Bank Raid Could Have Been Warning Against Planned WikiLeaks Russian Corruption Expose Says Alexander Lebedev -- The Daily Mail
Billionaire newspaper magnate Alexander Lebedev could have been targeted in a raid by secret service agents as a warning against co-operating with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to expose Russian corruption.
Sources in Moscow believe that Mr Lebedev, owner of The Independent and the London Evening Standard in the UK and the Novaya Gazeta in Russia, was being sent a ‘message’ not to threaten powerful interests.
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More News On Wikileaks And Russian Fears
Lebedev Links Bank Raid to Wikileaks Interview -- Moscow Times
Russian Media Baron Vows To Fight Corruption -- SKY News
Alexander Lebedev vows to continue fight against 'tyranny' -- The Guardian
Russian media magnate under threat following WikiLeaks statement -- Carrentals
My Comment: The coincidence of the Russian police raid on Alexander Lebedev and Wikileaks are too close to think under wise. But like most cases in Russia, there is more to the story than what is being reported. Alexander Lebedev has been under the microscope of Russian tax authorities on how he was able to accumulate hundreds of millions (if not billions) of dollars over the years. Is Wikileaks his backstop that if something happens to him, corruption secrets will be exposed in Wikileaks .... I guess we will have to wait to find out.