According to reports from The Washington Post and other media, Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked Russian government officials to declare their property and announced that those who refuse to declare will be dismissed from their public office. April 15 is the final deadline. Two months before the deadline for submitting property declarations, 30 Russian parliamentarians concealed their property information through "fake divorces" in response to property declarations.

Original title: 30 Russian parliamentarians exposed to "divorce" to conceal property declaration information

Parliamentarians "divorce" one after another

April 15 is the final deadline for Russian officials to declare their property. Those who refuse to declare will be dismissed from their public office. Officials waited until the evening of the same day to complete the announcement. The publicized property includes all movable and immovable properties. Officials and parliamentarians must declare bank accounts, insurance, loans, cars, artworks, jewelry, etc.

It is reported that the declaration also includes the income and expenditure of officials, spouses and their minor children in 2012. In order to conceal their property income when declaring their property, 30 of the 450 members of the lower house of Russia "fake divorced" before submitting their property declarations. The divorces of the 30 members all occurred two months before April 15.

Regarding the "fake divorce" of the 30 members, Andreyev, deputy chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Russian Lower House, said: "We don't know about the changes in the marital status of the members. Each member may have different reasons for divorce. We can't know the details of each family's divorce. But we don't rule out the possibility of fake divorce to conceal property before submitting property declarations. But I hope this is not the reason for most divorces."

Accused of political slander

The reason why the 30 Russian members of parliament were exposed for "fake divorce" may be because of "political slander." Andreyev, deputy chairman of the Russian Ethics Committee, speculated that after the relevant supervisory committees work, it will be determined whether the members really fake divorced.

On the 19th, Ponomarev, a member of the Russian Social Revolutionary Party, said that he suspected that Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, had a "fake divorce" and planned to apply for an inquiry into his income and property. Zhirinovsky is the founder and chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, and also a deputy chairman of the State Duma. He is known as a "weirdo" in Russian politics and has participated in Russian presidential elections many times. His wife Lyudmila is a jurist. They have been married for 30 years and have one son. However, Zhirinovsky only submitted his own property declaration for 2012, but did not submit the property data of his spouse. Later, Zhirinovsky stated that he had never divorced. Zhirinovsky also stated that Ponomarev was a political frame-up.

Property of spouse and children

Must be disclosed

According to Russian law, members of parliament are not required to report changes in their marital status, but are required to mention the property income of their spouses and children in their income statements.

It is reported that in December 2008, Russia issued the first Chinese Anti-Corruption Law, which stipulated that in addition to national and local administrative officials, staff members of courts, procuratorates, police, military, security departments, and election agencies were included in the list of applicants, and the property of their spouses and minor children must also be reported. At the same time, the reported information will be made public in the media on the basis that it does not involve state secrets. Since then, the property and income of Russian officials have gradually been made public. The then president and prime minister also set an example.

In December 2012, the Russian State Duma passed a bill prohibiting officials, their spouses, and children over the age of 18 from owning property, accounts, or purchasing real estate overseas, and prohibiting them from purchasing or holding securities of foreign companies. J176

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Russian tycoons dominate the UK wealth list

The British Sunday Times released the 25th annual wealth list on the 21st, with Russian steel and mining tycoon Alisher Osmanov at the top of the list with a net worth of $20.3 billion.

Osmanov, 59, made his fortune by producing plastic bags and holds shares in Metalloinvest, Russia's largest iron ore producer, Arsenal Football Club, Russia's largest Internet enterprise mail service company and Megafon Telecom. Megafon is listed in London and Moscow.

Indian steel tycoon Mittal previously topped the list for eight consecutive years, but this year he fell to fourth place, with his net worth dropping from $19.4 billion last year to $15.3 billion. Na Music Group owner Len Blavatnik ranked second with the largest increase, with his net worth increasing from $5.2 billion last year to $16.8 billion.

According to the wealth list, the total assets of the top 1,000 people on the list are $686.8 billion, and 88 people have assets exceeding $1.5 billion, 11 more than last year. The Sunday Times began publishing the wealth list in 1989, when only nine people had a wealth of over 1 billion pounds, with Queen Elizabeth II at the top with $7.94 billion. Later, because her assets were limited to personal ownership, the Queen "bid farewell" to the list.

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