The database “Panamanian documents”, promulgated on the eve of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), contains information about offshore and owned by people from the former Russian President Vladimir Putin’s circle. Just got information on the base 6285 Russian legal entities and natural persons related to 11,516 offshore companies.
In particular, the archive contains information on several companies listed on the cellist Sergei Roldugina, which the Russian leader has publicly acknowledged his friend. musician’s name is mentioned three times in connection with its equity interest in offshore companies International Media Overseas S.A., Sonnette Overseas Inc. and Raytar Limited, writes RBC . Earlier ICIJ study based on leaked documents from the archives of the company Mossack Fonseca with data on offshore accounts of politicians and other famous people who said that were transferred at least $ 2 billion in the accounts of these companies.
It has been reported that the offshore companies directly or indirectly owned Roldugin, received hundreds of millions of RCB Bank (Cyprus “daughter” VTB), which are distributed by other companies. According to the investigation, asset management deals with bank managers “Russia”, the company also received money from the transactions with the shares of “Rosneft” and “Gazprom”. Moreover, the staff of the Centre to investigate corruption and organized crime (OCCRP) found in the “Panama documents” link between the activities of a lawyer and Roldugin Hermitage Capital Sergei Magnitsky, who died in prison in Moscow in 2009.
– “The Panamanian documents” Poroshenko confirmed the link with the offshore companies trading with “Gazprom”
Putin has repeatedly commented on the “Panama scandal.” So, speaking at the media forum of All-Russia People’s Front (ONF) in St. Petersburg in early April, he said , that no billion in Roldugina there, and almost all their money earned as a minority shareholder in one of the companies, he spends on the purchase of musical instruments for Russia. As the President has admitted he is proud of people like Sergei Roldugin from among his friends and “all in general.”
A week after the ONF offline during a straight line, the President returned to the scandal. He called the published data on the offshore “reliable” and said that Roldugin spent on musical instruments even more money than he was left in debt to certain structures and foundations that helped him to acquire.
In addition, documents were promulgated based on the data registered in the British Virgin Islands companies owned by businessmen Boris and Arkady Rotenberg Igor, which the media also called friends of Putin. According to the data laid out, Boris Rotenberg registered company Kenrick Overseas Ltd., Culloden Properties Limited and Highland Ventures Group Limited.
Arkady Rotenberg name mentioned in connection with the companies Breckenridge Global Management Limited, Beechwood Associates Inc. and Causeway Consulting Limited. Son Arkady Rotenberg Igor, according to data from the archive, belongs to the company Stormont Systems Limited.
At the same time, made public on the eve of the database did not have the company of his wife Putin, Dmitry Peskov Tatiana Navka spokesperson, although the name of the skater mention in published April 3 ICIJ investigation. It has been reported that an athlete allegedly registered offshore company Carina Global Assets Ltd., located in the jurisdiction of the British Virgin Islands. However, the Sands once said that no offshore from his wife was not there.
Offshore, according promulgated archive, and there were high-ranking Russian officials not directly associated with Putin. Thus, the head of the Moscow Department of Transport Maxim Liksutova name registered firm Sermolent Equities Inc., follows from the published documents. Earlier headed Liksutovym Department denied his involvement in the offshore scandal.
As the Ura.ru , published by the Archives, in addition to new information, it contains information about 100 thousands of offshore companies, which have been published yet ICIJ in 2013. Among them, in particular, there is data on the offshore member of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk region Ilya Gaffner, caused a storm of public anger after he advised the Russians need “have less” in a crisis.
The database also contains information about the offshore world politicians – including the public in August 2014 offshore Prime Asset Partners Limited Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and offshore Wintris Icelandic Prime Minister sigmundur davíð gunnlaugsson that because of the “Panama scandal” resigned .
Deofshorizatsiya in tranquilized: President’s initiative are working to bypass his friends
Russian President Vladimir Putin since the early years of his tenure as head of state drew attention to the need for removal of Russian assets from offshore. The Russian leader in 2002 proposed to hold an amnesty of capital, which as a result has been fixed by law only after 13 years. Since 2013, the Russian authorities began to actively campaign for deofshorizatsii economy. In 2014, the president signed a Anti- offshore law , obliging taxpayers to report on the participation of foreign companies. At the same time appearing on this background, the investigation of journalists indicate the presence of offshore colleagues and close friends of Putin himself.
The last and the most resonant was the scandal with the “Panamanian documents” in which we are talking about an entire offshore empire allies of Russian President. While the Russian government continues to discuss various initiatives for deofshorizatsii, the Kremlin has consistently protect the cellist Sergei Roldugina – a close friend of Putin, who turned out in the center of “panamgeyta”.
Putin, indirectly involved in the largest offshore scandal, has repeatedly spoken on the subject before the publication of offshore “Panamanian documents.” In 2012, after returning to the presidency, the head of state in the message Federal Assembly spoke about the details of capital flight to offshore and urged officials to focus on his return to Russia. “When choosing a jurisdiction issue is resolved in favor of another law, it is necessary, of course, recognize that it is necessary to correct their own shortcomings in the judicial system, in law-making, in the practice of law only honestly admit this, we can change the situation.” – He said then the president (quoted by “Interfax” ).
In 2013, thanks to the International Consortium for Investigative Journalism in the network leaked information about the owners of offshore companies, among which were, and Russians . In particular, the investigation mentioned the wife of First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.
The message in 2013 the Federal Assembly, Putin also spoke about offshore, but has passed from calls to soften the proposal of the Russian legislation to toughen measures against the owners of offshore companies. The President stated that the results deofshorizatsii economy still unobtrusive. In this regard, Putin proposed to levy tax on offshore companies to Russian rules, and not to provide them with government support. “Do you want to enjoy the benefits, state support and make a profit, working in Russia – is registered in the Russian jurisdiction,” – the president snapped.
“We need to finally turn the page in our offshore economy”
In 2014, Putin said he was ready to declare the amnesty of capitals , left Russia illegally. “We need to finally turn the page in the offshore economy of our country”, – said the head of state. For the first time this proposal Russian President delivered in 2002.
As a result, the corresponding the law was signed only in 2015. According to the document, the taxpayers to declare assets, receive full exemption from criminal and administrative prosecution (mainly for tax violations) and from taxes for previous periods. The term amnesty – before 1 July 2016. The Government of the end of 2015 promises to extend and adjust its procedure.
Recall that in early April, ICIJ published the documents from the archive of Mossack Fonseca with data on offshore accounts of politicians and other famous people, by which they, according to the journalists, launder money and evade taxes.
Man diversion “Panamanian documents” about the offshore, personally explained his motives in the last week by the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, hiding under the name of John Doe. It is claims , which is not cooperating with the world’s intelligence and never worked for the security services. The aim of the scandal, he said, was to show that through offshore companies are often committed crimes and, in general, this institution is used moneybags for further enrichment.
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