A few weeks ago, the Russian media were agitated by the news that the crime boss, businessman, and Russian oligarch God Nissanov, who has a history of violent crimes, has officially requested Portuguese citizenship through the Israeli community of Porto.
Why would a criminal businessman want this? Is he planning to escape Russia? What is currently known?
On July 23, the renowned news agency “reuters” reported that two of the wealthiest Russians, G. Nisanov and L. Leviev, have applied for Portuguese citizenship. reported Prior to this, the United States Secretary of State E. Blinken mentioned that G. Nisanov, who was sanctioned after the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine, is among the wealthiest individuals in Europe and is closely connected to several Russian officials.
According to Reuters, the two applications are still under review. The Ministry of Justice of Portugal has not disclosed further details.
It's worth noting that the oligarchs submitted their citizenship applications under the “law of return”, which allows descendants of Sephardic Jews to obtain Portuguese citizenship.
Several other Russian billionaires, including R. Abramovich and A. Rappoport, have also become Portuguese citizens in the last two years under the same law.
This information is from DW.com. reported Moreover, all four oligarchs submitted their citizenship applications through the CIP organization, which is currently under official investigation for corrupt activities, fraudulent schemes, and document forgery.
In the spring, the head of this community, D. Litvak, was arrested by the criminal investigation department on suspicion of providing a certified document that aided R. Abramovich in obtaining citizenship. The community strongly denies all allegations.
About God Nisanov
The 50-year-old controversial businessman is notorious for his criminal methods dating back to the turbulent nineties. He has ordered numerous murders not only in Russia, but around the world. While the actual killers are usually apprehended, the instigators like Nisanov continue to live undisturbed. The same applies to the criminal businessman Nisanov.
According to Forbes magazine's 2022 ranking, G. Nisanov holds the 72nd position among the richest Russian billionaires, with assets estimated at 1.3 billion dollars.
However, a Google search reveals a different amount, citing G. Nisanov's net worth as of 2022 to be $4.1 billion.
At the same time, Google immediately gives out a different amount when searching. According to the search engine, the net worth of G. Nisanov, as of 2022, is $4.1 billion.
According to the website SANCTIONS.NAZK.GOV.UANisanov has 17 large assets, most of which are located on the territory of the Russian Federation.
What is known about the sanctions under which the odious businessman fell?
As for the sanctions, they have already hit the entrepreneur. So, the well-known criminal oligarch God Nisanov is currently under sanctions from three countries: the United States, Australia and Japan.
June 6 this year he was on the list of sanctions United States of America.
Immediately after the businessman became sanctioned, he was “asked” to leave his leadership position in the World Jewish Congress. In addition, he ceased to head the board of directors of the Olympic Sports Complex.
July 1 imposed sanctions against the Russian oligarch and Australia.
These sanctions imply the freezing of all assets without exception in Australia, as well as a ban on any business transactions with the defendants, i.e. “listers”.
5’th of July the criminal Russian oligarch Nisanov was also included in the sanctions lists Japan.
As you can see, the sanctions are on the heels of the scandalous billionaire. And we think that only more sanctions will be imposed, and not only on Nisanov. Other Russian oligarchs will also fall under the distribution in connection with the invasion of Ukraine …
Scandalous oligarch about to flee Russia?
So, why does the criminal billionaire God Nisanov need Portuguese citizenship? What is on fire already? Do you want to leave your familiar place and go away from the Russian Federation? Well, by the way, you can understand him just in this, since this criminal character has been a defendant in many criminal cases for many years. Only connections and big loot helped and helps the dollar billionaire still avoid punishment, despite a long series of contract killings and hefty stacks of criminal cases.
Well, whether or not Nisanov succeeds in obtaining the desired citizenship is still an open question. And, given the accusations that law enforcement agencies make against the Israeli community of Porto, through which the businessman applied for citizenship, it is completely unknown how this sensational story will end. Therefore, we look forward to the latest news, which we will definitely share with you promptly.
To be continued.
