How Aliyev, Putin and Karimov OCCRP harnessed in one team

Obviously, every politician dreams of receiving the “Man of the Year” award. However, recently the statuses of these awards and titles have become so many that certification of their primacy for one or another politician is often associated with a certain discomfort. The same happened in the first days of the coming 2013 of the year with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who became “Person of the Year” for the first time. It would seem necessary to rejoice, but Ilham Heydarovich hardly feels great joy. Why? The fact is that the primacy in this nomination was awarded to such an organization as OCCRP, and its existence, if it is not known to someone, is based on the search for the most corrupt state officials within Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region. And this time, the leader of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, got into the distributed networks of the OCCRP (Project Reporting on Organized Crime and Corruption).

Before proceeding to consider the reasons that prompted OCCRP employees to put Aliyev at the highest podium of the “honor” of corruption, it is necessary to touch on what the said organization for the “Reporting on Organized Crime and Corruption” is she, so to speak, reports ...

OCCRP has been doing its job, working tirelessly since 2006. The organization includes several dozen journalists from Eastern Europe and the Caucasus countries who specialize exclusively in “scandals, intrigues, investigations” related to corrupt activities, one way or another related to the work of big businessmen and the first persons of a certain circle of states. Obviously, information about OCCRP will be incomplete, if you do not mention those publications that are part of this organization, and those with which the "Project" cooperates.

Here are some member media (current or former) of OCCRP: Baltica (Latvia), Novaya Gazeta (Russia), Rise Project (Romania), Kiev Post (Ukraine), SCOOP (Macedonia), ETC ( Armenia), Radio Azadlig - Khadija Ismailova (Azerbaijan), MANS (Montenegro) and several others.

But those media patrons with whom the OCCRP is actively cooperating, and, that there is no need to confess, under whose tune it actively dudit: Radio Liberty, BBC, Al Jazeera.

And this structure is run by the so-called “Network of development of journalism”, based on the territory, of course, the United States.
And, judging by the fact that the "figurants" of the OCCRP lists most often find themselves in the center by nobody and unsubstantiated corruption scandals and schemes, one can speak about the peculiar originality of the activities of this journalistic community working under the close supervision of birds of a completely different flight.

So, after voting among the journalists of “Project” (and there were about 60 souls), Ilham Aliyev took the first place in the nomination “Man of the Year” as the main corrupt official of all of Europe and its separate Caucasian part. Aliyev was given this title, based on the fact that in 2012, OCCRP became through special channels aware of the corrupt activities of the Azerbaijani president, who deigned to make personal profit through transactions in areas to which the president should not have a relationship: construction business, communications, industry, oil production. At the same time, all the “exposures” of Ilham Aliyev’s activities were carried out, in fact, by a single person, who, as usual among all purely democratic and liberal platforms, immediately believed and voted the right way. This person is the already mentioned Khadija Ismailova, who works at the “subsidiary” of Radio Liberty in Baku. This is the same Mrs. Ismailova, who is waging an uncompromising struggle against Azerbaijani organized crime in the highest echelons of power, for which she is being encouraged by prizes in the United States of America. This is the same Mrs. Ismailova, who has long been sharpening a grudge against the Azerbaijani president, and, admittedly, the president responds to her love, constantly accusing him of slander and outright disinformation.

In general, the “Project” of OCCRP works according to all known schemes, when from the information concerning the highest officials of a given state, it is necessary to cook hot dishes exclusively with corruption seasoning. Moreover, they are preparing for those individuals who are far from always ready to work solely in the interests of a number of Western states. Well, if you are not ready to execute instructions “from there,” then the sword of revelations is immediately brought over their heads. Apparently, this year, Ilham Aliyev was not overly compliant with the West, and therefore OCCRP’s “Project” vividly attacked him, whose members unanimously said that Aliyev was a corrupt bureaucrat and even a dictator. Here is how!

However, Aliyev was not limited to Aliev alone. So that he would not be bored on the pedestal created by the “Project”, they decided to add a few more Eastern European officials and businessmen of high rank, whom the OCCRP “caught” in total corruption. The Albanian (Montenegrin) drug lord Naser Kelmendi, the ex-president and former prime minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic, accused by OCCRP of having turned Montenegro into the most corrupt European country (unexpectedly ... - approx. author), the other Balkan "defendants" - Darko Saric and Miroslav Mišković, who was a supporter of the former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic (this is quite expected - author's note).

