{"id":1518,"date":"2013-04-01T14:24:31","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T14:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/megalextoria.wordpress.com\/?p=1518"},"modified":"2013-04-01T14:24:31","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T14:24:31","slug":"mega-rich-withdrew-money-from-cyprus-before-looting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2013\/04\/01\/mega-rich-withdrew-money-from-cyprus-before-looting\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega-Rich Withdrew Money From Cyprus Before Looting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News that the Cypriot President\u2019s family moved 21 million euros to London days before the bank accounts of his people were looted as part of the bailout deal serves as another reminder that while the media portrays the victims of the Cyprus \u201chaircut\u201d as the mega rich and wealthy Russian oligarchs, the real victims are middle class families and small business owners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA company owned by in-laws of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades withdrew dozens of millions from Laiki Bank on March 12 and 13, according to an article published in Cypriot newspaper Haravgi,\u201d reports EnetEnglish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe newspaper, which is affiliated to the communist-rooted AKEL party, reports that three days before the Eurogroup meeting the company took five promissory notes worth \u20ac21m from Laiki Bank and transferred the money to London.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, as Reuters reports, \u201cWhile ordinary Cypriots queued at ATM machines to withdraw a few hundred euros as credit card transactions stopped, other depositors used an array of techniques to access their money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Branches and subsidiaries of Cypriot banks in London and Russia remained open while banks in Cyprus were closed, allowing Russian oligarchs and other wealthy depositors to move their money.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the amount of money that had exited Cyprus before the bailout deal, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble refused to provide figures.<\/p>\n<p>Full article: <a class=\"externlink\" title=\"Go to http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/mega-rich-withdrew-money-from-cyprus-before-looting\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/mega-rich-withdrew-money-from-cyprus-before-looting\/\">http:\/\/www.infowars. \u2026 prus-before-looting\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News that the Cypriot President\u2019s family moved 21 million euros to London days before the bank accounts of his people were looted as part of the bailout deal serves as another reminder that while the media portrays the victims of the Cyprus \u201chaircut\u201d as the mega rich and wealthy Russian oligarchs, the real victims are middle class families and small business owners. \u201cA company owned by in-laws of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades withdrew dozens of millions from Laiki Bank on March 12 and 13, according to an article published in Cypriot newspaper Haravgi,\u201d reports EnetEnglish. \u201cThe newspaper, which is affiliated to the communist-rooted AKEL party, reports that three days before the Eurogroup meeting the company took five promissory notes worth \u20ac21m from Laiki Bank and transferred the money to London.\u201d In addition, as Reuters reports, \u201cWhile ordinary Cypriots queued at ATM machines to withdraw a few hundred euros as credit card transactions stopped, other depositors used an array of techniques to access their money.\u201d Branches and subsidiaries of Cypriot banks in London and Russia remained open while banks in Cyprus were closed, allowing Russian oligarchs and other wealthy depositors to move their money. 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