7th Official Films4Transparency (F4T) Festival | Q&A Behind Closed Doors

Post-show Q&A during the 21st International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 18-21 June 2024, after the screening of the film:
Behind Closed Doors
dir Michael Oswald, Murtaza Mehdi | UK/Global, 2023 | 64 mins
This film investigates financial secrecy and illicit wealth affairs in three developing nations and their relationship with the City of London.
Film available online:    • Behind Closed Doors | How Offshore Fi...  

Moderator:
Daniel Bruce
Chief Executive, Transparency International, UK

Speakers:
Michael Oswald
Director Behind Closed Doors

Shazad Akbar
Chief Liaison Officer International Law with the Bertha Foundation, UK and Former Advisor to Prime Minister in Pakistan on Accountability and Interior

Emin Huseynov
Journalist, Institute for Reporters Freedom & Safety, Switzerland

For decades three political dynasties – The Kenyatta’s of Kenya, the Aliyev’s of Azerbaijan and the Sharif’s of Pakistan have been at the heart of power in their respective countries and have during that time grown fabulously wealthy. All three families have made use of offshore financial secrecy to invest in London property. But what happens when a developing country fights back and attempts to get Britain to return the money that it claims has been stolen?

Director Michael Oswald says: “Tragically, the journalist Arshad Sharif, who featured in our documentary, was assassinated in 2022, and like so many anti-corruption campaigners around the world, other protagonists in the film have been subjected to threats, imprisonment, exile and attempted assassination. Through this screening at IACC, we can highlight the circumstances of the unique individuals who have fought tirelessly against corruption, and, after the screening, discuss how as a community we can address the challenges of tackling the complexity and violence of corruption and international money laundering.”

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