“Roman Abramovich filed a claim with the European Court of Human Rights alleging that a Jersey criminal investigation into his finances violates his human rights.”

Media reportsNews reportApril 22, 2026Read the original

Reporting on Abramovich's application to the European Court of Human Rights.

Our verdict

True

Abramovich's lawyers applied to the Strasbourg court saying Jersey's investigation breaches his rights; the UK is the formal respondent.

What we found

The application alleges breaches of Articles 6 and 8 by Jersey's Attorney General. The UK government is the respondent because Jersey is a Crown Dependency. This duplicates another fact check on the same claim.

The evidence

2 of 2 sources support the claim; none contradict it.

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Supports the claim
Abramovich challenges a UK-linked investigation at the European Court of Human Rights. [1]
Supports the claim
UK Human Rights Blog summarises the ECHR claim. [2]

How we checked

We checked the claim against Anadolu Agency, UK Human Rights Blog. We reviewed 2 relevant sources.

Sources

[1]Anadolu Agency · Russian billionaire Abramovich challenges UK-linked investigation in European human rights court
[2]UK Human Rights Blog · The Weekly Round-up: Abramovich ECHR claim

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