ClampK
The Committee for Legislation Against Moneylaundering in Properties by Kleptocrats,
The Henry Jackson Society & Kleptocracy Initiative of the Hudson Institute
are hosting the inaugural
Kleptocracy Tour
to be held in London on Thursday 4th February 2016.
Luxury real estate in prime locations around the globe such as London, New York, Cote d’Azur and Singapore is quickly becoming the bitcoin of world kleptocracy. Hundreds of billions of dollars stolen from the world’s neediest nations are being invested in penthouses, mansions, villas and castles. All of this is being made possible by the use of anonymous companies in exotic offshore jurisdictions, allowing the real owners of these properties to remain unknown.
Kleptocracy Tours will shine a light on the owners, their lavish properties and the sources of their wealth. It will unmask the enablers who help bring proceeds of corruption into our countries. The tour will feature prominent anti-corruption experts – journalists, writers and investigators – as your tour guides, telling you the stories of ill-gotten wealth and answering your questions.
This inaugural tour of London will travel through Whitehall, Knightsbridge, South Kensington and its ‘Billionaire’s Row’, Hampstead, Highgate, and finish in Baker Street. Your tour guides will be:
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Vladimir Ashurkov |
Russian politician & Executive Director, Russian Anti-Corruption Foundation; |
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Ben Judah |
journalist and author of soon-to-be-released This is London; |
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Mark Hollingsworth |
journalist and author of Londongrad; |
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Chido Dunn |
money-laundering investigator with Global Witness; |
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Oliver Bullough |
journalist and author of The Last Man in Russia; |
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Dr. Andrew Foxall |
Director of the Russia Studies Centre at The Henry Jackson Society; |
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Peter Pomeranzev |
journalist and author of Nothing is True and Everything is Possible; and |
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Roman Borisovich |
anticorruption activist and star of From Russia With Cash documentary. |
This spectacular 3-hour journey through the heart of London will be conducted from the comfort of a luxury tour bus
at 9:30am and at 2:30pm on Thursday 4th February 2016.
If you would like to participate, please email to campaigns@clampk.org indicating your reason for attending and your preferred time of tour departure.
There are a limited number of places. Successful applicants will be informed about the exact departure details.
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Dear Sir,
30 Pembridge Crescent, London W11 is a small abandoned old warehouse. It was bought by Pembridge Crescent Ltd ( Tortola BVI) from Litvak Investements Ltd ( Tortola BVI ) for £8 million. It is now advertised by Knight Frank for sale.
Maybe include it on future tours as an example of market distortion?
Thank you for the input. Could you put a date on that sale to Litvak, pls?
I missed this, and I wouldn’t have been able to come during the week due to my job, but I’d LOVE to come on one for a weekend. If you definitely don’t do weekends I could take an unpaid day, that’s how much I’d like to join one.
Please add me to any newsletters so I can know when you’re doing them again.
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When’s the next one?
Keep an eye on the site and the details for one in April will be posted soon.
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How does one get a ticket for the 12th April tour, and what is time of day & cost?
I would also be interested in joining the tour on 12 April.
Hi Shaiendra.
Thanks for your interest and support. Can you email us at ‘campaigns@clampk.org’ with some background on yourself and your interest in the issue, please?
Hi Arthur,
My name is Paul Palmer, I run a company called Empty Homes UK Ltd. I have investigated dozens of such house in Mayfair and Westminster, as I was the Westmionster Councils emopty homes officer for nearly ten years.
I have documentary evidence of such fraud.
Who can I talk to?
Just found this,
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/oct/16/empty-houses-london-wealthy-owners
and this…
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/londons-3bn-ghost-mansions-foreign-investors-are-using-capital-s-finest-homes-as-real-life-monopoly-9128782.html
so you see my interest
Hi Paul…. I’ll email you directly
Hi,
Read about your “kleptocracy tour” in an article Peter Pomerantsev wrote for the London Review of Books (review of Luke Harding’s book on the murder of Alexander Litvinenko), am really keen to join the next time you organize a tour.
Thanks,
Shailendra
Hi Shaiendra.
Thanks for your interest and support. We will be in touch by email with news of the next public tour which will likely be in mid-May.
Hello ArthurD,
would you please keep me in mind as well?
Thanks,
Zanja
So sorry, my bad…..for not editing properly….. I do need you write with some info about yourself and your interest in the campaign, please, Naja
Of course. Can I email you directly, please?
Hi Arthur,
Thanks for the response, I will send you an email explaining a bit about myself, and my interest in this issue.
Regards,
Shailendra
Hi there,
When is the next tour, my friends and I would love to come!
Have a look at our sister site ‘kleptocracytours.org’…. details are there….