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THE 'GODFATHER' IN AZERBAIJAN
http://asbarez.com/111606/the-godfather-in-azerbaijan/
Tuesday, July 16th, 2013
Michael Weiss compares Ilham Aliyev and his family to the mafia.
In an insightful article for The Atlantic magazine entitled, "How
Azerbaijan Is Like 'The Godfather,'" journalist Michael Weiss takes
an extensive and in-depth look at the corruption and tyranny behind
Azerbaijan's ruling family, the Aliyevs.
One family controls nearly every major part of the Caucasian nation,
Michael Weiss explains.
"When he was a mere 11 years old, Heydar Aliyev, the son of
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, purchased $44 million in luxury
mansions on Palm Jumeirah, the elite artificial archipelago built by
Dubai and known for housing both holidaying British soccer players
and thieving Russian tax officials. $44 million is, in the words of
the Washington Post's Andrew Higgins, who broke the story in 2010,
'roughly 10,000 years worth of salary for the average citizen of
Azerbaijan,'" Weiss says in his piece.
"But young Heydar wasn't the only member of his family engaged in
Gulf property speculation. His two older sisters, Leyla and Arzu, were
also listed as owners in Dubai's Land Department registry. Together,
the three Aliyev children invested in $75 million in Dubai real estate,
which certainly is impressive considering that their father's official
annual income as a public servant is just $228,000," adds Weiss.
Read The Atlantic's report by Michael Weiss.
From: A. Papazian
http://asbarez.com/111606/the-godfather-in-azerbaijan/
Tuesday, July 16th, 2013
Michael Weiss compares Ilham Aliyev and his family to the mafia.
In an insightful article for The Atlantic magazine entitled, "How
Azerbaijan Is Like 'The Godfather,'" journalist Michael Weiss takes
an extensive and in-depth look at the corruption and tyranny behind
Azerbaijan's ruling family, the Aliyevs.
One family controls nearly every major part of the Caucasian nation,
Michael Weiss explains.
"When he was a mere 11 years old, Heydar Aliyev, the son of
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, purchased $44 million in luxury
mansions on Palm Jumeirah, the elite artificial archipelago built by
Dubai and known for housing both holidaying British soccer players
and thieving Russian tax officials. $44 million is, in the words of
the Washington Post's Andrew Higgins, who broke the story in 2010,
'roughly 10,000 years worth of salary for the average citizen of
Azerbaijan,'" Weiss says in his piece.
"But young Heydar wasn't the only member of his family engaged in
Gulf property speculation. His two older sisters, Leyla and Arzu, were
also listed as owners in Dubai's Land Department registry. Together,
the three Aliyev children invested in $75 million in Dubai real estate,
which certainly is impressive considering that their father's official
annual income as a public servant is just $228,000," adds Weiss.
Read The Atlantic's report by Michael Weiss.
From: A. Papazian