Sergey Malinka writing a book

[ShiningInLuz]

@ John

It looks like your scepticism re Sergey Malinka is being proved ever more correct day by day.

One of the questions we [on CMOMM] put to Malinka during his brief sojourn with us was whether he would confirm or deny the statement made by Robert Murat on 11 July 2007 to the PJ that he was with Malinka (and Michaela Walczuk) in the Batista supermarket café on the morning of Wednesday 2 May, and that the two men then left the café together, while Walczuk went her separate way. He was evasive and would not give a straight answer as to whether his friend Murat was correct or not.

(Incidentally, it should be recalled that this was Murat's second statement. He made his first one on 15 May, the date he was made an arguido. On that occasion, he had told the PJ he had been somewhere completely different. In fact, he had to change his first statement in at least 17 material respects, his hand being forced by the PJ confronting him with the mobile antenna pings from his mobile 'phone, which showed that on several occasions during those 3 days he was miles away from where he had claimed to be).

Upthread, 'Miss Taken Identity' said of Malinka's promo video: "His video is good".

And so it is. It is a professionally produced, polished narrative, illustrated with drone footage of a clearly depressed Malinka trudging across some Algarve scrub-land. The images of a drowning man struggling and trying and then succeeding in resurfacing are artful. The scenes are carefully cut and woven together with a convincing narrative. Which runs thus:

"Poor me. Thrust innocently into the spotlight due to a simple misunderstanding about a missed phone call. All on my own with no family or friends to support me, a lonely Russian faced with hostile forces and media which have ruined my career".

One of Malinka's many problems is that his narrative is simply untrue, given all that we now know about his various business ventures.

Moreover, his friend and co-author & co-promoter David S Jones must also know that Malinka's promo video bears little relation to the facts.

One also has to wonder how he will fare if these allegations (quoted by Bernice upthread) are ever printed in a book:

MALINKA:     Portuguese police discredited itself the long time ago, and believe you me I could easily go to the media or ministry of justice and would tell how I was treated by Amaral and his coworkers that day in an interrogation room [nothing, not even bread or water]. And if I would he would more problems that defending his book from McCanns. Plus he wouldn't look like a knight in shining armor after he beating up scared Russian boy, would he?

CMOMM MEMBER:     Are you now also telling us that Amaral had you locked in a car all day, without food and water, and had you beaten up?

MALINKA:    Not him, but his colleagues did. The officer who got physical with me was called Pereira. Amaral was bang out of order as well at the end of the interrogation, to be honest.

Was Malinka one of the many pushed from CMOMM, as I was, or did he jump?  Perhaps I should ask him.

[John]

I take it the reference to "car" in the sentence "locked in a car all day" is a typo error and that it should read "locked in a cell all day" instead?

[Carana]

I take it the reference to "car" in the sentence "locked in a car all day" is a typo error and that it should read "locked in a cell all day" instead?

I was wondering that as well, John.

[blonk]

Was Malinka one of the many pushed from CMOMM, as I was, or did he jump?  Perhaps I should ask him.

Malinka was banned after repeatedly breaking CMOMM forum rules, including use of a torrent of swear words never before seen on CMOMM.

[blonk]

I take it the reference to "car" in the sentence "locked in a car all day" is a typo error and that it should read "locked in a cell all day" instead?

No, John, it wasn't a typo.

Malkinka did mention being 'held in a car', and then later he wrote that he had been 'locked up all day' with not even bread and water.

He made a number of other specific allegations about PJ police brutality. He used the word 'tortured'.
 

[John]

No, John, it wasn't a typo.

Malkinka did mention being 'held in a car', and then later he wrote that he had been 'locked up all day' with not even bread and water.

He made a number of other specific allegations about PJ police brutality. He used the word 'tortured'.
 

Fair enough, possibly he meant a police van, purpose built for carrying detainees.  We have asked him directly on twitter why he is using an address in Spain to circumvent Kickstarter's rules on residency, him being a Portuguese resident and all that, but he appears to have lost the inclination to respond again.  So much for openness and transparency.

One final point, you mentioned previously that my scepticism may be warranted.  I'm afraid my knowledge of the Russian mafia while in Spain has left me extremely suspicious of any young Russian involved in computer services.  Malinka may well be an innocent in all of this but his refusal to answer the simplest of questions when he has previously offered to do so does him no favours.

[ShiningInLuz]

The project has now been closed by the creator.

For the record, it reached €1,078, with €30,000 requested.   I am sure I was getting figures in dollars before, but these are definitely Euro amounts.

It would appear there is a limited appetite to pay a relatively large sum for Mr Malinka's side of this case.

 

[blonk]

The project has now been closed by the creator.

Yes, lack of support and embarrassment have forced him to close his naked appeal for money. It has also left big question marks about who exactly is behind the 'Kickstarter' project - it is either one of his close associates, or perhaps Sergey Malinka himself under one of his many aliases.

For the record, here is the Twitter announcement last night from @doisgaloes = Sergey Malinka:

I am canceling my Kickstarter campaign tonight. Thank you all who supported me in this venture. I will continue to write the book by myself for now and keep you all updated. Kickstarter would no charge any of backers credit cards. Thank you all for your support. #mccann #McCann

[jassi]

Of little importance really.
If it appears, it appears and those of a mind will promptly pick it to pieces.

[Eleanor]

Yes, lack of support and embarrassment have forced him to close his naked appeal for money. It has also left big question marks about who exactly is behind the 'Kickstarter' project - it is either one of his close associates, or perhaps Sergey Malinka himself under one of his many aliases.

For the record, here is the Twitter announcement last night from @doisgaloes = Sergey Malinka:

I am canceling my Kickstarter campaign tonight. Thank you all who supported me in this venture. I will continue to write the book by myself for now and keep you all updated. Kickstarter would no charge any of backers credit cards. Thank you all for your support. #mccann #McCann

An IMO wouldn't go amiss in this comment.  Please abide by The Forum Rules.

[Robittybob1]

Yes, lack of support and embarrassment have forced him to close his naked appeal for money. It has also left big question marks about who exactly is behind the 'Kickstarter' project - it is either one of his close associates, or perhaps Sergey Malinka himself under one of his many aliases.

For the record, here is the Twitter announcement last night from @doisgaloes = Sergey Malinka:

I am canceling my Kickstarter campaign tonight. Thank you all who supported me in this venture. I will continue to write the book by myself for now and keep you all updated. Kickstarter would no charge any of backers credit cards. Thank you all for your support. #mccann #McCann

What a shame.  May we hope that he follows through and funds it himself.

[Carana]

What a shame.  May we hope that he follows through and funds it himself.

If it's for his son and / or for the local community, he could write a diary, or start a blog in Russian and / or Portuguese.

[Carana]

And get any "juicy" bits into the Portugal Resident for free. Why write a book?

[Robittybob1]

And get any "juicy" bits into the Portugal Resident for free. Why write a book?

I suppose he was hoping to make some money from it to compensate for the previous losses.

[stephen25000]

I suppose he was hoping to make some money from it to compensate for the previous losses.

Well that seems done and dusted now.