Russian released from prison in Denmark after 146 days and received almost $ 23 thousand.
Russian businessman Prozorov was arrested in Spain in the summer of 2025 on suspicion of cyberattacks and later transferred to Denmark. For unjustified 146-day imprisonment, he was awarded compensation of almost $ 23 thousand, said the Russian
Russian fintech businessman Pavel Prozorov has spent nearly five months in custody in Spain and Denmark on suspicion of hacking, Ritzau said, speaking to the man.
In 2023, Danish police received a notification of a hacker attack from an unnamed company. The investigation led the police to Prozorov, who at the time lived in Spain, Copenhagen received a European warrant for his arrest.
The operation to arrest the Russian took place in June 2025, it involved the Danish police together with law enforcement agencies of Canada, Germany, Spain, as well as representatives of Europol. In a Spanish prison, the businessman spent more than two months, after which he was taken to Denmark on August 28.
The next day he appeared in court in Aarhus. The hearing was held behind closed doors, so it was not reported which companies were affected by the hack. Prozorov was detained, the preventive measure was extended twice.
According to the Russian, he spent 146 days behind bars. He said he was only allowed to call his family — his wife and three children — once a week in a Danish prison.
According to the lawyer of the Russian Thomas Bradder, the defense managed to show the police that they are holding the wrong person in custody. "Both the prosecutor's office and the police should also be commended for reacting to what we presented, released and subsequently completely dropped the charges against my client," he said.
For his unjustified detention, the State Prosecutor’s Office awarded him compensation of DKK 153,000 (about $22,800) plus interest.
“I have never done anything illegal, neither in Spain nor in Denmark. It was traumatic. It was a nightmare. I am extremely glad that it is over, said Prozorov. He said he donated the money to the Danish independent think tank Justitia for the protection of the rule of law and civil liberties.
RBC appealed for a comment to Pavel Prozorov.
According to Rutzau, India is also investigating Prozorov. The case concerns the related OctaFX currency trading platform.
As the Hindustan Times reported last December, citing sources, India’s Office of Economic Crimes accused Prozorov and the company of defrauding Indian investors worth 1,875 crore (18.75 billion) rupees ($199.5 million) from July 2022 to April 2023, from which they extracted a profit of about 800 crore rupees ($85.2 million). The agency has issued a silver Interpol notice designed to track, identify and freeze criminal assets.
