Interpol 'Interested' in Ex Russian MP Bulgarian Business

World | November 21, 2012, Wednesday // 21:00
Interpol 'Interested' in Ex Russian MP Bulgarian Business: Interpol 'Interested' in Ex Russian MP Bulgarian Business Former Russian State Duma member from the A Just Russia party Gennady Gudkov. Photo by EPA/BGNES

The international police organization Interpol has taken an interest in the business in Bulgaria and Cyprus of former Russian opposition lawmaker Gennady Gudkov.

The story was reported by the Moscow-based newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda.

The publication reports that the Russian Interior Ministry has received a request to confirm information about Gudkov's criminal activities in the two countries.

Gudkov, a former KGB colonel, was accused of engaging in direct commercial activity while serving as a lawmaker, which is forbidden under Russian law.

The Russian authorities confirmed that Gudkov participated in the management of a company that bought property in Bulgaria, where he was engaged with the construction of expensive real estate.

The MP was probed after a complaint against him was filed by Bulgarian Ivaylo Zartov, Gudkov's former business associate. The Bulgarian is currently serving a 13-year jail sentence for fraud and theft.

It is presumed that before their falling out, the two laundered money through banks in Cyprus.

In mid-September, Gudkov was ousted from Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma.

He denies all accusations and says the charges were "payback" for his involvement in anti-Kremlin protests.

The leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, PES, of the Party of European Socialists, PES, and former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Sergey Stanishev, strongly condemned Gudkov's ousting.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!

World » Be a reporter: Write and send your article
Tags: INTERPOL, PES, BSP, Sergey Stanishev, Ivaylo Zartov, Russia, Russian, MP, Gennady Gudkov, Just Russia, money laundering, Investigative Committee, prosecution, Cyprus, offshore, state duma, Duma, Russian opposition, Vladimir Putin, Russian President

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria