the promised fence is title next year. after surviving this is ray race news, and that's it for me. and the new scene of an update for you at the top of the gulf isn't really inconvenient to see the type of data so much for the 1st 2 years is just as i've been in a coma close by persecution and flights. meanwhile for con dreams of another world wake up on scott's june 1st on dw i 0 by john a former soviet republic bounded by the caspian sea. the country's people and media

are routinely suppressed. and yet the country is becoming increasingly important for europe due to its considerable gas and oil reserves. punctured robb, i came here as an election observer on behalf of the council of europe. it was the 1st election where i saw a mass of electrical fraud. my supervisor, federal because they inhabit. interestingly, everything in this country is controlled area. there's no free press, nothing to that. it's almost at the bottom of the press freedom index justifies ranking. that's why we filmed this secretly, and a great risk to all those wanting to shed light on how one of your biggest corruption scandals could happen. i'm hoping to expect that land along comes a little lawmaker who isn't poor and who sees this and then folders all the things they can do here, from where they can get invited to,

along with the president and his wife. and so some boy totes where they get gifts for to have where ladies knock on their door in the night last night and put enough of some diamonds onto and clubs. and then they think they're far away from home, from berlin, in strasburg. and i'm away from it all day and they see this and they think, oh, then the weather is lovely and everyone here is rich. so go ahead and put them on if there's no issue here. everyone's nice on zillow and that gives some strange ideas. now everyone about some insurance and they let themselves be bought and we have and the coffee buying european politicians. how does that work? the funk schwab has been a member of the german parliament,

the buddhist talk since 2005 the spot also heads, the german delegation and the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe. he travels regularly to strasbourg, the headquarters of the continents leading human rights organization. the council of europe was founded after the 2nd world war to safeguard human rights. this organization is clearly it's across rude human rights in general, or crossroads worldwide. in this, i'm side of it for all his dedication, he still believes politicians need to be prepared to compromise and design. and um, if we were to say that we would no longer have a need to insert dealings with azerbaijan or worse, then we wouldn't be left with much of the didn't kind of doing rather than that kind. of course, i also realize we strengthened regimes by making economic deals with them. so that was you, my all that and then the which i have never proposed that we should no longer have

any to things with them and substituting within them at the same time about that doesn't mean you can't smoke. frankly. topic screamed come, is a frank discussion with us or by john even possible. the country lives from its oil and gas reserves. it's achieved considerable wealth and international standing with the fossil fuels. europe urgently needs the focus. this country is depending on how you look at the length of the oil. well smith of, i'm going to say it's also a curse because without democratic oversight, the money ends up in the pockets of a few. and then 1000 from the ending line that the bronx java is preparing for a risky meeting. he wants to offer hope to a woman who's freedom is anything but a given you know,

because we're meeting kadijah is my alova the one of the most courageous and also best noon, the critics of the regime here and other by john and as i but john kadijah is my a little bit of work as an investigative journalist and blogger endangers her life . only her prominence and international pressure protect her. the only the government is very cautious, as it know, she is a symbolic, bigger than the more she would arrest it. tomorrow that would be immediate international protests, not a pull to the council. if you rep would pass resolutions and as everybody's john would be named and shamed. if they don't want to add on just one's in it. as soon as she extends her hand in greeting men in plain clothes, presumably from the domestic secret service step in, they want to prevent her from giving an interview. hi, nice to meet you, i o. and we're trying to in the elevator. she tells us to turn the camera back on. she ignores the officials and instructions 2015. it's difficult to leave with

a feeling that of someone shot shot to the journalist refuses to be silenced. even though her safety is at risk. you know, you walk through the city, you see that beautiful building. i sees a corrupt corruption and intimidation tactics are linked to the family of president gil home aaliyah of how the up took over power from his father is my little boy's investigating the family's business affairs. so i've learned how to look into pen and money and registry, and i found $11.00 companies belong that belong to the president's family. she uncovered undisclosed share holdings belonging to the presidential family and privatized banks and telecommunications companies. shortly afterwards

