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Maldives Denies Russian Claims That Secret Service Kidnapped a Politician's Son
Rei (128717) writes As was previously reported here, the Russian government has accused the U.S. Secret Service of kidnapping the son of ultranationalist LDPR MP Valery Seleznev in the Maldives. The son, Roman Seleznev, stands accused of running one of the world's largest carding operations, with others charged in the affair having already been convicted; however, Roman had until recently been considered out of reach in Russia. Now the Maldives has struck back against these claims, insisting that they arrested him on an Interpol Red Notice and transferred him to the US, as they are legally required as an Interpol member state to do. "No outsider came here to conduct an operation," president Abdulla Yameen stated. "No officials from another country can come here to arrest anyone. The government has the necessary documentation to prove it." Note: the Slashdot post linked didn't include the accusations of kidnapping, but the Krebs On Security link above mentions these claims.
Let me guess. All of you who claimed the US overstepped it's bounds in the previous Slashdot article will now claim that the Maldives is lying to cover for the US. Rather than simply just admit your knee jerk reaction was wrong.
The Maldives saw their opportunity and jumped.
If you can read this, it means that I bothered to log in.
I'm going to believe a Maldives police spokesperson that the US had nothing to do with this extradition.
Listen when the US goes around poisoning people with polonium, then post here, otherwise open a can of STFU
Interpol Red Notices are routinely used by oppressive regimes to harass political opponents abroad. They're not always effective; governments seem to be free to ignore these things if it appears to be politically motivated.
It's not a good look for the Russians to be so cheeky as to protest a common thief getting busted like this. I should hope that if somebody in (say) the UK ripped off a few thousand Russian pensioners over the internet, that the Russians could have him handed over (and thrown in Russian PMITA prison) quickly. Our Russian friends seem to have forgotten the notions of reciprocity.
"The government has the necessary documentation to prove it."
Sure, *now* they do . . .
If I were the son of a high ranking US government official or businessman I would not travel to Russia or any nation friendly with Putin.
accused of running one of the world's largest carding operations
What's carding? Like hacked SIM cards or something?
Better known as 318230.
But there are no credible reports of the US allowing criminals to just wantonly defraud Russian and Chinese citizens. While all of our governments spy on each other (and each other's economies), the US at least tends to take a dim view toward its citizens committing criminal acts against foreigners.
Since it would seem to only lead to more focus on the mafia-like nature of the Russian government and the shadowy links between Russian government, intelligence and organized crime.
I'm sure the US-haters and the Russian propagandists will begin their usual moral equivocation, NSA, CIA, banking, etc.
We can't waste an opportunity to blame America for overreach...stop, just stop.
Just another day in Paradise
The Russians have been protecting a suspected criminal fraudster who happens to be the son of a government official. These suspicions aren't thin. Seleznev has even admitted to his crimes. If its state sponsored thuggery, then the state is Russia, not US. Roman Seleznev is just another cyber criminal who was dumb enough to step outside of Mother Russia long enough to get caught.
If this had been Snowden, then I think the argument for political motivation is real. But Snowden, his existence in Russian exile, gives Russia some leverage to make claim of political arrest and state overreach. The US government has put itself in a position where it looks bad even when it is doing something good.
I have a sideline job doing computer servicing/repair. Since the issues between Russia/Ukraine have ramped up, there's also been a noticeable uptick in online/banking fraud coming from Russia.
Thankfully the banks seem to be on the watch for this - the notify customers of unusual transactions, e.g. western union, to Russian accounts - so most of my work is just ensuring that machines are clean after the fact.
I won't say that this is state-sponsored, but likely more to issues alluded to with this guy: mainly that Russia doesn't seem to be very cooperative in dealing with known international criminals - especially with the poor international relations of current - and the criminal element are taking advantage of this.
Actually, I think "I would not travel to Russia or any nation friendly with Putin" is enough without any other qualifications.
And don't forget the poisoning was done on foreign soil.
Nice down-mod on you, by the way. Probably done by some foam-at-the-mouth moderator who goes on and on about "the oligarchy" and how they control dissenting opinions. Of course, they being oblivious to the hypocrisy of their own moderation actions.
... or any nation friendly with Putin.
So they can't go to Syria or Belarus. That doesn't seem like a big limitation.
John Adams or Ronald Reagan.
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Reagan also had a thing about regulations.
The only real disappointment for the president in his relations with Fahd was when the king tried to give Reagan a gift of four Arabian horses.
He complained in his diary, "I couldn't accept them as a gift - due to our stupid regulations."
Blurring lines between criminality and politics.?
The two are synonymous. What's this line?
“He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
If by that you mean, that it was you talking out of your ass (the inside of it), then you are probably right.
Any guest worker system is indistinguishable from indentured servitude.
Blurring lines between criminality and politics.?
The two are synonymous. What's this line?
Since politics has historically existed in all recorded human cultures, is humanity corrupt and criminal by nature? What is the alternative?
If one were to bring a political "system based on corrupt practice" down, how would it be replaced? And what about those who the inevitably see a new political system as criminal?
Khmer Rouge, Blanc, and Bleu anyone?