Nicolas Tonev
Russians are called to elect their new president. An election without any real suspense, as Vladimir Putin is not threatened by his adversaries, nor by his business. The President of the Russian Federation is suspected of pulling the strings of the country’s mafia. But be careful of those who dare to investigate the head of state.
A presidential election without suspense began yesterday in Russia, even if the opposition to Vladimir Putin tried to express its anger with symbolic acts. Nothing can prevent the head of the Kremlin from running for a new term at the head of the country, especially since he is also suspected of pulling the strings of the country’s mafia. A hidden side of the Russian president, very dangerous for the Russians to approach.
No complaints
Witness Alexeï Navlany who in 2021 attacks Vladimir Putin over his supposed fortune. He crosses the red line of power: Reporting a corrupt president. This corruption is supposedly visible by the construction of a gigantic property on the shores of the Black Sea.
“This palace was financed through Liechtenstein. And if we look at the documents, we see that organized crime was associated with this project,” explains to Europe 1 microphone Anastasia Kirilenko, a Russian investigative journalist who has been investigating for 15 years on Putin. “Switzerland investigated and said: ‘It’s the Russian prosecutor’s office that should be worrying itself.’ So, where does the money come from? The Russian prosecutor’s office, as luck would have it, has nothing to blame to the criminals, nor of course to Putin himself,” she continues.
An investigation carried out by deputies in the 90s
However, Vladimir Putin has been suspected of corruption since the end of the 90s with a case of illegal sale of raw materials in Saint Petersburg. “Putin signed illegal authorizations to sell these resources. The deputies took the matter to the prosecutor’s office. One deputy died, the other was hit by a car. This investigation continued until the year 2000. And After Putin became president, the investigation was abandoned. And to tell you, there was even a police officer who wanted to question Putin. He went to the monastery,” she concludes.
A commission of inquiry even recommended in 1996 that Vladimir Putin never hold public office again. Today, only foreign prosecutors are investigating the master of the Kremlin.