner of AS Monaco was placed in police custody on Tuesday for "corrupt" acts, active and passive trading in influence, and complicity in misdemeanors.
AS Monaco definitely lives a very difficult time. Dimitri Rybolovlev, the owner of the club was placed in custody this morning according to information from the World as his team is preparing to play a major meeting of the Champions League against Bruges. His home was searched in the process.
The daily recalls that the Russian businessman is at the heart of an investigation opened by the prosecutor of Monaco more than a year ago for corruption, active and passive trading in influence and complicity in these crimes . This case had caused a lot of stir, since Philippe Narmino, the Minister of Justice had also been placed in custody and then forced to resign.