CIT: The Jemal group may investigate the connections of the Wagnerians with the militants

Russian journalists Orhan Dzhemal, Alexander Rastorguev and Kirill Radchenko, who were killed on July 30 in the Central African Republic, possibly studied the ties of the Wagner PMC with anti -government groups operating in this country. Such a hypothesis was expressed on her FB page Conflict Intelligence Team.

"These alleged ties are contrary to the official position of Russia, which consists in supporting the Central Government of the Central African Republic," the publication notes. However, CIT members indicate, in favor of their version, data on the last days of the life of journalists, as well as about the situation in the Tsar as a whole.

It is known that on July 29, the Jemal group came to the Base of Wagnerians (the Russian Foreign Ministry calls them "civilian instructors"), but were not allowed to the object. The base is located on the Berengo estate, not far from the capital of the bange, located right at the southern border of the TsA. Meanwhile, the next day the journalists went to the central part of the country. "Rain" reported that they followed the city of Bambari northeast of the capital; Meanwhile, Deutsche Welle called the destination the city of Kaga -Bandor, located in a different direction - almost strictly north of Bange. The path from the capital both in Bambari and in Kaga-Bannoro lies through the city of Sibu, in the vicinity of which the Jemal group was killed; Just from Sibu the road to Bambari and Kaga-Bando and diverge.

According to CIT, in April of this year, the Central African news agency Corbeau News Centrafrique reported that the residents of Kaga-Bando blocked Cessna light-engine aircraft with four Russian "military experts". Although the authorities of the Central African Republic then assured that the task of "experts" from Russia was to negotiate with the rebels regarding the establishment of peace in the country, Corbeau News Centrafrique did not believe this after the locals. “And there are good reasons for that,” the investigators say.

In February of this year, French political analyst Francois Didier reported that the Russians are located in the north-eastern part of the country, where deposits of minerals are concentrated, and conclude agreements with rebel groups that control these territories.

Both Bambari and Kaga-Bandzho are located on lands controlled by Islamist organizations that previously entered the Seleka Alliance decayed. It was the Islamists from the former "sketches" by the authorities suspected of the murder of Russians.

At the eastern border of territories controlled by the Islamists, there is the city of Bria. At the beginning of last month, Corbeau News Centrafrique published a photograph of the Russian military base in this city.

Russian military base in the city of Bria. Photo: Corbeaunews.ca

On the lands ruled by Islamist rebels, there are diamond deposits.

Last year, the Russians founded Lobaye Invest in TsA. Deputy Director of "Transparency International - Russia" Ilya Shumanov pointed out the connection of this company with Russian PMCs. Based on this, CIT makes the assumption that the agreements of "experts" from Russia with Islamists can be explained by the commercial interests of Russians. Indirectly, the investigators note, this is indicated by the April incident with Cessna.

“The problem is that conducting affairs with anti -government forces contradicts official statements about the goals of Russia in the Central African Republic (including the“ restoration of state power throughout the country ”,” the publication of CIT says. “We recall that thanks to such an unambiguous position, Russia received the resolution of the UN Satfire to import the embargo. The Central Government of the TSA was the goal of the fatal trip of Russian journalists. "

At the same time, CIT indicated that there was no reason to definitely connect the death of Jemal, Rastorguev and Radchenko with their journalistic activities. The racketeering and requisitions of militants on the Roads of the TsA is the systemic problem of the country indicated by the UN. “You can’t draw unequivocal conclusions about the involvement of“ Sleeks, ”the investigators warned.“ The authorities of the authorities controlled by the authorities of the territories, where the fighters of the “Selects” not so long ago carried out ethnic cleansing, may be preoccupied. ”

The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the version that Jemal and Rastorguev investigated the illegal activities of PMCs in the Central African Republic. “The murdered Russian journalists, based on the place of detection of bodies, moved at all where the instructors work,” Zakharova wrote on Facebook. “Moreover, based on the information received from the local side, they ignored the warnings that the local law enforcement agencies control.” She also stated that "there was no sensation in the presence of Russian instructors in the TsA, no one hid anything."