Well, and even more expected was getting into the OCCRP list of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Why expected? Yes, because how can a network of controlled media organized in the USA not prick this figure? If they had their will, Putin would come first as the most corrupt official of the year regularly. An interesting motive is that according to which Vladimir Putin was put on the list of the main corrupt government officials in Eastern Europe. The explanation is the following: the death of the lawyer Magnitsky and the so-called "Dima Yakovlev Law". What exactly is the fact of corruption and the presence of organized crime in the OCCRP do not explain. It was just necessary to somehow support his overseas sponsors, so Putin "lit up" on the list.
I remember that not so long ago in one of the mass media belonging to the OCCRP, there appeared material that the current Russian president began to build his “criminal schemes” ever since he served in the KGB Dresden office ... Like at the end of 80 s Putin began to go to power in Russia, to podgresti under him all the profitable areas. Naturally, that material found the most lively response among lovers of political conspiracy. But the same material does not withstand any criticism, if only because the role of Vladimir Putin in Germany since the fall of the Berlin Wall was more than modest - many of those who had contact with the future Russian president in the GDR speak about it. And what kind of criminal plans to seize power in the USSR could have been hatched on Angelica Strasse, 4 in Dresden, KGB officer Putin, who in several calm words managed to prevent an attack on the building of the State Security Committee of the angry mob in 1989, - it seems, only OCCRP specialists know of publications ...

So, in the OCCRP list, as we found out already, two leaders of countries formed after the collapse of the USSR. But there is one more. Who is he Despite the fact that the "Project" detachment of the territory of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, the OCCRP still decided to step over these limits. Well, in fact, people do not have room for thought: Putin, Aliyev, Aliyev, Putin ... Lukashenko’s image was also pretty worn out on the OCCRP newspaper pages. It's time to expand your powers. That expanded. We decided to add the Uzbek President Islam Karimov to all of the above. Why? After all, it was he who allowed himself to declare not so long ago that there would be no American military bases on the territory of Uzbekistan. Get it and sign for it, Mr. Karimov ... Right there, the OCCRP remembered that Karimov was a dictator who suppressed dissenting performances (greetings from Andijan), and also remembered that Karimov’s daughter has some views on managing the finances of telecommunications systems in Uzbekistan.

In general, the OCCRP worked “with a bang” once again, earning a portion of applause from its ideological inspirers. And it doesn’t even surprise at all why there were no Kosovo leaders on the list who were building and building a business on organ trafficking and drug trafficking, why Lithuanian state officials from the ruling party did not find it, who promised to resign, if corruption did not win - the corruption index in Lithuania is creeping up, but politicians remain on the ground ... It’s not surprising that Romanian President Basescu and Prime Minister Ponta are not on the list, although lately the level of corruption in Romania has increased to incredible proportions, surpassing Central European This is already in 4 times (as estimated by several EU services at once, including the Friedrich Ebert Foundation). It’s just that in these territories politicians work exclusively in the “right” direction - the way Big Brother clicks them.

Materials used:
https://reportingproject.net/occrp/index.php/en/press-box/1772-occrp-names-aliyev-qperson-of-the-year-q-
http://ava.md
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Comments

[Vladimirets]

Not, well, but, well, normally, without any illusions about Aliyev and the rest of those listed, I can only rejoice for the rest of honest and progressive Europe. In fact, one gay person will not cheat another, it is not gay.

[sergey32]

Yes, I do not care about the opinion of the geyropa. But, I can’t wait for the main thief’s landings, so they will throw a bone over the little things.

[Nick]

Quote: sergey32

But, I can’t wait for the main thief’s landings, so they will throw a bone over the little things.

Chuyka is a useful thing, but sometimes it fails. Let's wait, life will show ...

[Yeraz]

In Azerbaijan, an average of $ 18 million is spent on laying one kilometer of road. This was stated by Vugar Bayramov, Chairman of the Center for Economic and Social Development, in an interview with Echo. At the same time, in his opinion, our country is the absolute leader in the CIS space among the countries of Europe and the USA in terms of the amount of money spent.

