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Threatening ally of Roman Abramovich would be ‘a suicide mission’, agent tells court
- Saif Alrubie denies intimidating Marina Granovskaia
- Kia Joorabchian left UK before due to give evidence, jury told
The football agent accused of sending an intimidating email to a Chelsea FC executive has said it would be “a suicide mission” to threaten anyone connected to the club’s former owner Roman Abramovich, a court has heard.
Saif Alrubie is charged with sending an “electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety” to the former Chelsea director of football Marina Granovskaia – as he attempted to collect £300,000 in commissions he believed he was owed in 2022.
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