Since the submission and approval of the list of candidates for the upcoming elections, I’ve observed two young professionals risk their promising careers by aligning themselves with an OFAC-sanctioned individual. They’ve embraced a narrative that dangerously downplays the severity and consequences of those sanctions.
But let’s reflect—do you not see that the senior figures surrounding him have nothing to lose? They stand only to gain financially. This individual knew the sanctions were coming. That’s why he ramped up his charity efforts—to build social capital and shield himself. It was never about the people. It was always about self-preservation.
What happens to those who put their careers on the line when he is extradited (he knows this as well), which is inevitable. What becomes of your futures? Think, folks, think!
He’s not going down alone—he’s dragging everyone with him. And he knows it. This is someone willing to risk the future of an entire country for personal gain. What we’re witnessing is just a microcosmic play of the chaos that could potentially unfold in a macrocosmic play if he ascends to the National Assembly.
I urge you: use your gifted faculties. Think independently. Study the ????-????? ?????????? ??? ?????????? ??? ????????? ?? ????????? ???, the accompanying regulations, and the international treaties that underpin our financial regulatory framework. Read the ????/????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?????? ???? ????–????.
As I have pointed out before—if the government truly intended to victimize him, he would never have been able to contest an election. The government could have invoked the legal provisions under ???? ?? ?? ??? ???/??? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ????????? ?????? in the bank. Instead, he was allowed to close out his accounts and walk away with allegedly billions of dollars in tax-evaded funds from the State, in his possession.
Don’t be naive. Protect your careers. Safeguard your future. Exercise your intellectual independence of thought in your life’s choices and decision making through informed, critical analysis. Don’t just adopt this false narrative that you are fed about political victimization.