Abramovich is a ‘gangster’, exiled Russian businessman tells trial

AN EXILED Russian oligarch has told a British trial that Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich was a “gangster”.

Boris Berezovsky made the allegation at a Commercial Court trial in London as he was questioned about allegations that Abramovich “intimidated” him into selling shares in Russian firms.

A lawyer representing Abramovich said Berezovsky had “made up” a story about threats and was talking “nonsense”.