A Russian businessman whose company sponsored Liverpool FC has lost the latest round in ongoing long legal battle with Merseyside Police over a money laundering probe.
Ildar Sharipov is a suspect in an ongoing and "complex" investigation by the force's Economic Crime Team, dubbed Operation Kobus, which commenced in August 2017.
In April 2018, officers from Merseyside Police obtained a court order freezing around £1.6m of Mr Sharipov's assets, under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, although the businessman says around £1m of that amount has since been returned to him.
