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The Member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Russian State Duma (Parliament) and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Russian citizens abroad, Alexander Babakov<\/a>, has been in Bulgaria in November last year, despite the sanctions of the European Union (EU). Babakov was included in the list of the sanctioned by the EU Russian politicians in September last year.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, the German Bild<\/em> published information about an unnamed Russian politician who pretended to be sick in order to enter Bulgaria, but has been denied entry. Ukrainian sources speculated that this was the close to Putin \u201cGray Cardinal of Power\u201d, Vladislav Surkov.<\/p>\n

A senior government source of Bivol, however, revealed that the said Russian politician has been Alexander Babakov. He entered Bulgaria on a French visa last November and stayed only one day, though he was not expelled, but has left the country on his own.<\/p>\n

Why Babakov\u2019s French visa was not revoked and how he snuck through Border Police control remains a mystery. The French Embassy stated in an answer that they knew nothing about the case. The Interior Ministry has not yet responded to our questions.<\/p>\n

We h<\/strong>unt Russian dissidents, but let in sanctioned politicians <\/strong><\/p>\n

Last August, Border Police swiftly caught Russian dissident Nikolay Koblyakov. An investigation of Bivol established<\/a> that he was invited in Bulgaria by the scandalous Plovdiv businessmen known as “Peshtatsite” and his profile has been entered in the Interior Ministry\u2019s system of wanted persons on the same day he boarded a plane to Sofia. The then-Interior Minister Yordan Bakalov refused information and a probe in the strange interaction between a dubious business and public services that are called to guard the borders of the Schengen area.<\/p>\n

The stay in Bulgaria of a sanctioned politician with Babkov\u2019s rank,, without being bothered by the Bulgarian authorities, has two explanations: political cover-up for some special mission or common sloppiness. Both are sufficiently scandalous to prompt seeking an explanation from the Bulgarian and French authorities, but also from the Supplementary Information Request at the National Entries (SIRENE) which controls the Schengen Information System.<\/p>\n

\"mastika-mastika\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Picture<\/em>: Bulgarian border guards greet with honors and a brass band a sanctioned Russian politician<\/em><\/p>\n

Babakov – “the poorest Member of Duma” with a palace in Paris<\/strong><\/p>\n

An investigation of the Fund to Combat Corruption of the Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny revealed that the lawmaker owns a luxurious residence near Paris, costing tens of millions of euro. The property was acquired through an especially established firm controlled by Babakov\u2019s wife and children. Moreover, he owned an apartment in Paris. This property is not declared and contrasts sharply with the official income of the politician, whom Navalny ironically called “the poorest Member of Duma”.<\/p>\n

According to the French investigative website Mediapart<\/a>, Babakov was a key figure in the financing of the French far-right National Front party with a loan from a Russian bank.<\/p>\n

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The procedures, however, were conducted in gross violation of the law.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Investigations"","block_context":{"text":"Investigations","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/investigations-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":87267,"url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/a-bloody-trade-inside-the-murky-supply-chain-of-syrian-phosphates-into-europe.html","url_meta":{"origin":27378,"position":2},"title":"A \u2018Bloody\u2019 Trade: Inside the Murky Supply Chain of Syrian Phosphates into Europe","author":"\u041d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0439 \u041c\u0430\u0440\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e","date":"30 June 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Imports of Syrian phosphates into Europe have boomed over the past several years. The importers include Serbia and Ukraine, as well EU members Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, and Poland.\u00a0 Security firms linked to sanctioned war profiteers benefit from the trade.\u00a0 Overlapping staff show connections between Gennady Timchenko\u2019s Stroytransgaz and companies operating\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Comments"","block_context":{"text":"Comments","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/comments-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Phosphates_Cover-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Phosphates_Cover-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Phosphates_Cover-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Phosphates_Cover-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Phosphates_Cover-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Phosphates_Cover-1.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19346,"url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/interpol-putin-critics-english.html","url_meta":{"origin":27378,"position":3},"title":"Interpol is supposed to hunt criminals, not help Vladimir Putin persecute his critics","author":"\u0415\u043a\u0438\u043f \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044a","date":"2 September 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Bulgaria detained Russian dissident Nikolai Koblyakov, citing an Interpol Red Notice, issued on April 1, 2014. As one can see, the notice was of a special type - concealed from the media. After this date \u2013 April 1 - no one has bothered Nikolay Kolbyakov in France, where he lives\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Analysis"","block_context":{"text":"Analysis","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/analysis-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"order-koblyakov","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/order-koblyakov.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/order-koblyakov.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/order-koblyakov.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47466,"url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/sanctioned-russian-national-and-cosa-nostra-company-to-build-turkstream-in-bulgaria.html","url_meta":{"origin":27378,"position":4},"title":"Sanctioned Russian National and \u2018Cosa Nostra\u2019 Company to Build \u2018Turkstream\u2019 in Bulgaria","author":"\u041d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0439 \u041c\u0430\u0440\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e","date":"30 May 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The sanctioned by the United States Trubnaya Metallurgicheskaya Kompaniya (OAO \"TMK\"), a manufacturer and supplier of steel pipes, owned by billionaire (No.29 on Forbes Russia with USD 2.2 billion) Dmitry Pumpyansky will build \"Turkstream 2\" in Bulgaria. 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