For the children not to answer
Two weeks after the onset of the investigation fund the fight against corruption (FBC) Alexei Navalny on the family business and deputy general Attorney Kremlin officials and politicians have developed a strategy to respond to one of the biggest scandals with the publication of compromising material on senior officials.
The facts stated in the Internet and the film does not investigate, respond to a minimum, the investigation itself FBK call order of the West; information contained therein shall not affect the question of reappointment Seagulls at his post, but the campaign should be waged against Navalny himself (and legal, and information). These basic settings of the Kremlin over the published FBK investigation outlined several interlocutors RBC, close to the presidential administration, the leadership of the State Duma and the Federation Council, as well as well-informed business community.
The Seagull soon provided complete immunity , said the source RBK close to the Kremlin, and knowledgeable about the mood of the president of a big businessman. “Rent” him after the investigation FBC can not explain it, on the contrary, now he will strongly defend.
The first reaction of the Kremlin was crumpled. Evening of December 1, the day of publication, presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that the Kremlin has not yet had time to read the text. December 2 morning Peskov repeated his answer, adding that at the time in the Kremlin were all busy preparing for the message of December 3.
Only a few days later on December 7, Peskov said that in the Kremlin with the publication reviewed, but it did not cause interest. A set out in the investigation of the facts were known in June 2015. “Then, as the authors of material featured other people” – said Peskov.
The investigation FBK “there is no question of the Attorney General, there is a question of his adult sons, are completely self-run businesses” , – said Peskov.
On December 9, the same spirit of the children of politicians argued in a television interview, when asked RBC Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. “After that, it will be necessary to shake everything that makes adult children of civil servants, even if they do not communicate or live in other countries?” – Commented Medvedev on the need to monitor the incomes of adult children of officials.
Lack of information
«Seagull in this investigation, in fact, presented in malpractice for personal gain for themselves and their children. But this fact in materials Navalny inconclusive, so its material can never respond, “- explains the head close to the Kremlin’s Civil Society Fund, former head of the presidential administration on domestic policy, Konstantin Kostin.
Personally, Seagull no charges filed, accept the vice-speaker of the State Duma of the “United Russia” Andrei Isayev.
The information is incomplete, and it does not have any specifics, echoed his Vice Speaker from the LDPR Igor Lebedev.
The most serious accusation in the investigation – is part of the former wife of the Deputy Prosecutor General Gennady Lopatin, Olga, in a joint business with a “hoe”, it is certainly a big scandal and gets in power, says one close to the Kremlin buddies RBC, however, extract from the SPARK does not prove anything.
Bulk – not an investigator and not a journalist, explained the two close to the Kremlin interlocutor RBC position of power, he has no rights to publish any “investigation”.
«There is nothing fundamentally new in the investigation Navalny was not – sums Kostin. – The facts referred to in the investigation, have been known and studied for a long time. In fact, the text and the film bulk – it is an attempt to interpret the old stories ».
The question of the powers
After six months, in June 2016, at the Seagull another term of office expires. According to the law “On the prosecutor’s office” the question of whether to leave Seagull headed the supervisory authority, will decide the Federation Council by the president.
The interlocutor RBC prosecutor’s office claims that Seagull has no doubts about the future.
If the president will make the candidacy of the current Attorney General, the Federation Council will support it, says deputy head of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Franz Klintsevich.
The information field is now “not very loyal” to Chaika, objects one of the interlocutors RBC in the Federation Council, and although specific claims to the Seagull no question of the appointment is opened.
In May Seagull 65 years old. Until recently, it was the age limit for service of the Prosecutor General. But in July 2015, the president signed a law that increased the age limit for prosecutors appointed by the president, to 70 years.
Previous appointment Seagulls summer of 2011 was also accompanied by the conflict over the supervisory authority – “gambling scandal” which involved high near Moscow prosecutors. The then President Medvedev explained the reluctance to change the leadership of the Prosecutor General that the system developed “is not always at them».
Vladimir Putin has not commented on the “case Seagull.” December 11 at the final board of the Prosecutor General Ministry of Defense was the only head of the security agency, who was sitting on the podium with Putin.
In the coming days, Putin is likely to still express his opinion. December 17, planned a big press conference of the President. We can expect that journalists will raise the issue of the investigation, and the president will answer, says the source close to the organizers of the event.
President’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov did not answer the question of RBC’s reaction Putin’s investigation.
