when speaking about the only requisite skills this is on is in the men's race, went to a gentleman called tom, he's promised to defend his title next year, apparently off to surviving. this is race scale. and that is a we have time for thanks so much for watching. dw, the type of data so much for the 1st is just as i've been in a coma close by persecution and slides mean, well for con dreams of another load wake up on last starts june, 1st on dw, azerbaijan, a former soviet republic bounded by the caspian, sea,

the countries people and media are routinely suppressed then yet the country is becoming increasingly important for europe due to its considerable gas and oil reserves. punk shrub 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 didn't have a 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. the expect that land along comes that 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 diamond mountain to interruption. and then they think they're far away from home, from berlin, in strasburg, on away from it all day. and they see this and they think, oh, 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. not everyone other 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 dog since 2005. the father also hits 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 world right. in this, i'm side of it. for all his dedication, he still believes politicians need to be prepared to compromise and design them. 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 them, but didn't kind of, i'm doing rather not part. of course,

i also realized we strengthened regimes by making economic deals with some of his email, 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 of them 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 a cheap, considerable wealth and international standing with the fossil fuels. europe urgently needs this locus, this country is depending on how you look at the length of the oil. well smith of and one, but in effect, it's also a curse on it because without democratic oversight, the money ends up in the pockets of a few. and then 1000 from the ending line that the folks 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 critics of the regime here and other by john and as i by john kadijah as my a little bit of work, as an investigative journalist and blogger endangers her life, only her prominence, an international pressure protector. the younger, the government is very cautious as it newly. she's a symbolic, bigger new york. she would arrest it tomorrow. that would be immediate international protest not to put the council if you rep would pass resolutions. and as everybody's john would be named and shamed. they don't want to add on just one's in. 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 the feeling that of that 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 the beautiful building. i sees a corrupt corruption and intimidation tactics are linked to the family of president l, hama, lives. 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 companies belong that belong to the president's company. she uncovered undisclosed share holdings belonging to the presidential family and privatized banks and telecommunications companies. shortly afterwards,

as my a little bit 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. i know that teacher is my alone is one of the most dedicated defenders of human rights and journalists here and as a body shad i'm probably beyond us on the auto but and also this really is a shining example of someone who is risking her personal life putting her happiness on the line, i'm for a good cause as an issue. it's nameless, can a few that some little and she deserved to be supported internationally for her commitment by anyone who can aunt, who has a slight dean's. 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. and those are their own personal gain and voice. and one of that i'll mention the condition

as might of i know it's tragic and also really shameful progress. one of addiction, this 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. the issue that were in the heart of the parliamentary assembly of the council, if you are other than had struck it all began in 2013 at 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 and 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. then we can't stop there. it's a serious mistakes and deliberate distortion effects. so in view of the extremely complex to a political situation, which many colleagues have already addressed to make us maybe called offers are dangerous and delicate. 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 food to 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 mobile and actually that as will be easier to. but while 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. i today, 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 ask, 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. his guns for the body of i find the whole celebration of as our approach on success to bizarre and disturb banks of. and i said as to 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 says the head of the european stability initiative thing. tech. the researches corruption world wide and has excellent connections all the way to azerbaijan. he told function of what his sources were

telling him the happenings on committee we already had sources. and as there by john, who tried to explain it, kind of checking in with a few insiders explained how people were being systematically bryant system, others find that be strong and be like how people were systematically different, gibson, the rooms have money, was transferred to the vacations organized with a whole list of names and 3 members of the german going to stock it. wadlington access bishop and 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 because we could say, was insiders explained to us how the regime operated on twice the reason what we're seeing is the results. you all know that the representative to stand up and say that black is white, the rig the elections are for elections. political prisoners are hooliganism, criminals, and somebody just wins fisher and lives now. all denied the accusations. function

of it was also in boxes to observe the elections on behalf of the council it bureau on election day, the observers were meant to be visiting several pulling stations and documenting events. sh father recalls a disturbing encounter that comes along a message, fence shopping bags on both arms on the d, if the election of innovation development robust on german lawmaker coughing strengths was also in baku to observe the elections. but she was visiting boutiques that day post and mrs. fence was shopping clubs and i knew 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 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 in prosecutors doesn't as everybody on the assembly member had suspiciously transferred over 2400000 euros v electric box companies to an attorney and lawmaker of that i called a few minutes ago. and then 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 enforced by law. but was right at the time of this votes and political prisoners, these, we know not sure if i'm, the transfers are discovered. the emails and the conversations between the 2 were discovered patients switching anytime e mailed him as a by johnny with an intake in an e mail. the italians think the answer by johnny representative with the words your gifts are very tasty and quote, your wishes mind command. he was convicted in italy but acquitted due to a lack of evidence. function bava and get all the canals hoped, nevertheless, that law enforcement agencies would take action. no one should get away. scott free

