Alexei Navalny has closed the “second front”

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Алексею Навальному закрыли «второй фронт»

As it became known “Kommersant”, the police and the Prosecutor’s office of Switzerland has completed the review, initiated at the request of the Fund to fight corruption (FBK) Alexei Navalny, in which it was reported about the money laundering in this country the son of the Prosecutor General of Russia Yuri Chaika Artem. The participants of the investigation that Mr Navalny had high hopes, calling it “the second front”, confirmed that the Seagull Jr. has a residence permit in Switzerland, however, no evidence about the Commission of crimes not found. The result was a formal refusal to the applicant in the criminal case.

In December last year, after the scandalous publication of “the Seagull. Crime drama in five parts”, which the Prosecutor General is named “custom” and “false” indicating in response to the request to “Kommersant” that it could be interested wanted law enforcement bodies of Russia William Browder, accused of frauds with actions of “Gazprom”, the FBC asked the Prosecutor’s office of Switzerland. In a statement reported, inter alia, that Artem Chaika some semi-criminal way received a residence permit in this country, and purchased real estate and business. According to the Fund, in Switzerland he could launder criminal money derived from Russia.

“For Switzerland, such cases are a disgrace and a sign that its financial system and institutions being manipulated by foreign crooks. Therefore, we rely on local prosecutors that his Russian colleague needs to go bust,” wrote in his blog Alexei Navalny, said that opens in Switzerland “second front”.

According to “Kommersant”, the trial in Switzerland was completed on March 4, after which, the applicant (FBK) and the “accused person” (Artem Chaika) the Federal Prosecutor’s office sent an official message (a copy is at the disposal of “Kommersant”), which said the decision “definitively” adopted in Lugano.

The Prosecutor’s office of Switzerland reported that the Seagull Jr. was charged with FBK in the Commission of a crime under article 305bis of the local criminal code (money laundering). The statement was received by the Federal Prosecutor’s office December 8, 2015 and accepted for production. December 20, the Prosecutor instructed regional police to conduct an investigation against Artyom Chaika and company FT Conseils Sarl, a co-founder he was. On January 15 the Prosecutor’s office received additional information from the FCO. According to the Prosecutor’s office of Switzerland, it was an email, stating that the supporters of Alexey Navalny, it seems, managed to establish the Bank, which was used by Artyom Chaika (its name, however, was not carried out), and gave various media publications that appeared after the so-called investigation of the Fund.

The police and prosecutors during the hearing established that Mr. Seagull really has the real estate and business in Switzerland. True, his house, according to sources, “b”, not completed, and the law firm, which is headed, incidentally, a former police official, virtually no effect. “However, no specific facts that would confirm the activities relating to money laundering, it wasn’t revealed”,— is spoken in the decision of the Swiss procuracy. In particular, there was established the illegality of the origin of the funds which were instructed Mr Chaika, and this, as reported in the Swiss Prosecutor’s office, is “a prerequisite to commencement of a formal investigation in accordance with article 305bis”. In the end, the police and the Prosecutor’s office came to the conclusion about absence in actions of the Seagull-younger offense. In this regard, in the criminal case of the FBC was denied.

The lawyer of mister Seagull Ruslan Shumakov confirmed “Kommersant” that his client received a notice saying no to him any claims on the part of the Swiss procuracy. However, he emphasized that the initiator of the check was not Artyom Chaika, and FBK. “The test clearly established that suspicion to the mister of the Seagull have no basis,” he said.

Mr. Shumakov also reported that in connection with the publication of the FBC Artem Chaika himself has made a request to Greece, where he had received an answer confirming the legality held in that country trades. According to “Kommersant”, referring to the purchase of Portes Palace hotel in Halkidiki, and then the construction of a new hotel Pomegranate Wellness Spa Hotel. In FBK believed that the deal could be used the funds received in an unsavory way.

Artem Chaika Greek through his lawyer sent a request to Piraeus Bank, the account which was used for these transactions. He asked the bankers to inform, whether held for its account transactions from abroad was carried out in accordance with the Greek legislation and under the control of the Central Bank of Greece, whether levied taxes and recorded payments to the financial authorities.

“Our Bank in the exercise of such in your statement of operations follow and use all the position dictated to him the regulations in part”,— is spoken in the answer of Piraeus Bank.

In FBK informed that the test results in Switzerland unknown to them.

Nikolay Sergeev

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