According to the statement of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Valdemar V. earned 715,000 euros from the sale of spare parts to the Russian Federation, in violation of the sanctions restrictions.
According to the official website of the ministry, the German Attorney General’s Office has issued another arrest warrant for Waldemar V., a German and Russian citizen, for allegedly violating the Foreign Trade Law. The Federal Court of Investigation Judge issued an arrest warrant for the defendant yesterday and ordered the continuation of pre-trial detention.
Valdemar V. is charged with the investigation for allegedly violating the sanctions law as the managing director of two companies he founded in Saarland for the international trade of electronic components. In the last three years, it has exported 26 electronic components to a military hardware company in Russia. Among these equipment is the Orlan-10 drone, which is currently used by Russian invaders in Ukraine. Defendant supplied components are common parts of this drone and are subject to Russian Embargo Regulation (EU) 833/2014.
To circumvent EU sanctions, Waldemar W. often imported relevant goods into Germany from abroad and then exported them to Russia, in some cases through a company he controlled in Baden-Württemberg. Initially, exports were made to two civilian front companies based in Russia. After Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, Waldemar V. switched to transporting goods to Russia via Dubai and Lithuania, including fake buyers in third countries. According to the prosecutor’s office, the total value of illegally produced components is approximately 715,000 euros.
This new arrest warrant for the Federal Court investigating judge replaces the Mannheim District Court’s arrest warrant dated March 8, 2023, where the defendant has been in custody since March 9, 2023. The federal prosecutor’s office began considering the case on March 20, 2023, due to the special importance of the case. The accused is already awaiting trial.
Someone named Dmitry K., who was arrested in the Netherlands in 2022, acted according to a similar scheme. It also provided sanctions chips and drones to the Russian Federation.
Russian invaders actively use Orlan-10 for reconnaissance and guidance of their MLRS. The drone circles over a certain area at an altitude of 3 km and, after identifying the necessary targets, transmits the coordinates to the Tornado MLRS crew of the Russian army.
Previously Focus He reported that the Russian Federation is getting more and more technology for the assembly of weapons. Over the past year alone, Russia has increased its chip and processor purchases from $1.8 billion to $2.5 billion. “Gray deliveries” are made from China, the United Arab Emirates and other Asian countries.
Source: Focus
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