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See the savage “luxury of corruption” of the elite: – It is very likely that the accusations are correct and true, says the expert on Russia.
See the video with photos of the luxury palace below:
Despite the most recent poisoning attempt and imprisonment, Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny (44) still manages to be a troublesome thorn in the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last week, he dropped a bomb on Putin’s lap.
Navalny made headlines around the world when he was poisoned and tried to be killed in August of last year. There are many indications that the Russian authorities were behind the attack on the Kremlin and Putin’s critics.
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Navalny was eventually evacuated to Germany, where he received medical treatment at a Berlin clinic.
The 44-year-old was immediately chained and arrested at the airport when he returned from Berlin to Moscow a week and a half ago. He is now incarcerated in an institution on the outskirts of Moscow.
– Reveal the luxurious palace of Puntin
Not only is Navalny a troubled opposition politician, he is also behind the FBK foundation, which conducts extensive corruption investigations in Russia.
Navalny and the anti-corruption foundation FBK released a video last Tuesday allegedly showing President Vladimir Putin’s private palace on the Black Sea.
FBK says the palace reveal is the biggest investigation ever.
– I think there is a very high probability that what appears in the video is correct and true. Of course, there may be some details that don’t match. But FBK has done an impressive job, Russia expert and NUPI principal investigator Jakub M. Godzimirski tells Nettavisen.
Alexei Navalny Facts
* Critic of the Russian regime and blogger (44) with millions of followers on Twitter and YouTube. Trained attorney. Married and father of two.
* He started an anti-corruption campaign in 2007 buying state-controlled companies to ask critical questions at general meetings.
* Has organized a series of demonstrations against President Vladimir Putin.
* Excluded from the liberal Jabloko party in 2008, where he had been active since 2000, accused of damaging the party with his nationalist tendencies.
* Leader of the small Progressa Party, the Partido del Progreso, since its creation in 2013.
* He received 27 percent of the vote in the Moscow mayoral elections in September 2013.
* He has been arrested and convicted of embezzlement and participation in illegal demonstrations on several occasions.
* He wanted to run as a presidential candidate and challenge Putin in the 2018 elections, but the candidacy was not approved.
* Nominated for the Sakharov Prize in 2019.
* On August 20 last year, he became seriously ill on a passenger plane traveling from Siberia to Moscow. Two days later, he was evacuated to Berlin after strong Western pressure.
* Tests have shown that he was poisoned with the neurotoxin novitsjok.
* On January 17, Navalny was arrested while returning to Russia.
(Source: NTB, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia)
– Palace at 12 billion
The luxury property will be worth approximately $ 1.4 billion, which is equal to twelve billion crowns. The palace has everything from an indoor hockey rink to a private theater and casino. In addition, the property consists of several vineyards. In comparison, the area of the entire property is 39 times larger than the Principality of Monaco.
The palace itself is a staggering 17,691 square meters and has eleven rooms, according to CNN, which is referring to the video of the palace from FBK.
The video has been available on YouTube for a short week and at the time of writing it has been viewed 91 million times.
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The video of just two hours gives viewers a detailed look at the interior of the luxury palace. FBK is said to have obtained access to interior photos and floor plans from subcontractors who were involved in the construction of the palace. FBK has also developed three-dimensional models of the interior of the palace.
“It is like a separate state within a state where the eternal tsar rules. It is built in such a way that it is inaccessible from land, sea and air. Thousands of people work there and are not allowed to bring a mobile phone with a camera. But we’ll take a look inside, “Navalny said in the video.
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Las Vegas Casino, Spa and Turkish Bath
According to the floor plans, the palace consists of eleven bedrooms, several living and dining rooms, a private theater, a Las Vegas-like casino, two spas, a Turkish steam bath (hammam), and a bakery.
The rooms are decorated with velvet, lush rugs, marble floors, columns, and ceiling decorations that give associations to the royal palaces of St. Petersburg.
FBK is also said to have obtained a detailed description of the furniture purchased, such as the luxurious Italian designer furniture, which includes a table for $ 56,000 (477,000 crowns) and a sofa for $ 27,000 (230,000 crowns).
Funded with money from corruption?
Navalny and the anti-corruption foundation FBK claim in the video that the palace is financed with money from corruption that comes from agreements made between Putin and Russian oligarchs. However, President Putin rejects the claim that he owns a palace on the Black Sea.
– They repeat an old story. It was probably in 2017 or 2016, if I’m not completely wrong, that a supposed palace belonging to Putin was first mentioned in Gelendzhik. This is not true. There is no palace. He does not own a palace, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN.
“There are only rumors and there were some disagreements between the owners of these properties, but there is no connection with President Putin,” Peskov said.
NUPI investigator Godzimirski says it cannot be ruled out that the luxurious palace is financed with money from corruption.
– I’ve seen the movie twice. They have used data from, among other things, public records and other sources, and have managed to identify different ownership conditions. It is about how to define corruption, but there are many indications that there is an abuse of public funds for this purpose. At the same time, one must be aware that this film is also intended to undermine Putin’s political legitimacy. This movie won’t topple the regime, but it may undermine some of the political legitimacy, Godzimirski says.
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– It is obvious that this is part of a struggle for political power, and as they say, “in war and love everything is allowed, and the truth is the first victim of war.” But no one doubts that corruption is a major problem in Russia and that Putin himself is involved in this. It has been confirmed many times that people in his immediate circle have enriched themselves with public funds and made brilliant careers with Putin as president. Everyone who works with these kinds of problems knows this, says Godzimirski.
Do-brush for just over 7000 crowns
FBK has also used a drone to film the property from the air. The property also features an outdoor hockey rink, its own church, and an incredible 2,500 square meter greenhouse.
The property is well protected with security and several checkpoints. A no-fly zone has also been introduced into the airspace above the property.
Classical music is even played in the property’s vineyards. Classical music is supposed to be an important factor in properly ripening grapes.
The warehouses are also equipped with luxury toilets, which will be equipped with toilet brushes priced at a unit price of $ 850 (7,250 crowns) and toilet paper holders worth $ 1,250 (10,700 crowns), according to CNN, which reproduces the claims of FBK.
According to FBK, vineyards should be Putin’s “very expensive hobby”.
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Navalny has stepped on some toes
– What do you think will be the consequences for Navalny, Godzimirski?
– Navalny will probably be in prison for some time, but how long is unknown. I think you have stepped on some toes and it could cost you dearly. But this was somehow triggered by last year’s poisoning attempt. He has presented a kind of documentation that it was FSB agents who were behind (FSB is a note from the former KGB editor), and that there was no agreement between criminal gangs, but rather an opposition politician who was the subject of a assassination attempt by Russian intelligence. . It is also part of this story, says Godzimirski.
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