According to the investigation, unknown persons handed over to the fund employees money obtained by criminal means.
It is assumed that FBK employees through ATMs deposited them in their personal accounts, and then the funds were transferred to the fund's accounts.
“The question that arose in the investigation requires a thorough investigation. Such non-profit organizations have several ways to obtain funds. These are donations from citizens, from legal entities, state grants. If donations in this case were made by citizens, the money should have been received legally, go through a tax charge. And only after that the funds can be transferred in donations to the Fund or other organizations, ”the lawyer explained.
According to Ignatov, the investigation had questions about the legality of the money transactions and now "an investigation is required, the sources of funds, the degree of guilt of each donor are identified."
“You also need to learn about how much the Fund’s management was aware of what was happening. But I do not think they did not know. Most likely, they did not just know, but also took a major part in stimulating this process. Of course, when such significant amounts are called, not even millions, but billions, it is hard to believe that they were collected as donations from a large number of citizens. The investigation should examine all issues, ”he concluded.
Earlier, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the legalization of 1 billion rubles by the Anti-Corruption Fund.
Oppositionists themselves call this money donations that were used to finance headquarters in the regions, including paying fines to activists for participating in unauthorized rallies.
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