Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska asks court to render Australia’s sanctions regime invalid

Billionaire is challenging sanctions over his alleged links to Vladimir Putin, describing them as ‘legally unreasonable’

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A Russian oligarch sanctioned over his alleged links to Vladimir Putin has asked a court to render Australia’s sanctions regime invalid, documents show.

Australia imposed sanctions on billionaire Oleg Deripaska in March last year, a move that prevented him from travelling to Australia or profiting from his company’s stake in an alumina refinery in Gladstone, Queensland.

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