Plot Browder
«For me it is obvious that this is an order, made explicitly for money performers. Big money! “- Said the Seagull” Interfax “the morning of 3 December to the end of a solemn event dedicated to the Day of the lawyer. Chaika said that he was aware of the investigation, customers, and soon he would call them.
Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov said quickly: the investigation ordered by the CIA. “Navalny himself could not make a film, it’s too expensive. One goal – to discredit and destabilize the government, “- said RBC conclusions of the deputy leader of the Communist Party faction, Alexander Yushchenko.
December 14 Seagull called the customer himself. The paper, which he sent to the “Kommersant”, he announced customer film head of the investment fund Hermitage Capital, William Browder and “special services behind it.” Navalny “too tough” to remove such an expensive film, based his opinion the public prosecutor. “This, by the way, is not just my opinion,” – he added.
The reason of such a massive attack seagull named intensify the investigation and breakthroughs of the Prosecutor General in the case of withdrawal and embezzlement Browder and his associates.
More December 11 former investigator TFR Pavel Karpov in circulation in the TFR and the FSB asked to check the “explicit tandem” Browder and bulk for discrediting the government and incite hatred in order to change the government and the constitutional order.
In Karpov text of the statement mentions why concluded that relations between the two figures: Bulk previously distributed rollers “untouchables. Movie 4. Profile of Sergei Magnitsky. ” “As a citizen I see similarities conducting information campaigns Browder and bulk”, – says in a conversation with RBC Karpov.
Bulk of joint projects not hide, stating in his blog that he appreciates the work of the Fund in the case of Magnitsky is to help further.
Browder in response to an article Chaika said that he was impressed by the investigation, but has no relation to it.
To bring down bulk
The consequences of the publication of the investigation may soon touch of Navalny, claims close to the Kremlin interlocutor RBC: the authorities will be forced to act against him and prove its harmfulness.
The actions have already begun. At the end of the week the United Russia party introduced a bill on which the Bulk can not participate in the debate on the State Duma elections, helping his associates: Under the bill, candidates must come in person to the debate, and representatives can not do this. This Navalny, being tried, he could not be a candidate.
Also, the weekend went on NTV project “New Russian sensation”, dedicated to the former assistant chief editor of “Echo of Moscow” Alexei Venediktov Forest Ryabtseva. A noticeable part of the 45 minutes of material to criticize Navalny. In particular, Ryabtsev, referring to the words of his former boss, claimed that Navalny wrote all investigations only on request. Venediktov claims Ryabtseva not denied.
The legal attack has taken Olga Lopatin. December 15, she filed a lawsuit against Navalny and his colleagues, with each claiming to 1 million rubles. (a total of 4 million). Moreover, in the statement of claim as a representative Lopatina figured lawyer, deputy secretary of the Public Chamber of Vladislav Grib, public-spirited, close to the Kremlin. However, it later emerged that represent its interests would be his namesake Victor fungus.
On the side of the bulk
public politics on the side Navalny – more precisely, against the Seagulls – made only three deputies of the State Duma.
The first was the United Russia Iosif Kobzon: two days after the onset of the investigation, he said that the gull must resign if the suspicions against him are true, and even wrote a request to the Investigative Committee in one of the episodes of the investigation – the circumstances of the death of General Director Verkhnelensky river shipping company. The Investigative Committee said Kobzon, which already checked the circumstances of the death in 2012 and the signs of violent death were found.
December 15 similar request addressed opposition deputies Dmitry Gudkov (he asked ping substituents seagull with persons involved in Kushchevskaya case) and the Communist Vladimir Bessonov, achieves currently the prosecutor’s office review the issue of transfer to the court of his criminal case (communist accused of assaulting a representative of the authorities in the course of the rally).
Kobzon said RBC that appealed to the TFR, at the request of “one Advocates of “working on the case Verkhnelensky river shipping company. With colleagues in the faction “United Russia” response to the investigation, he did not discuss Navalny and “not even going.” “When it comes to matters of principle, I advise only to their conscience,” – he said RBC.
Gudkov explained his request as a personal interest. Bessonov told RBC that with a fraction of the issue of sending the statement did not discuss in general the position of Zyuganov that this is a conspiracy of the CIA, he agrees, but just in case asks to verify the information contained. According to him, with a request to deputy inquiry addressed him head of FBK Roman Rubanov.
On Tuesday, December 15 activists of the Fund and make a list of all deputies to submit requests for Chaika, said press secretary Navalny Cyrus Yarmish.
With the participation of Elizabeth Antonova, Maria Makutinoy, Farida Rustamova.
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