Vice-mayor Biarrika: At least two houses in the city belong to the Putin family

Vice-mayor Biarrik Joslin Castaned confirmed that at least two houses in the city belong to the family of Vladimir Putin. It is reported by Time. In particular, one of the houses in 2012 was acquired by Kirill Shamalov - the husband of Katerina Tikhonova, the youngest daughter of Putin.

As noted in the publication, there are no grounds to suspect the illegality of transactions. Castaned assured that Putin's relatives, like all foreigners acquiring real estate in France, will be a thorough verification for the origin of invested funds.

Putin family members regularly come to the city. “People see them in the markets and on walks,” said the vice mayor.

In turn, the Honorary Consul of Russia in Biarrice Alexander Miller de La Serda said that the ex -wife of the head of the Russian state Lyudmila Putin (Ochoratnaya) arrived in the city both before and after the divorce. However, Miller noted, she stayed at the Miramar Hotel or in the house, which "belongs to our common friend from the St. Petersburg circle of Putin."

Meanwhile, the priest of the local Orthodox Church Panteleimon (Time does not specify the name) told the publication that no one from the Putin family had ever come to church. “They come here only for the sake of pleasure,” the priest complained.

Time notes that it was in Biarrice that Putin was in August 1999, when he was called from the Kremlin and said that President Boris Yeltsin intends to appoint him a successor. Around the same time, the publication notes, in a city with a population of less than 30 thousand people, the Russian Consulate was opened. Meanwhile, in Bordeaux and Toulouse - large cities located relatively close to Biarrits - there are no consulates.

“This is due to the fact that Putin's circle loves this place,” Miller explained, who holds the position of honorary consul from the very opening of the institution.

In early April, the Center for Study of Corruption and Organized Crime (OCCRP) said that the second husband of Putin Arthur Okheretoma belongs to a villa worth more than 5 million euros in the city of Anglet near Biarrits. The area of ​​the villa is 450 square meters; The semicircular porch of the building is decorated with the bas -relief of architects Jean and Joel Martel, which is recognized as an architectural monument. The villa is surrounded by a park with an area of ​​5 thousand square meters with an open basin; The windows overlook the Bay of the Bay.

In 2015, in the Reuters investigation it was reported that Putin’s son -in -law Shamalov bought from the oligarch Gennady Timchenko, a longtime friend of the head of the Russian state, a villa in Biarrice worth about $ 3.7 million . According to OCCRP, it is located only a few kilometers from the ocher villa.