After the decision by the Swiss prosecutor’s office, which was satisfied by the Russian prosecutor’s office’s explanation that Rafik Chaika is completely not guiluilty, our complaint to the International Association of Prosecutors was, alas, doomed:
Everything follows the same pattern:
- Russian prosecutor’s office, tell us: is your chief really involved in corruption?
- Blah blah, international prosecutors, here is a certificate from Gennady Lopatin attesting to Yuri Chaika’s innocence. And here is a certificate from Yuri Chaika attesting to Gennady Lopatin’s innocence.
- Well, all right then.
The decision is frustrating and unpleasant, I won’t hide that. Once again, we have been reminded that help from abroad will not come.
Here is a short statement from the ACF (Anti-Corruption Foundation) on the IAP’s decision:
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