Following YABLOKOs inquiries to the State Duma and the
Investigative Committee to conduct a fair investigation on
all the MPs businesses (in view of the recent deprivation
by the United Russia faction of oppositional MP Gennady Gudkov
of his mandate under a pretext of his running a business),
Vladimir Zhyrinovsky LDPR party threatened to YABLOKO leader
Sergei Mitrokhin of going to court and filing a libel case
against Mitrokhin. In his letter to the State Duma and the
Investigative Committee Mitrokhin had given facts on several
United Russia and LDPR MPs.
In his response Sergei Mitrokhin stated that he was pleased
that members of the LDPR party had decided to clear up the
issue of MPs-businessmen in court. He strongly denied any
charges of libel, as his accusation had been based on LDPR
MPs income statements and registration of stakes in the State
Registry of Legal Entities.
On September 30, LDPR press service issued a statement accusing
Mitrokhin of libel indicating that the State Duma Commission
for Control over Reliability of the Data Provided by MPs had
not found any grounds for conducting an investigation on LDPRs
Vladimir Semyonov. However, according to the State Registry
of Legal Entities, in 2007 Semyonov being deputy of the State
Duma acquired Vityaz TV, and the State Duma was informed of
this by Sergei Mitrokhin.
I am glad that members of the LDPR party decided to find
out in court who from their faction was engaged in businesses.
We will have more opportunities to find out the truth in court,
as the
State Duma Commission has been working in camera and it is
unclear what audits they have conducted, Mitrokhin said.
Mitrokhin also called the accusations of libel absurd. "All
the data were taken from the income statements provided by
MPs and the Registry. My appeals contained no allegations
that they had been engaged in businesses, but proposals to
check this fact," he added.
Vladimir Semyonov is one of the of five LDPR MPs who is enlisted
in the so-called Sergei Mitrokhins list. The list contains
names of 21 MP (whereas 16 of them are members of the ruling
United Russia faction). All of them, like expelled oppositional
MP Gennady Gudkov, received shares in different companies
when they were deputies of the Duma. YABLOKO
leader demanded of the Investigative Committee and the State
Duma to check MPs businesses and consider withdrawal of their
mandates.
See also:
YABLOKO
Against Corruption
The
State Duma once again demonstrated double standards. Press
Release, September 20, 2012
Mitrokhin
questions the legal basis for depriving Gennady Gudkov of
his mandate while saying nothing about 29 MPs running businesses.
Press Release, September 5, 2012
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