The statement of V. Bayramov eloquently confirms the research of RIA “Novosti”, which is quoted by the “For what we pay” portal. As it turns out, in terms of the cost of roads, Russia bypasses most other countries in the world, but not Azerbaijan. “Every working Russian monthly gives about 400 rubles for the construction of roads. By 2020, this amount will already exceed 1000 rubles. Moreover, the cost of roads in Russia is much higher than in many countries, ”said the resource. Speaking in the language of numbers, the cost of laying one kilometer of road in Russia costs $ 17,6 million. In the USA, the similar indicator is only 5,9 million dollars, in the EU - 6,9 million dollars and finally in China - only 2,2 million dollars.

It turns out that Russian roads are almost three times more expensive than American, European - 2,5 times, Chinese - 8 times. This can largely be explained by the more difficult climatic conditions in Russia, which affect the cost of the road network. At the same time, in countries with a similar climate (Finland and Canada), roads are still cheaper. The Finnish canvas costs 3,5 - 6 times less than the Russian, and the Canadian - 2,5 - 7 times. Thus, it is possible to reduce road costs in Russia several times. If you look at Europe or Canada, then - two to three times for sure. Russian roads are more expensive than in other countries, for several reasons, experts say. Firstly, a high level of corruption is an important factor. On the Internet you can find various estimates of the share of “kickbacks” in the cost of roads. The numbers are from 10 to 60 percent. Secondly, foreign companies rarely enter into contracts for the construction of roads and rarely bring their technology. There are several reasons for this. In addition to corruption and imperfect legislation on public procurement, difficulties affect the coordination of new materials and technologies. According to the law, this requires at least three months, but often the deadline is not maintained. In addition, roads are built according to outdated GOSTs, which also complicates the use of new materials and increases their cost.

In addition, Russian roads often begin to build at the wrong time, namely in late autumn or winter. This is due to the fact that before tendering for construction, money from the federal budget should go to regional and municipal authorities. Sometimes the approval process takes even longer than the construction of the route itself. Fourth, Russian routes are wider than European. In addition, Russian roads in cities are often built on the assumption that they will drive cars at speeds of 100-120 kilometers per hour, which increases the cost of construction by an average of 2-3 times. At the same time, the average cost of driving motorists in the city does not exceed 60 kilometers per hour.

[salem]

Nonsense rating. Take the average cost of Moscow, St. Petersburg and 50 km around them, where the land is expensive. And the cost will be the same as in the whole world.
In Singapore, 1 km costs $ 400 million, and not because of corruption, but the golden land

[sad32wqesadf]

It just can't be !!! The FSB has created this http://zipurl.ws/sngbaza database about any resident of Russia, Ukraine and other CIS countries. Really was really scared
there are a lot of interesting things about me (addresses, phone numbers, even my photos of a different nature) - I wonder where they dug up this. In general, there are good sides - this
Information can be deleted from the site.
I advise you to hurry, you never know how to fumble there ...

[Egoza]

Actually, about the roads ... In Europe, they use special surfaces that make the road smooth and long-lasting. We also tried it, BUT! The trouble is that these coatings need to be applied hot, and what is called "in the heat of the heat." The substance can be transported, but over certain short distances. In Europe they are small, and this is not a problem. And with our distances, we need to install special manufacturing plants every 10 km. So it turns out that you cannot use modern European technologies yet, or they are too expensive.

[Ascetic]

Egoza,

Therefore, when organizing a tender, QUALIFICATION Conditions must be clearly stated and DO NOT ALLOW to increase the cost of road construction after the tender. In practice, the following happens: the one-day company wins the competition by indicating prices X, and then increases the cost of work to Y and attracts a solid company as a subcontractor, skimming the cream.
In the Soviet planned economy, there were no cash settlements between the construction customer (ministry, glavk, trust) and the contractor subordinate to it (usually numerous CS). Under the rule of democracy, the centralized distribution of resources is a thing of the past. Former road trusts and departments that split from ministries of transport construction became private companies. but the connections then remained And this distribution of contracts is a key stage in road construction .. Tidbits always go to the right companies, even if tenders are formally held
After the distribution of contracts, the next stage in the development of budget money begins - the actual construction. According to the director general of one of the Moscow design organizations, if the rollback to officials in a row exceeds 15%, builders will definitely save on the quality of materials and work.The builders call saving on quality “rationalization,” and the difference that fraudulent people put in their pocket is "Extra profit"
Pricing in the building materials market is actually quite specific. Karelian holding "Karelnerud" with whole echelons delivers gravel for the construction of roads.

