Thread: Internet Securiity, Terrorism

“The information about foreign funding for Navalny’s electoral campaign was confirmed during checks,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said in an online statement published Monday.

“More than 300 foreign individuals and organizations, and anonymous donations from 46 countries (including the United States, Finland, Britain, Sweden and Canada) from 347 IP addresses have been sent to the electronic fund of Navalny and members of his campaign headquarters,” the statement said.

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Yandex.Money said that they had not been contacted by prosecutors, and pointed out that only individuals, not organizations, can make donations through their system.

“We do not understand within what parameters the Prosecutor General’s Office has reached its conclusions about foreigners,” said Yandex.Money spokeperson Asya Melkumova, Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy reported. “IP addresses only tell you about a person’s physical location, not about his citizenship.”

Navalny's Moscow mayor bid took illegal foreign cash - prosecutors | POLITICS | The Moscow News

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Originally Posted by diogen_

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Navalny's Moscow mayor bid took illegal foreign cash - prosecutors | POLITICS | The Moscow News

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Well the sponsors could be Russians living abroad, couldn't they?

But on principle YES, imo Navalny is himself corrupt and lacks principle if he accepts money from foreign groups that do not have the best interests of the people he is supposed to represent, at heart. In this, Muscovites.

The only way to have democracy is to LIMIT the funds that are available to ALL candidates involved, so that none of them have more money at their disposal than the others. That way they are forced to rely on their message and programme, not on flashy ads or cheesy campaigns.

Nobody should be able to use their own private funds if they happen to be rich, or accept donations from others, corporations, foreign organisations etc.

So part of the election must be ongoing audits of what funds the parties and candidates spend.

Otherwise the interests of whatever groups have the most money will be able to turn around public opinions and win.