The recording is an investigative report by Maria Pevchikh into corruption and abuse of power in Russia. The report focuses on two cases:
1. The arrest of Yuri Zhdanov, the father of Ivan Zhdanov, the director of the FBK (Foundation for Fighting Corruption), who is accused of helping a woman named Yulia Vetrova obtain an apartment in the village of Iskateley in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The report suggests that the charges against Zhdanov are fabricated and politically motivated.
2. The case of Zarina Doguzova, the head of the Federal Tourism Agency, who was given a 105-square-meter apartment in an elite building on Sadovnicheskaya Embankment in Moscow, worth around 60 million rubles. The report argues that Doguzova is not in need of state assistance and that her lifestyle, as shown on social media, indicates that she has a high income.
The report highlights the hypocrisy and corruption of the Russian government, particularly in the way it distributes state property to officials and their allies. It also calls for action, encouraging viewers to vote against United Russia in the upcoming elections and to support opposition candidates.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Yuri Zhdanov, the father of Ivan Zhdanov, is being put in a pre-trial detention center for up to 10 years.
2. Yuri Zhdanov is accused of being involved in a case related to an apartment given to Yulia Vetrova in the village of Iskateley.
3. Yulia Vetrova was given an apartment in 2019, but the investigative committee believes it was given to her illegally.
4. Yuri Zhdanov was a member of the commission that recommended the head of the village to issue the apartment to Yulia Vetrova.
5. The apartment was given to Yulia Vetrova despite her family already having been given housing in 2006.
6. The case against Yuri Zhdanov was opened, but not against other members of the commission or the head of the village.
7. The reason for the case against Yuri Zhdanov is believed to be because his son, Ivan Zhdanov, is the director of FBK.
8. In Moscow, apartments were given to officials, including the seven-year-old son of the Moscow Minister of Culture, without them working for it.
9. The apartments were given to officials despite their high income and wealth.
10. Zarina Doguzova, the head of the Federal Tourism Agency, was given an apartment worth 60 million rubles despite being single and having no children.
11. Doguzova's income is not enough to afford the apartment, and she has hidden her alternative sources of income.
12. The apartment was given to Doguzova as a "needy" person, but she does not fit the definition of needy.
13. The case against Yuri Zhdanov is believed to be falsified and a political imprisonment.
14. The head of Rosreestr, Victoria Abramchenko, has classified her 150-meter apartment and is hiding the owner of the apartment.
15. The law does not apply to Putin's allies, and they are not held accountable for their actions.
16. Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, is responsible for the corruption scheme of giving gifts to officials.
17. Vladimir Resin, the chief construction official, approved the demolition of a historical building and promised to build housing for those in need, but did not fulfill his promise.
18. United Russia is proposing candidates who are involved in corruption schemes, and voting for them will continue the corruption.
19. The only way to stop the corruption is to vote for another candidate and defeat United Russia in the elections.
20. Registering on the smart voting website and voting for the candidate with the greatest chance of defeating United Russia can help bring about change.