is my alova was sentenced to 7 years in prison. after a year and a half, she was released on parole after international protest. the child is my life and the teacher is my alova is one of the most dedicated defenders of human rights and journalists here and as a body shan, and probably beyond all of us on the off the whole by analysis. this really is a shining example of someone who's risking her personal life, putting her happiness on the line. i'm for a good cause as an issue. leaving with this can a few that for me in the and she deserved to be supported internationally for her commitment by anyone who can aunt who has a settings. and of course, it is incredibly disappointing to see that there are lawmakers who ultimately have staff people and kadijah is my little bit in the back of self interest them and those are their own personal gain voice. and one of that i'll mention the condition as my lot and then what it's tragic and also really shameful progress. one of

addiction is the german politician is used to supporting people living under a dictatorship who are fighting for their rights, freedom and dignity. but he never imagined that he would have to stand up to his own allies in the council of europe. to do so, there's an issue that we're in the heart of the parliamentary assembly of the council. if you are, other than had struck it all began and 2013 and one of his 1st votes as a member of the parliamentary assembly as well. that was the vote in the parliamentary assembly. where does that mean an emotional debate? and it was ultimately decided by a majority, that political prisoners do not exist in azerbaijan up to will need to be. but that's also talk about the people who are in the prison. if we vote for mr. strays

this report and goodness me, i hope we don't the then we called stop there serious mistakes and deliberate distortion effects. so in view of the extremely complex to a political situation, which many colleagues have already addressed, vegas maybe called authors are dangerous and delicate. spec, done for this reason, i do not hesitate to vote against this report, that the vote was merely intended to establish the existence of political prisoners in azerbaijan. far from a secret. but quite unexpectedly, the majority of representatives voted against the report by the then deputy head of the german delegation. chris touched base so that somebody put in a chat with me personally to it took me a long time to get over into the class to this day. stay, sir, hasn't fully come to terms with the defeat. but why is that not a part of day to day politics? it was unprecedented into the accounts of europe for the bottom entry assembly to

reject the motion from a committee with such a majority that it wasn't just the outcome of the vote. that surprised space. but how it came about, the german commissioner for human rights had never seen anything like it then filters in the planning race suddenly filled up unexpectedly on that well, when i have a 200 members in the room, which is an enormous number of cities parliamentary meetings, and it was absolutely clear that these people had be mobilized. so these guys will be the one that i've gone and the representatives were from italy, france and the u. k. but also from germany's books on this got them. they were equally people hawking. each other, celebrating this result that time at the d, i knew they were celebrating the fact that they were paid a lot of money from the end of the function. i don't do the decision was bought to go fund serious allegations several investigations into suspected corruption

are currently underway against former members of another european institution, the european parliament and what designs are by john, have to say about the corruption allegations. we asked the embassy gets response. azerbaijan is building relations with european countries in a transparent and legal manner at the time function. papa debated whether he should stay in the council of europe guns for the body. and i find the whole celebration of as our approach on success. so bizarre and disturbing. so and i said as to the, either you leave it here in the or you try to do everything. you can to prevent it from happening again, not my fault, even though i hadn't really understood what exactly had happened. but then someone in the know reached out to get because now it says the heads of the european stability initiative thing tech. he researches corruption world wide and has excellent connections all the way to azerbaijan. he told function of what his sources were telling him. be happening, sean canadian,

we already had sources and as or by john who tried to explain it kind of checking in with a few insiders explained how people were being systematically primed system. others might that be strong and be like how people were systematically given gifts and the rooms, how money was transferred to the vacations, organized with a whole list of names and 3 members of the german goodness stock it wadlington fox as dishes in cottage twins also came under suspicion, all 3 were said to have received money from us or by john travelling to the country and taking part in election observation missions. their confidence knew, as we could say, was insiders explained to us how the regime operates. it was the reason what we're seeing is the results on that it's representative to stand up and say that black is white. that rig the elections are for elections. political prisoners are hooliganism criminals, and somebody twins fisher and lives now all denied the accusations. function of it was also in boxes to observe the elections on behalf of the council of bureau

