Published on Sunday, the survey, co-authored by about 600 journalists, is called the Pandora Papers, a reference to the legend of Pandora’s box. It attracts approximately 11.9 million documents from 14 financial services companies and has found more than 29,000 maritime companies.
According to these documents, King Abdullah II of Jordan created at least thirty extraterrestrial companies, i.e. countries or territories with favorable taxation, purchased by them 14 luxury properties in the US and UKMore than $ 106 million.
In a statement issued in Amman, the Royal Palace acknowledged that Abdullah II owned assets in the United States and the United Kingdom, but said they had been funded. personally
By the king.
Speaking to tribal dignitaries on Monday, the King of Jordan condemned his call Campaign
Against his country: Attempts to embarrass Jordan have been going on for some time, and there are still those who want to sabotage it and spread suspicion.
We have nothing to hide
He said in a press release from the palace.
Some of the press releases published on King’s Real Estate are misleading, distorted and exaggerated
The Royal Palace mentioned earlier.
Some media outlets publish the addresses of these apartments and flats […] Threat to the safety of the king and his family members
, According to the press release.
King There are many apartments and flats in the US and UK, [mais] This is nothing new and no secret
, According to the same source.
The price of these assets and all expenses associated with them are personally funded by the king and none of these expenses are made at the expense of the state budget or the treasury.
The charges were dismissed by the Kremlin
Also, the Kremlin was rejected on Monday Unsubstantiated allegations
.
Step ‘ICIJSvetlana Kryvonokic, the former mistress of President Vladimir Putin, who was offered by the Russian media, bought an apartment in Monaco in 2003 for $ 4 million through extraterrestrial accounts.
In November 2020, the Russian investigation site Project The woman was identified as Mr. in the 1990s and early 2000s. Had a relationship with Putin.
During these years she would have amassed a great fortune. According to the publication, the couple also had a daughter, born in 2003 and named Elizaveta.
It is not clear how this information can be considered reliable. We are dealing with completely unsubstantiated allegations. […] When there are serious releases, […] We will study it with interest.
According to the surveyICIJThe president’s childhood friend, Pyotr Kolpin, is associated with a large fundraiser involving Gennady Timchenko, an oligarch close to the Russian president.
Mr. Putin’s opponents see potential Russian figures in these personalities.
L ‘ICIJ It also claims that the head and CEO of the first Russian television channel, Konstantin Ernst, bought undoubtedly large tracts of land in Moscow through an extraterrestrial company.
The officer is considered one of the brains behind the media portrayal of the Russian president, who portrayed him during major television ceremonies or military parades.
He also hosted the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in February 2014 in the Russian city of Sochi.
The man confirmed to Russian intelligence that Vaznik Story had links with the extraterrestrial company Moscow Dvorik, but said he had never covered it up.
Defamation, according to the Czech Prime Minister
Already on Sunday, Czech Prime Minister Andrzej Babis defended himself against having $ 22 million in front companies to fund the purchase of a large property in Maujins, south of France.
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, Mr. Bobbies promised he would not Not doing anything illegal or wrong
He called the allegations against him and his party a defamation campaign, the centrist people’s movement ANO (Yes
Czech), at the height of the referendum for the parliamentary elections on October 8 and 9.
Analysts say the scandal is unlikely to thwart Bobby’s base and will lead to his expected victory in the election.
Bobby’s supporters have forgiven him many times, and this will be another one
, Rated withAFP Otto Eiffel is a political researcher at Mazarik University in Brno.
According to Joseph Melekneck, a researcher at Charles University in Prague, the Pandora Papers may even help form a government coalition with the corrupt Babies because undecided voters may choose smaller parties to enter parliament than the ANO.
He will be better with 30% of the vote than with 30% of the vote and a few smaller partners
, He explained.
In a recent poll released on Sunday, the Bobby Party topped the polls with 25% of the vote. It stands with the Alliance of Messrs. Parties and the Alliance of the Pirate Party, with the Opposition, the Central Party of Mayors and Independents.
Other denials
Ivory Prime Minister Patrick Achchi, who controlled a company in the Bahamas until at least 2006, denied anything on Monday, according to the inquiry. Illegal activity
.
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has placed funds at two trusts in the US headquarters, South Dakota.ICIJIt also follows the presidents of Chile and the Dominican Republic.
All of my income has been declared and I have paid the corresponding taxes in Ecuador, making me personally one of the top taxpayers in the country
, Promised in a statement. Lasso, former banker.
All investments made in Ecuador and abroad are always made within the framework of the law.
According to the French newspaper, when Gabonese President Ali Bongo controlled two outposts there in the late 2000s, Congolese President Denis Sasso Nakuso ran an outpost in the British Virgin Islands for nearly 20 years. The The world, PartnerICIJ.
Overall, the links are establishedICIJ More than two-thirds of the 336 top executives and politicians who make up almost 1,000 companies are in the British Virgin Islands.
The survey also points out The main role in tax evasion
The company discounted from the Panamanian law firm Alcohol (Aleman, Cortero, Kalindo & Lee).
To Ursula van der Leyen, President of the European Commission, these procedures Absolutely unacceptable
And thisEU To More work
On the question.
Those quoted include Colombian singer Shakira, German model Claudia Schiffer or Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
There are also the names of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former French Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn for buying real estate in London.
Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Became a consultant and lecturer, according to a survey that sent millions of dollars in fees through a tax-exempt Moroccan company.
I have been a Moroccan tax resident since 2013 […] I pay 23.8% of my profits or my taxes up to 812,000 euros in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
, Defended himself DSK On Twitter.
According to The The world, 600 French people appear in the survey.
In most countries, these facts cannot be investigated. But’ICIJ Draws a parallel between the discourse of some leaders and their investments in tax havens.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has repeatedly reaffirmed his commitment to the fight against corruption. However, according to the Pandora Papers, he owns a trust in Panama and many members of his direct family hold more than $ 30 million in foreign accounts.
Without responding to the allegations, Mr Kenyatta praised the investigation Help improve financial transparency
.
For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky, based on his image in the fight against corruption,ICIJ A network of maritime companies specially used to buy three affluent properties in London has been set up since 2012.
According to the Ukrainian presidential administration, one way To protect
Against Aggressive activities
The regime of former pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Independent Institute, TheICIJ It has investigative journalists in more than 100 countries and territories with more than 100 media partners. She became famous in 2016 Les Panama Documents, Investigation based on approximately 11.5 million documents from a Panamanian law firm.
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