Russian money behind Belgian authorities’ private jets

Russian money financed Abelag, the Belgian subsidiary of the Luxaviation group, which operates the two private jets used by the army, the King, the Prime Minister and other members of the government.

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Journalist in the Investigations Department

By Alain Jennotte

Published on 02/10/2023 at 06:00
Reading time: 7 mins

CCultivating secrecy can have the perverse effect of attracting the spotlight. It is in this situation that Patrick Hansen, the boss of the Luxembourg group Luxaviation, finds himself today, whose acquisition of the Belgian subsidiary Abelag, in 2014, was facilitated thanks to a loan from a family of Russian billionaires. This is one of the revelations of a survey carried out by fourteen media in six European countries, including The evening, Knack et The time (1).

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