. on election day, the observers were meant to be visiting several pulling stations and documenting events schwabl recalls a disturbing encounter and then come along a message, quince shopping bags on both arms on the the if the election observation, the viable or bus, the german law maker caught names trends was also in bucket to observe the elections, but she was visiting boutiques that day post trans assistance with shopping clubs, and it was confident the next day that it was another important step towards the free and fair elections. by, of course, it was nothing of the sort and except one in the meantime, authorities and other european countries had launched initial investigations, but not in germany visiting the bank. we know things to autonomy and prosecutors

doesn't. as everybody's on the assembly member had suspiciously transferred over 2400000 euros v electric box companies to an attorney and lawmaker of today come a few in your own and i will, i'm and i'm an update on that. he was chair of the your team people's party wanted to know that goose, which was the largest block in the parliamentary assembly, hope influenced by law, who but was right at the time of this votes on political prisoners. we know that we share the transfers are discovered the emails and the conversations between the 2 were discovered to patients switching anytime e mailed him as a by johnny with an intake in an e mail. the italian think the answer by johnny representative with the words your gifts are very tasty and quote, your wishes might come in and he was convicted initially, but acquitted due to a lack of evidence. function bava and get all the canals hoped never the less that law enforcement agencies would take action. no one should get away. scott free . the reality was different and by john plaza, by john, remained

a member of the council of europe to proceed to even when it became clear what was happening here. let me get if i could continue with impunity as an alternate damaged for this reason. or authoritarian states will not showing away from using money to try to corrupt our institutions and democracies. i'm part of understood the so called pm, the trail of corruption and violence also led to the mediterranean island of malta, [000:00:00;00] the matthew cutter, loaner, colleagues. he looks back on the darkest days of his life. is this, this is the projects that's left to let to mine all those assessing nation is this project. the electro gas power plant is

a joint venture involving multi business people, german industrial giant, siemens and the as or by john state own company. so car, it's part of been in business strategy to provide europe with gas by a pipeline from answered by showing in the future. daphne cut a want to cuz he discovered that high ranking, multi is politicians, were covertly involved in the gas project by a show companies in panama, the matthews brother, andrew remembers his mother's stunning reports. and when this came out, i remember feeling this sort of just this empty sensation in my stomach journalist definitely kind of want to colleagues here. didn't know her assess and nation was being planned. the, the bomb went off, as my mother was coming down the head on the force of the explosion,

it just sent to the call carrying into the fields here on that it's ended up. and in that spot where there's the bottom to daphne cut or one of the lead c, a, died in the burning wreckage of her car. the investigation got off to a faltering start. it looked as if the authorities were trying to protect a powerful people in malta. but her son, matthew, pushed on. my mother was contacted by a soul from within the next throw gas on the sole source of single on the agreements that the more of these governments was refusing to publish the width of the people from the private sector behind the project and was on the follow the money to geneva in switzerland. the answer by john state owns company. so car has

offices there in a prime location. to so cause ruling this was most likely as a vehicle for for kickbacks. and to to those most he's politicians. i mention with secret panama companies. so car did not respond to our request for comment. the brothers investigations led them deeper into a network of corruption and european politics. it all revolved around raw materials, scare people. they've had, they could get away with motoring. the country's most famous journalist then they could get away with anything, you know is just the question of a when they decide to act with beer. following them, they sought help outside malta and turn to the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe. pace punk chava took on the case. those actually even scarier because we knew. so let's a so we didn't know we didn't know who was behind is it really felt like

a mine cute on on. we obviously couldn't trust our own off our own national delegation and phase. unfortunately, despite massive resistance from us or by johnny representative summit said off a moment fox father and fellow campaigners were able to push through a special report. the council of europe listened to the brothers the pressure paid off. there were a rest and malta, and the 1st sentences were handed down. the family of the murdered journalist daphne caught a one. lizzie's continued their own investigative journalist stick work. we will remove one call the dots. money came from mazda, or by john bones the around you were a polite tapping phone boy, going to switzerland, left to the then to the united arab emirates into a bank account belonging to your getting fennic. know because he is being

prosecuted for his role in my mother's assassination. there is a distinct possibility that those funds way use the finances. they also have some nation. it says multi is businessman york in the neck is in custody. and a waiting trial this year in connection with the murder in germany, investigations were launched into the 3 buddhist stock members at wadling. now. ok, so fisher and calvin spence, in a statement, fish that referred to bogus evidence and politically motivated investigations. and a few months later, calvin's friends died suddenly at the age of $53.00. for the 1st time in years kadijah is milo if it was allowed to leave her country for 1st destination, germany. to report that the buddhist talk on the situation in azerbaijan, less time i was in the lane, it was 80 to secure this

