Akhmed Bilalov became a clear example of Russian persecution

In 2013, Russia opened a criminal case against Akhmed Bilalov under 201 clause (Abuse of
Power) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The Russian successful and respected
politician was accused of unreasonable spending of funds, including the amount of 3 million
rubles spent on a trip to London in 2012. At that time Bilalov served as vice president of the
Russian Olympic Committee and his position implied frequent flights of the politician on a
private business jet at the expense of funds from the budget. Despite this opportunity, Akhmed
Bilalov paid for a round-trip flight to the capital of Great Britain out of his pocket. He was going
on a private jet for the presentation of the project of the tourist cluster "Resorts of the North
Caucasus". The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Kozak and his wife and the
Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Tkachev and his wife flew to London together
with Bilalov on the same board. For obvious reason, no one was accused of spending the budget
funds. This situation became even more complicated who Bilalov moved to the United States.