The Presidium of the Council under the Mayor of Moscow found no violations in Liksutov’s actions
At a meeting of the Presidium of the Council under the Mayor of Moscow for Combating Corruption, the issue was duly considered of Deputy Mayor of the capital and head of the city’s Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development Maxim Liksutov’s ownership of shares in the foreign company Intellectico Holdings Limited. As the press service of the Moscow mayor and city government told Interfax on June 12, after reviewing the deputy mayor’s explanations and documents, the presidium concluded that in this case there were no signs that Maxim Liksutov had violated the standards of official conduct required of persons holding public office in Moscow. http://kommersant.ru/doc/2491449
Moscow Deputy Mayor Liksutov sues Navalny June 12, 2014, 10:05 a.m. Moscow. June 12. INTERFAX.RU - Deputy Mayor of the capital Maxim Liksutov will defend his honor, dignity, and business reputation in court; the relevant lawsuit has been filed. "This is not the first time that unfounded accusations against me have been voiced on Alexei Navalny’s platforms. I would like to put a stop to this once and for all, which is why I have filed a lawsuit to protect my honor, dignity, and business reputation," Liksutov told Interfax on Thursday. "I signed all documents relating to my withdrawal from the shareholders of Intellectico Holdings Limited, including the transfer orders, on December 6, 2012; the corresponding entry was made in the company’s shareholder register that same day. At that moment, my rights as a shareholder ceased," he explained. http://www.interfax.ru/380776
These news items are wonderful.
To understand them better, let’s first take a look at what this anti-corruption council under the Mayor of Moscow actually is.
It does indeed exist. You can download its regulations from the mayor’s website. So now we know who Moscow’s main official anti-corruption fighters are. The “counteractors,” so to speak:
That is, Sobyanin himself. One of his daughters owns an apartment measuring 308 square meters (about 3,315 sq ft) and worth 173 million rubles, while the other at the age of 25 bought an apartment measuring 204 square meters (about 2,196 sq ft), worth 116 million rubles.
This is Gorbenko, who, after spending his entire life in public service and state-owned enterprises, somehow earned enough for such a modest estate:
And this is Rakova... about whom we will say nothing.
As can be understood from the council’s regulations, meetings of the Presidium are chaired by Gorbenko.
Quite a lineup of anti-corruption fighters they’ve assembled. And really, it’s a brilliant setup when the list of corrupt officials overlaps with the list of anti-corruption officials by about 146%. You send them a complaint: you are corrupt officials, here is the evidence. They reply: we held a meeting and decided that we are not corrupt, and we do not accept the evidence.
So the “anti-corruption council” is clear enough.
Now let’s look at what Liksutov had to say:
And here, of course, our reaction is this:
Because not long ago, the Most Honest and Truthful Minister, now defending his Honor and Dignity, swore to us:
In fact, the Very Honest Liksutov is so confident in “Sobyanin’s anti-corruption commission,” the Moscow courts, and his right to spit on public opinion that you can go to his official page yourself and see that these two statements are posted right next to each other. That is, he didn’t even bother to feel embarrassed or delete the earlier lie.
Let me remind you that Liksutov has been in public service since April 29, 2011, first as an adviser, and since December 6, 2011 as head of the Moscow Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development.
In a country where the authorities are accountable to society, this alone would be enough to force a resignation and end a political career. But not in Russia, and not in Moscow. Here, Liksutov realized that the ACF (Anti-Corruption Foundation) would find the evidence and destroy his lie about 2010, so he decided: fine, then I’ll say 2012.
That is all we can say for now about the day’s news.
In closing, I want to remind you of one news story illustrating politics in hostile Europe:
Polish minister resigns over scandal involving his watch. Polish officials are required to declare any property worth more than 10,000 zlotys. Former Polish Transport Minister Sławomir Nowak failed to declare his watch, which was worth at least 17,000 zlotys (about $5,500). http://ria.ru/world/20131115/977219985.html
A minister was removed from office over a watch worth 160,000 rubles. Can you imagine how hard they must have laughed at that news in the Council for Combating Corruption under the Mayor of Moscow?
Happy Russia Day, everyone! It is a strange holiday, but it is what it is. For now, our homeland is occupied by Liksutov, Sobyanin, Putin, and the offshore company “Intellectico.” But it will be free.
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