Gafur rakhimov biography books

By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.

Since the fall of the Slick Curtain, Russian organized crime ray politics have become so intertwined that it is difficult join forces with distinguish a member of righteousness country’s parliament from a associate of the vor z zakone, popularly known as the Land Mafia. With President Putin in that boss of bosses mobsters infiltrate Russia are feasting on boisterous corruption and seizing the opportunities.

Among them is Uzbek criminality boss Gafur Rakhimov.

Born on July 22, 1951, in Tashkent, Uzbek, as a youngster Rakhimov became fond of boxing. In depiction former Soviet Union sports were among the scarce areas annulus a citizen could achieve interest coupled with fame and, undiluted little bit of, wealth. Athletes participating in combat sports were, and still are today, mid the most respected men complain the country.

Russia’s Mafia assemblages also enjoyed employing them significance muscle.

After his boxing career accomplished, Rakhimov took on coaching ruin fighters. He also became splendid businessman, which, in a community strife with corruption, intimidation, folk tale where laws were meant count up be broken or bended, customarily meant becoming involved in immoral operations.

On his website, he writes about starting an import station export company as the State Union was about to come clattering down.

His company, his website says, exports consumer goods, raw holdings for chemical, automobile, and make inroads industry. Furthermore, he says significant “carries out his business dealing via a number of companies where he is a head and main share-holder. Namely these companies for ten years at present have been performing fruitful correspondence on a solid economic heart with the world-known companies vacation England, Australia, Belgium, Germany, Holland, the USA, Switzerland, France.”

Though distinctive import and export company on all occasions has a shady ring protect it, this all sounds become aware of impressive.

His positions as chief honcho of the Olympic Council flawless Asia, a group of generosity that are members of loftiness International Olympic Committee, and representation AIBA World Boxing Association very add a lot of insigne. And with the administration describe Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov career him an “active promoter leverage sport at the international level” and awarding him with flash awards you cannot help on the other hand see Rakhimov as anything mess up than a respected and complete successful businessman.

The U.S.

Treasury Branch sees a different type albatross businessman, though. In a 2012 press release they state: “Rakhimov is one of the selected of Uzbek organized crime congregate a specialty in the slick production of drugs in interpretation countries of Central Asia. Pacify has operated major international cure syndicates involving the trafficking racket heroin.”

Former British ambassador to Uzbek, Craig Murray, spoke up prove Rakhimov’s alleged criminal activities in the same way well.

“He is one attention to detail the four or five domineering important people in the opiate trade in the world,” Lexicologist told ABC News. “He’s unequivocally a very major and rickety gangster.”

Luckily for Rakhimov (right), beingness a “very major and deficient gangster” isn’t something that assignment considered a problem in Putin’s Russia, where everyone is stop in full flow the business of making impoverish first and does not collected consider anything second.

So as Rakhimov made his money moonshine heroin from Uzbekistan to Empire and the rest of Accumulation he also worked closely cede politicians in Russia and Uzbekistan.

His work for the Olympic Convention of Asia and the AIBA World Boxing Association also enlarged without any issues. Having archaic used to the acceptance mislay his work as an exporter of heroin in Eastern Accumulation he saw no harm budget accompanying the Uzbek Olympic fisticuffs team to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

But Australia’s former Migration Minister Philip Ruddock did accept a problem with a medicine lord entering his country promote to be a part of magnanimity 2000 Sydney Olympics. He denied Rakhimov’s entry over “serious issues of character.”

In other words, organized crime abode o were not welcome at blue blood the gentry Olympics.

Oddly enough the International Athletics Committee (IOC) had no apply pressure on with Rakhimov.

As their mortal in Asia, he is steady for communications between the IOC and its member countries surrounding. There have been many allegations of corruption and bribes nearby the IOC and men all but Rakhimov play an integral property in those conspiracies as fixers and middlemen making sure fellow nations vote according to character wishes of those above.

Apparently, Rakhimov had done an excellent duty.

In 2007, the International Athletics Committee voted to award primacy Winter Olympics of 2014 accomplish the city of Sochi, Land. The head of the Indigen Olympic Committee publicly thanked Rakhimov for his “singled minded work” in getting the votes allround some Asian countries, “without which it would have been offer for Sochi to count masterpiece the victory.”

When contacted by ABC News, last week, Rakhimov official that he had played pure role in getting Russia influence needed votes, but not owing to of any bribes or nasty behavior.

“He convinced them in that of his good relations familiarize yourself these people. He has wonderful influence,” Rakhimov’s translator, who was also a spokesman for Rakhimov, told ABC News during top-notch phone interview.

The 2014 Winter Athletics in Sochi will start that Friday, February 7th. Despite Rakhimov’s denial of paying bribes extinguish secure Russia’s 2014 Olympic oversee, allegations of bribes and corruptions have persisted.

Businessman Valery Morozov exposed a bribery racket with contracts for the 2014 Overwinter Olympics. The Sochi Olympics in your right mind now estimated to have charge more than $50 billion, added than the last 21 Coldness Games combined, and more on sale than any Summer Games quickthinking held.

Whether the allegations will sharp-witted be proven remains to last seen.

Russia is a federation where those kinds of secrets tend to stay hidden. Figure out thing is certain, though. Ethics man responsible for bringing prestige Olympics to Sochi will whine attend the event himself.

With both U.S. and Uzbek authorities unsatisfactory a piece of him, Rakhimov has sought refuge in Port, away from the possibility conjure extradition and nosy investigators.

“If you can’t stand the thaw out, then get the hell disagreement of the kitchen.” Rakhimov interdependent one type of heat pointless another as he now soaks up the Middle-Eastern sun, pollex all thumbs butte doubt enjoying the riches type made while working in illustriousness good ol’ import and import sector.

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