Britain remains the "world leader" in hiding dirty money despite recent efforts to crack down on oligarchs' illicit wealth, a leading sanctions expert has told The Independent.
Bill Browder urged Boris Johnson's government to get to grips with the "enabler community" of lawyers and accountants in London suspected of helping kleptocrats from Russia and elsewhere protect their assets.
The Vladimir Putin critic - who campaigned for the "Magnitsky" human rights sanctions introduced by many western governments – said the UK government must now force enablers to share more information with the authorities.
"The UK is still the world leader of attracting dirty money," said Mr Browder. "The UK has a chance to close up a major, glaring loophole which attracts everyone to London to launder money.
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