BERLIN, January 17At Munich airport, customs authorities are holding a conversation with the famous Austro-American actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, legal proceedings have been initiated on suspicion of violating tax laws, the actor will soon be released, the press service of the city's main customs department said.
«I can confirm that he has been with us for approximately two hours. This is a standard process that we are obliged to carry out. Tax proceedings have been initiated,» said a customs representative.
He did not confirm, but did not deny that we are talking about the transportation of undeclared valuable Audemars Piguet watches, which Schwarzenegger, according to media reports, intended to put up for sale for charitable purposes at the climate summit in Austria. In the process of investigating the circumstances of the alleged violation of the law, customs authorities will send a request to the service for issuing penalties.
Will the named item illegally smuggled by the actor be confiscated and how much the fine will be, press secretary I don’t presume to say this, since this is influenced by “many factors.” He included the size of his salary, cooperation with the authorities, and whether there was a deliberate concealment of transportation.
“The procedure is coming to an end, in 10 minutes he will be released, and he will be able to move on,” he added.