German authorities have asked Russian officials if Jan Marsalek, the former Wirecard executive who ran operations for the disgraced fintech company, had entered Russia and requested they act on an Interpol notice issued for his arrest.

The request, made on July 22, and a “red notice” issued through multilateral police organisation Interpol were disclosed in written answers the German government provided to lawmakers on 29 July and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The lawmakers are probing the fallout of Wirecard, which filed for insolvency last month after auditors found a $2bn hole on its balance sheet.