The authorities of Bern considered it undesirable for the Russian businessman Roman Abramovich to stay on the territory of the state. It is a threat to the public security of the country, according to the publication 24 heures. The Federal Police suspects one of the richest people in the world in money laundering and relations with crime. However, according to media reports, Abramovich categorically does not agree with accusations in his address. "Any suggestion that Mr. Abramovich was involved in money laundering or has contacts with criminal organizations is completely false," - quotes the publication of his lawyer Daniel Glazla. He clarified that the businessman "was never accused of involvement in money laundering and had no criminal record". Nevertheless, the name of the Russian law enforcement officers is associated with the company Runicom, which he controlled. In relation to this firm, there were suspicions of the theft of money from the funds allocated to Russia through the IMF to support the development of small business. According to the human rights activist, the investigation revealed that "Runicom did not commit any crimes or offenses. The Swiss Federal Police was unable to provide any evidence supporting defamatory statements about the illegal activities of the company ".

Abramovich filed a request for a residence permit last summer. The publication notes that he was going to settle in Verbier, in the ski resort of Valais. Local authorities were delighted with this "neighborhood", since he would have to pay taxes to the local treasury. "Given his financial resources, he would be a very attractive taxpayer for the community and the canton," the newspaper quotes the head of the population service and migration of the region. However, now the government denied the billionaire.