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Kremlin has said it is considering a journalistic investigation of the offshore in the context of information warfare in the run-up to parliamentary and presidential elections in Russia.
” Of course, the information products that promote our, domestic political scene product that overlooks the internal audience, although Putin does not appear anywhere Evidence “-. said Monday a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov,
Sands. no doubt that the aim of the investigation was precisely Vladimir Putin.
According to the materials of the International consortium of investigative journalists (ICIJ), a Panamanian company Mossack Fonseca, in some cases assisted clients, including those from the inner circle of President Putin, wash money, evade taxes and avoid a variety of sanctions.
BBC Russian service asked the experts what the consequences of the internal policy of Russia can be expected in connection with this the journalistic investigation.
Maxim Shevchenko, head of the Center for strategic studies of religion and the modern world policy
as I understand, the Kremlin is already giving comments – this is domestic policy, no? And what is meant by “consequences”? The resignation of Dmitry Medvedev? Impeachment of the president? Public discussion on this subject, which is in Russia, – “Yandex” is full of reports on this subject – is already quite serious consequences
Journalistic publication -. It is only a journalistic publication. This is not an investigation of the legal institution. This means that someone leaked these documents to the journalist. Someone who also has several billion dollars and who is a member of a clan, fighting, obviously, with Mr. Putin. Therefore, when choosing between two clans, I do not see what choice we have to do. It is clear that the journalist in this case was the translator discharge documents. If a journalist call the source from which it has received this information, the documents, the credibility of this publication will increase dramatically. The journalist does not mention the source of this rather sensitive information, which is not any special service procure, so I think that the level of confidence that data will grow as openness clarify these sources certainly socially significant information messages. While we do not know the source of the information, all this fork in the water it is written.
In any democratic country, believe me, it would be perfectly normal question. If you publish any serious public documents, please name the sources for which you receive it.
There’s no investigation, there is a discharge of non-public information that can be obtained only by some special services. Or from crime. Who else is able to get access to private bank accounts, private banking sources? What is a journalist of the newspaper, even the coolest, even Bi-bi-si, is able to gain access to sensitive banking information? Tell me. Only secret services and criminals. There is no other source.
Georgy Satarov, president of the foundation “Indem”
I think if [the consequences] will, and it is quite likely that this due to the fact that indeed, this event does not change the situation of journalists in Russia and in the world. She changed the situation related to the laundering of shadow incomes.
This is for me of course, because for every person who can be considered for at least two moves ahead, it is clear that this is only a small part of what can be made public or made. We are talking about a specific workshop in laundering in one particular place – and there are many shops, including our Russian “eagles”. And it will affect those who launder money, their plans, their assessment of the situation, and so on and so forth.
It is clear that waiting amoralki, not corruption. It followed from the previous fine stuffing about the kept women – exactly this and feared. This was caused by including obviously premature publication of compromising material about Kasyanov. It is clear that this kind of thing being prepared for two days before the election, but not at this moment, absolutely, in terms of electoral unnatural. We waited exactly that, and this fear, more fear than those two billion.
The effects have to wait, but not in connection with the public reaction, and in connection with the revaluation of the criminal elite of their position, prospects and so on.
Boris Mezhuev, Associate Professor of the Philosophy Faculty of Moscow State University
some consequences will be, of course. Clearly, this will exacerbate the political situation. Clearly, this is hardly a scandal will be forgotten tomorrow. It is clear that the situation will be aggravated. Sharpens it will be before the end of this year. I do not think that this scandal will last. The information war started, and it is tied to our election campaign, and the one that takes place in the United States.
We already see the mobilization of all the opposition, but not even the opposition, and various media around this issue. Therefore, any effects will certainly. Will there be any staffing implications, it’s difficult to say.
But it is clear that the question of propaganda appeared obviously. Now I do not have the feeling that it works brilliantly. The question is how to react. It is clear that for those who defend the Russian government, is some challenge. It is clear that we have is an information war. She is, she maintained she declared directly.
I basically agree with the statement that “the world is changing.” Indeed, the world is changing. True, I am not sure that it is changing for the better. Nevertheless, it is undoubtedly changing. Me, I think, in the direction of greater secrecy.
I would take it seriously. We, however, do not yet know who is what it involved. Because we have so far only some documents that have almost nothing to say really. And all the conclusions that are made, are made very biased. It’s obvious. But the fact that such a campaign could be – there 380 journalists participated in the gathering of information, 30 countries took part in this – that is, it had to organize these people, gather, make it possible that they are coordinated with each other. Clearly, the security services are involved in this. While probably not a single country, and a number of countries.
Dmitry Oreshkin, a political scientist
The consequences, of course, will be, but not like in the West. For three reasons.
First of all, most of Putin’s supporters draws information from the TV, and the TV will be done so that you will understand nothing. No serious discussion of this will be, and will be informed that published some vague, insufficiently clear information material that was invented there, the enemies of the homeland. So for those who shape the world picture, based on the central television, radically nothing will change.
Secondly, in Russian society, and even in post-Soviet society, the attitude towards corruption completely different than in the West . According to national traditions – we have such proverb: “thrashy ox mouth is not closed.” He goes there for his grain, well and accordingly, prikushivaet. If properly perform the work – even if it is a pity that, even to eat. Since from the point of view of the majority, Putin is doing its job properly, protects Russia from the machinations of the West, rising from its knees, adds Crimea, it will quietly accepted by this publication. Especially because the Western sources is not much confidence. Well, think: who we have from the authorities not privorovyvaet
And the third reason?. This is not the case for most. A huge number of people simply do not understand what offshore as it is used, what it eats. They did not take it.
But, nevertheless, it is, of course, big trouble, and Vladimir Putin’s rating will fall further down into several stages. Because it is not easy by itself, and in the background. A background bad. Wages are falling, pensions are lagging behind, rising prices for housing and communal services, the price of gasoline, too, inflation. And there is someone out there somewhere that says something that Putin’s team stole. People relate bad scale, it seems that the bloody abyss of money stolen, and if they share the pensioners, all would be well. This is certainly not the case. Because the problem with corruption, not because so many are stealing, and the problem of corruption, it does not develop the business.
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