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FSB and FSO commented on the investigation of Navalny
The FSB and the FSO answered questions caused by the investigation of Alexei Navalny about the Palace of Putin.
The FSB said that the useless zone in the area of Cape Idokopos was established by order of the Ministry of Transport only last summer - July 24, 2020. This was done “in the interests of border security”, the department’s response to the request “RBC” said . In the investigation of Navalny, it was said that the baseless zone has been operating since 2011.
The FSB called the reason for the establishment of the useless zone "increased intelligence activity of a number of adjacent states, including those included in the NATO Bloc." The administrative complex of the outposts was put into operation in October 2020, the FSB said. The detachment is engaged in the “protection of the state border of Russia, the provision of economic and other legitimate interests of the country, control in the field of protection of water and biological resources and compliance by legal and individuals of the rules of state border and border control,” the answer says.
There are no other tasks for the department, the FSB said. The department also claims that in the area of Cape Idokopos there is no ban on passing boats (this contradicts the data from the investigation of Navalny).
The FSO also responded to the request "RBC". The department said that in the Gelendzhik area there are no objects protected by them and no restrictions are valid (the Navalny film says that Putin’s palace is guarded by special services).
According to the Media Law, “Paper” is obliged to report that the FBK was recognized as a foreign agent. At the moment, the list of foreign agents includes several publications, activists and human rights activists, as well as a number of well -known NGOs, such as “humanitarian action”, which has been effective with drug users for 20 years.
On January 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that none of the fact that Navalny’s film is indicated as his property does not belong to him or his relatives.
FBK published an investigation into Navalny about the Palace of Putin on January 19. It tells about a huge building near Gelendzhik, which supposedly belongs to the President of Russia. According to the FBK, there are furniture items worth several million rubles inside, the site has its own church, a port, a border point and an underground hockey arena. The text version of the investigation can be read at the link .