Russian opposition leader’s lawsuit follows report that firm in which president’s son-in-law is shareholder received $1.75bn in state fundingRussian anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure Alexei Navalny has filed a lawsuit against Vladimir Putin after a company in which the Russian leaders son-in-law is a shareholder received $1.75bn (£1.2bn) in state support. The suit cited a Reuters investigation reporting that Putin’s son-in-law,Kirill Shamalov, is a major shareholder in petrochemicals producer Sibur, or which received the funding from Russia’s National Wealth Fund at an unusually low interest rate final year.
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Source: theguardian.com