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After reviewing our initiative to combat illicit enrichment, the Russian government decided to reject it, deeming it unconstitutional and contrary to the principles of the legal system (surprise!).
Journalists from Slon and TV Rain were once again barred from attending the meeting.
The expert group meeting can be characterized by two features:
The transcripts of both meetings were classified. Mikhail Abyzov said they were marked "for official use only."
Deputy Interior Minister Igor Zubov, whom we remembered from last time—the same official widely quoted for saying that the fight against corruption can lead to "color revolutions"—came out with another gem. This time, he called the Russians who voted for the initiative "Trojan horses."
Tomorrow we will tell Alexei about what happened, and after that we will write a detailed post.