Nathan Gill, 51, appeared in a London court on Monday. He did not enter a plea to eight counts of bribery and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
Prosecutors say Gill, a former member of the European Union legislature who also led the Reform U.K. party in Wales, was tasked by former Ukrainian politician Oleg Voloshyn on at least eight occasions to make statements in return for money.
Prosecution lawyer Richard Link said Gill made statements in the European Parliament and in opinion pieces to news outlets which were “supportive of a particular narrative” which would “benefit Russia regarding events in Ukraine.”
The offenses are alleged to have taken place between 2018 and 2020. Gill was stopped at Manchester Airport on Sept. 13, 2021 under British counterterrorism laws, and after an investigation was charged last week.
In this day and age someone asking for proof of a statement isn’t something you should deride, because there’s too many lies flooding the world rn.
How do you think a person could prove secret bribes? They’re secret. They get uncovered all the time, but until they do, no one knows. That’s the whole point.
I think it’s naive of them to assume the best of a politician. The absence of a list of secret data does not make it an untrue opinion.
Then don’t state that every politician has accepted bribes without providing facts to support it.
This is on you buddy, not me.
It not on anyone.
Yes, it’s in you to prove this fact, or this is just your cynical opinion.
Perhaps you’re anti-democracy and have zero idea of how bad corruption can really get under an autocracy.
It’s an opinion. It’s your opinion that it’s cynical. It’s my opinion that you’re naive and in denial if you think politicians aren’t being bribed. Bribes come in all sorts of sizes and packages.
I’m not anti-democracy, I’m just aware that money/power corrupts most people—especially these days.