“Our gravel is much cheaper than in America or in Europe, but what happens? - explains the president of the holding Vyacheslav Smorodin. - We sell, relatively speaking, her for 100 rubles, in St. Petersburg she costs 200 rubles. 6% of bitumen was added to it, the mixture costs already 1000 rubles, and if it is also rolled out, then it is already 7000 rubles. ”

The last stage of road construction - acceptance of the facility. And here, too, amazing stories take place.

The Chairman of the Karelian Road Committee, Albek Gizzatulin, first received a bribe in the form of an apartment worth 690 rubles for distributing a contract for the construction of a highway in the Medvezhyegorsk district of the republic for 000 million rubles, and then accepted a road that was not there. The local Transstroy company received money, but did not build the road. In July 18, Gizzatulin received six years in a maximum security colony.

And this is only a blatant case, usually at the stage of acceptance QUALITY is paid last, not only because of corruption interest, but also in the possibility of additional development of money due to annual repairs. And it is beneficial to everyone except motorists and pedestrians.

[Karish]

Quote: Ascetic

In the Soviet planned economy, there were no cash settlements between the construction customer (ministry, glavk, trust) and the contractor subordinate to it (usually numerous CS).

It was Ascetic and still as it was. All orders had estimates, prices and settlements were in rubles, and not in workdays or wrappers

Quote: Ascetic

Under the rule of the rule, centralized resource allocation is a thing of the past.

Like fundraisers, I, as the chief power engineer, at a wood processing plant in 1990, to get a copper cable instead of aluminum, to bring so many gifts to the head office, to appease so many people and to change the Wagon, which is better as it is now - with money. What I need - I bought it.

Quote: Ascetic

After the distribution of contracts, the next stage in the development of budget money begins - the actual construction. According to the CEO of one of the Moscow design organizations, if the rollback to officials in a row exceeds 15%, builders will definitely save on the quality of materials and work

Well, yes, under socialism, this was not? There were no posts? Objects rented
100% ready?
During the construction of the Gantsevichi missile defense station (Volga), where I was a young engineer from SPEM -76 I worked for some time. The postscripts were just scary, the UIR (military builders, or rather their superiors) signed interest for such kickbacks that my mother did not grieve.
Of course now in Russia - in general chaos, but in those years - it was. This system was born under socialism and has now reached the peak of its development.

Splicing criminal structures with power

In general - who lived before, he lives now.
Less propaganda, there are people who at the time remember the same thing.

[Ascetic]

Quote: Karish

It was Ascetic and still as it was. All orders had estimates, prices and settlements were in rubles, and not in workdays or wrappers

In 1975, Oleg Khomenko became the head of the department of the road trust - he was entrusted with the construction of 10 km of the Moscow-Kiev route, after he had built a runway at one of Moscow airports in record time as the head of the section. Estimated documentation for the construction came from the trust, equipment, orders on the volume and terms of work came from there. “There was no talk of money at all,” Khomenko recalls. Although formally the construction of a ten-kilometer section of the highway cost 3 million rubles, the calculations went between the ministries.

In 1995, the Khomenko SU-802 company got a contract for the reconstruction of 21 km of the Moscow Ring Road with an estimated cost of $ 300 million (a total of $ 1995 billion was spent on the MKAD in 1998-3,5, at that time it was a lot of money - almost a third gold and foreign exchange reserves of the country
The central authorities appointed Tsentrodorstroy (the former trust that built the Moscow Ring back in 1956) as the main executor of the MKAD reconstruction project, but there was also a general contractor, Transstroy (the former Ministry of Transport Construction). In fact, “Tsentrodorstroy” was engaged in the reconstruction - the enterprise, for example, erected fences and set up the dividing strip, and the functions of “Transstroy” were unclear. Former ministerial officials from this company urgently needed to find use for her and herself, and as another artist they invited the SU-802. “They told Transstroy that they would drag me to a construction site, and it happened,” Oleg Khomenko recalls.

Well, yes, under socialism, this was not? There were no posts? Objects rented
100% ready?