a to use. i was on the travel then, then in prison, and then again on the travel then. so it was difficult time. the journalist is also critical of germany's role. after all, that's happened. wire german politicians still sticking by us or by john. it's disappointed, but that's how it is. you understand that for you to pin politician a, he's constituency, demanding. the gas is much more important than azerbaijan, the political prison, commodities mean power and europeans are more dependent than ever before. vast quantities of raw materials will be crucial in implementing the european union's green deal, and facing out fossil fuels like oil and gas. thanks to azerbaijan, gas and oil reserves. president is hama, the as is already

a welcome guest and energy partner. and he clearly has his eyes set on the future. in september 2023. i was there by shawnee troops took control of the dispute is not going to cut a buck region within just a few days. us or by john celebrated its victory while over 130000 ethnic armenian split. when asked hazard by john said no one had been forced to leave the territory. the government report done as there by john's economic minerals indicates what this so called liberation operation was really about of the ruling materials of the future. like copper, cobalt and lithium, just one month after then, the governor caught a buck offensive azerbaijan administer of ecology and natural resources. moved to a body of invited guests to the jew mining for him in boxes. it was the 1st of its

kind in the country show. the new territories are rich and natural resources, which will play an important role in reconstruction. thank you, and good luck with a lot of some representatives from german organizations and companies also attended. what do you think and here does, we can find what we need for the future here. and for the future, we need metals. but renewable energy is in the automotive sector, electron mobility, or electron more benefits. and many of the deposits are located in the previously occupied territories, which are now being developed under gradually being integrated into as a body shop, as economy, particularly as our bodies on the printer. and those are by john could be a very good partner for assess, be in the sense that we could also obtain copper, gold, minium other resources. and this could enable

a very good cooperation from to buy a win win situation for both sides to own admin. and again, what role does the countries of human rights record play and all of this? to my mention, as i stated on the subject of human rights, isn't so straightforward him, i don't know much about it. i must admit, i haven't really looked into it, which will probably have doesn't go around poisoning dissidents in england or germany, or have them shot so killed and a strange that doesn't happen here cause you to miss nothing. for mining companies, it's all about claims. the mining rights in the areas now under as are by showing the control anglo agent mining is traded on the london stock exchange. the company had already made a deal with several 1000000000 euros with us or by john a year before the military operation. far home had jace as a topic executive it anglo agent mine of course,

i should not do that. caught in the strategic metal. the situation in the world was also more to be having that. and especially in the year of america, those mets, those demands with us. so i have to add this thread subject. so the concept love jessica. make sure everybody's john is looking to the future. the strategic foundation is being laid here in the border region with the go in a car box, minerals for future technologies, critical for the european green deal. these crucial role materials are intended to ensure that we're also doing this with china and other countries. and unfortunately, i could tell you stuff about all these other countries too, but that was especially unpleasant, but as there by the end, is it there shamelessly exploiting this rules? lots after all that's happened, azerbaijan is in a stronger geo political position than ever before. fox schwab,

it doesn't have the power to change that. but in the council of europe, he wants to finally hold answered by john to account. there's an inside of it. we're currently discussing making your answer by chance representative responsible all that they're doing and the rules they're breaking. visiting on the license this meeting at the council of europe is intended to set the president so i'm good. yes. yes, i see the hands of mr. schwab but yes, from the flow does open. thank you very much. you have president if punk schwab is motion is accepted. the as or by johnny delegations, credentials to the council of europe would not be ratified. yep. most article, this is an easy time. so the pressure is huge, right now, the loans that are contacting the german chancellor of the german foreign minister and all the other kinds of your member states. and that's where we stand with all of us under citizens, regardless of what those members supporting this challenge,

please rise in their places. the moment of truth previously this device, a report was voted down here. yes, thank you. thank you. the challenge has the supports request under the rules of procedures. this is the 1st time us are by john has been held accountable in the counsel of your decision. they should, it's not pleasant to them, but we need to say no, we want to keep up with it. the customers be the last. the representatives of us are by john, left in protest. almost to simultaneously, the public prosecutor's office in munich brought charges against the 2 former members of the buddhist talk in connection with allegations of bribery by us. everybody's on the battle for the raw materials of the future is only just beginning and those are by sean and many other countries. can europe take part without sacrificing its values?

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