I simply never cease to be amazed. They spent a long time thinking about what to say in response to our "perfect case for removing an official from office," and they found a solution:
The Federation Council (the upper house of Russia’s parliament) spent more than two weeks thinking it over and finally came out with a comment on Fetisov’s offshore companies: the senator was let down by his business partner.
Just think what a trusting senator he is, and what unreliable partners he has. As our investigations team rightly notes, Fetisov had previously already been let down by his wife, who forgot to tell him about their apartment, which measures 1,040 square meters. What a sweet, kind man, surrounded by nasty people who keep insistently registering various properties in his name.
Fortunately, his colleagues from the United Russia party are always ready to be understanding (after all, the problems are close to home) and to take a position of trust. It’s not all so straightforward.
In general, this whole "my partners set me up" theme is certainly a rich and promising one.
For example: Gazprom set up businessman Timchenko by suddenly awarding him the Power of Siberia contract without a tender.
Igor Rotenberg, the son of businessman Rotenberg, is dismayed by the state’s ugly setup: he learned from the media about his exclusive right to collect payments from truck drivers.
P.S. Answering the obvious questions: No, this is not an April Fools’ joke — we checked. Yes, we know how to disprove this lie too.