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NEW: Leaked data shows Belarusian oligarch Aliaksei Aleksin gave Alexander Lukashenko’s security services vehicles worth ~$1.7m.

These gifts came shortly after the strongman gave Aleksin near monopolistic control over the country’s tobacco industry. 1/
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2) The oligarch even donated a few recreational vehicles to Lukashenko's security team, including:

➡️ A 2018 BCC Vintage
➡️ Two Maybach 62S
➡️ A 1958 Chevrolet Impala
➡️ A vintage 1969 Jawa 350 motorcycle
➡️ A 2015 Spyder F3SM6 three-wheeler

3) Lukashenko has been seen riding in vehicles that closely resemble those donated by Aleksin, including a vintage 1967 GAZ-69, a classic Soviet car that he used to give a personal tour of his hometown to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

4) These gifts came months after Lukashenko gave Aleksin and his company exclusive rights to all cigarettes produced in the country’s largest cigarette factory.

The president also gave Aleksin control over the country’s biggest chain of cigarette kiosks.

5) This is not the first investigation OCCRP has published about Aleksin. In March, we detailed how the businessman has profited from his ties to Lukashenko’s regime.

The EU and US sanctioned Aleksin shortly after our story was published. Read it here 👇
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6) This investigation was a collaborative effort with the Belarusian Investigative Center 🇧🇾 and our Lithuanian member center @Sienalt 🇱🇹

Leaked data on the donated vehicles was obtained by the group Cyber Partisans.