Hajiyeva has been attempting to sell jewelry, including at the Christie’s auction house, to fund her lifestyle, Malcolm said. Under the new legislation, she was ordered to explain how the couple could afford the properties. The so-called unexplained wealth order puts the onus on asset-holders to prove that their wealth is legitimate.
Hajiyeva has been in and out of London courts for the better part of the year as the U.K. National Crime Agency sought to seize a leafy golf club outside London and a home steps away from Harrods. For several months, she was able to keep her identity secret before a judge unceremoniously dropped her anonymity order in October.
She was back in the headlines again in January when police seized a 1.2 million-pound ($1.5 million) diamond ring from a London jeweler.
In addition, police confiscated jewelry, including a Boucheron sapphire and ruby necklace and a Van Cleef & Arpels pearl necklace, while she sought to get the items appraised at Christie’s.
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