Prigozhin's use of prisoners for war was recognized as corruption, but not terrorism.
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“Putin's cook” and the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin was recognized as the corruptor of the year. This status was assigned to him by the International Organization “Center for the Investigation of Corruption and Organized Crime” (OCCRP), the organization's press service reported.
The reason for this decision is that Prigozhin's illegal private army is fighting against Ukraine on the side of the Kremlin, replenishing its ranks. prisoners from Russian colonies.
“Yevgeny Prigozhin is an oligarch who this year became a living symbol of the most terrible phenomena in Russia. Dirty money, primal violence, cynicism and impunity even in the face of Russian law – all derivatives of state-sanctioned corruption are united in his figure,” says the OCCRP press release.
The European Court of Justice, the President of Turkey also claimed this title < strong>Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega. And in 2021, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus was recognized as the corrupt person of the year Alexander Lukashenko.
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