. the reality was different. so 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. they could continue with impunity as an alternate damaged for this reason. or authoritarian states will not shy away from using money to try to corrupt or institutions and democracies. i'm part of my stay so compound the trail of corruption and violence also led to the mediterranean island of malta, [000:00:00;00] the matthew cut, a loaner car. 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 on company. so car, it's part of been in business strategy to provide europe with gas by a pipeline from as or 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 via the show companies in panama, the matthews brother, andrew remembers his mother's stunning reports. and when this came out, i remember feeling the sort of just this empty sensation in my stomach journalist, daphne kajuana, colleagues, you didn't know her assess and nation was being planned. the

the bomb went off as my mother was coming down the hill 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 the spots what is the by the destiny, carolina glitzy. it 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 the 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. detailing the terms of the deals with those that are by john and with the,

with the people from the private sector behind the projects 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 let them deeper into a network of corruption and european politics. it all revolved around raw materials . let's catch people. they've had, they could get away with mothering the countries most same as john noticed. then they could get away with anything, you know is just the question of a when they decide to act with fear. following them, they sought help outside malta and turn to the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe. pace punk schwab but took on the case it was actually

even scary of a cuz we knew so little 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 hall follow national delegation and face unfortunately, despite massive resistance from us or by johnny representative summit said off a moment, fox baba 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 in 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 reply to being phone boy, going to switzerland,

left to the then to the united arab emirates into a bank account belonging to your getting authentic. no, 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 that says, multi is businessman york in the neck is in custody and awaiting trial this year in connection with the murder in germany. investigations were launched into the 3 buddhist stock members at wadling fox of fisher. and calvin's fence in a statement, fish referred to bogus evidence and politically motivated investigations. a few months later, calvin's friends died suddenly at the age of $53.00. for the 1st time in years kadijah is milo, but was allowed to leave her country. her 1st destination, germany,

to report at the buddhist talk on the situation in azerbaijan. less time i was in the lane, it was a d 0. this a to use. i was on the table 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 i, 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 phasing out in fossil fuels like oil and gas. thanks to azerbaijan, gas and oil reserves president is, hama lives is already a welcome guest and energy partner. and he clearly has his eyes set on the future. in september 2023 as or by shawnee troops took control of the dispute is not going to kind of 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 to the rule materials of the future. like copper, cobalt and lithium, just one month after the garner caught buck offensive,

azerbaijan administer of ecology and natural resources move to a bava. you have invited guests to the jewel mining for him and bucko. 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 that, i mean that's, that's the 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 for renewable energy is in the automotive sector. electron mobility or electron will be new tapes, 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 integrated. because our bus on printer and does it 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 to get what role does the countries of human rights record play and all of this to my mentions, i state 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 insignificance when by the have doesn't go around poisoning dissidents in england or germany, or have them shot told, killed in a strange. that doesn't happen here because you to these 4 mining companies. it's all about claims. the mining rates and 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. everybody's on

a year before the military operation. far home, had john's e as a topic executive it anglo agent mine. of course, i should not do that. they're cutting strategic metals situation in the what was also in low to be having that and the, especially in the year of america, those mets, those demands will be a strategy at this. so that's as you probably 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 going a car box, minerals for future technologies, critical for the european green deal. these crucial role materials are intended to ensure that us or by john can continue to pursue its power politics and a post gas and oil era. the,

let's look at it like that. except some you appear in countries the in countries they wanted to leave that there to job, to dollars there. and the, if they are paying now, they usually have to pay if doing the assessments, your phones, it says a little bit dependence on the all aspects on the others. lots in their reliable way. this is a situation that they have been good themselves. you know, as or by john, the mining of critical raw materials is developing rapidly. why is europe cleaning on it because of the aroma tv layer, which we need to model? we're not only doing this with azerbaijan. we're also doing this with china and other countries, and unfortunately, i could tell you stuff about all these other countries to buy the most especially unpleasant, but as there by the end,

is it there shamelessly exploiting this rules notes. 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 the business side of it were currently discussing, making your answer by chance, representative responsible all that they're doing and the rules they're breaking. visiting on the profession, 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 floaters up. thank you very much. yeah, 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. the meeting was that cool? this is an easy i thought the pressure is huge right now. the buttons that are

contacting the german chancellor of the german foreign minister and all the other council if you're a member states, and that's where we stand under citizens regarding what those members supporting this challenge. please rise in their places. the moment of truth previously, the space of report was voted down here. yes, thank you. thank you. the challenge has the supports request under the rules of procedures and the, this is the 1st time us or by john has been held accountable in the counsel of your decision. it should, it's not pleasant to them, but we need to say no. we want to talk with a customers being less than the representatives of us are by john lift in protest. almost simultaneously, the public prosecutor's office in munich brought charges against the 2 former members of the buddhist talk in connection with the allegations of bribery by us.

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