YouTube video claims government role in Russian hedge fund scam

Thousands of Russians are watching a YouTube video that accuses their government and officials of high corruption. The Guardian reports.

A Russian version of a video by Hermitage Capital, the London-based hedge fund claiming to be victim of a $230m scam, has attracted over 12,000 hits, and is the most viewed news clip on YouTube in Russia, the site shows. The English version has over 10,000 viewings as of this posting.

William Browder, head of Hermitage Capital, hopes the video's international impact will put pressure on the Russian authorities to listen to his claims of theft, gangsterism and government corruption.

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