Of course, it was especially since the mid-80s, Do not confuse the 70s when they were afraid to fart once again, with lawlessness that began in the 80s and continued in the 90s. These are two big differences. In the 70s, no one would have thought of making money on postscripts and overstating the cost. There is also an OBKHSS and a prison. I know of a case when people received a term for a car of a "left" brick, And in the 80s it was in the order of things (even a crime was not considered) and if you are not able to steal or "negotiate" then you do not know how to live. It was under Gorby that a similar "cost accounting" and "new thinking"

[salem]

German asphalt could not stand the "Siberian" frost

Germany has never known such roads! Potholes, potholes, cracks, broken asphalt ... To patch the holes that this winter left on German roads, it will take at least three billion euros.

"Schlagloch" - remember this word! It could become the "word of the year" in Germany. This is what the Germans call potholes on the roads. Now it sounds especially often even where there were no special problems with the road surface until now. After this winter, all drivers - both residents of the country, and tourists, and those who are passing through Germany in transit - should be prepared for unpleasant surprises. In the Hanseatic city of Lübeck alone, 14 potholes were counted! Experts from the TÜV Rheinland Society for Technical Control and Supervision estimate that 30-40 percent of the total road surface in Germany is now damaged.

The winter was unusually long, snowy and cold. So cold that in the weather forecasts television commentators called the frosts "Siberian", and they also added that they (frosts) fettered Germany: "Sibirische Kälte hat Deutschland fest im Griff" ...

It should be noted that the Germans call "Siberian" frosts when the temperature reaches about -15 or even -10 degrees. For Germany (except perhaps the alpine foothills of Bavaria) it is unusually cold. And this was enough for new holes, cracks and potholes to appear on the streets of German cities. Moreover, in such quantities that their repair, even cosmetic, can put many local budgets on the brink of bankruptcy, if there is still "free" money in them. The long and frosty winter for the roads turned out to be a catastrophic disaster, the mechanism of which is extremely simple: the water froze in the cracks, the ice broke the surface, and heavy traffic did its job ...
http://atnews.org/news/nemeckij_asfalt_ne_vyderzhal_quot_sibirskikh_quot_morozov
/ 2012-02-14-1238

[Ascetic]

In general, various ratings of NGO-paid NGOs constantly circulated in the media look at least funny, which is only worth the annual title of Person of the Year according to Foreign Policy magazine. where in the first place was Mr. NOBODY. On the second as our President is known. Just in the spirit
Herbert Wales - The Invisible Man rules the planet. Probably the chairman of the secret world government ё-мо-ё.
In the case of the "list" of corrupt officials in Eastern Europe, it is important to understand something else: "black mark" and a warning from the US and the EU to those of the CIS and Eastern Europe politicians to whom the US has claims With Karimov and Putin, everything is more or less clear, but Aliyev's first place suggests that overseas puppeteers are preparing the ground for the "orange" or "pomegranate" revolution in Azerbaijan, or make it clear to Aliyev that the time of carrots is passing and the time of the stick is coming. To organize a strike on Iran, a completely pro-American Azerbaijan is needed on its borders, and not a "multi-vector" Aliyev and his clan fused with the Moscow corruption elite.

[marshes]

Quote: Ascetic

In general, various ratings of NGO-paid NGOs constantly circulated in the media look at least funny, which is only worth the annual title of Person of the Year according to the version of Foreign Policy magazine. where in the first place was Mr. NOBODY. On the second, as our President is known.

This publication is already coming from this rating.
The Foreign Policy editors were extremely surprised by the information of the Russian media about the ranking of the most influential people in the world, in which Russian President Putin is in second place. It turns out that the publication did not make such a rating, but only reprinted it from the American political scientist Jan Bremmer.
http://www.mk.ru/politics/article/2013/01/05/794768-foreign-policy-otobral-u-put
ina-status-samogo-vliyatelnogo-politika.html

[Karish]

Quote: marshes

The Foreign Policy editors were extremely surprised by the information of the Russian media about the ranking of the most influential people in the world, in which Russian President Putin is in second place. It turns out that the publication did not make such a rating, but only reprinted it from the American political scientist Jan Bremmer.

Well, it's like Kim Jong-un - like the Americans recognized the sexiest - divorced people, as of April XNUMX

[Yars]

I think since you are trying to breed people here, no one breeds

[Priboi]

laughed regularly

[zasxdcfvv]

ordinary operation in an information war

[kNow]

We are better off with our dictator than someone else’s democratizer ...