Foreign Politicians and Criminals Using the UK to ‘Loot’ From Their Own Citizens

Foreign Politicians and Criminals Using the UK to ‘Loot’ From Their Own Citizens
Gulnara Karimova in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Oct. 6, 2012 Yves Forestier/Getty Images for Style.Uz Art Week
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Politicians and criminals in Central Asia are using the UK’s financial and corporate systems to “loot” money from their own citizens a select committee has heard.

The Foreign Affairs Committee heard how Britain was “enabling” corruption in Kazakstan and four other Eurasia republics by allowing dirty foreign money to be cleaned through UK property, bank accounts, and businesses.

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