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NEW: Dubai has long been known as a playground for the rich. Now a new data leak shows that the emirate’s real estate has drawn another clientele: sanctioned politicians, criminals, and dodgy officials from Russia and the EU. This is #DubaiUncovered 1/5
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@C4ADS obtained data on Dubai real estate and shared it with OCCRP and 20+ partners. We investigated and found among the owners:
– 100+ members of Russia’s political elite
– dozens of Europeans implicated in financial crime
– officials accused of mishandling public funds
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– 100+ members of Russia’s political elite
– dozens of Europeans implicated in financial crime
– officials accused of mishandling public funds
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@C4ADS They include:
– Ruslan Baisarov, a Russian businessman close to Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader under Western sanctions for grievous rights abuses
– Alexander Borodai, a sanctioned Russian lawmaker known for his role during Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine
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– Ruslan Baisarov, a Russian businessman close to Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader under Western sanctions for grievous rights abuses
– Alexander Borodai, a sanctioned Russian lawmaker known for his role during Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine
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