During a multi-year investigation, she and her colleagues had to evaluate over 100,000 bank transactions; she traveled across Europe and gradually uncovered a network of money flowing from Russia, Azerbaijan, and other countries to European politicians, arms dealers, and authoritarian regimes.
How do you recognize a suspicious transaction? How do the backstage pressures of big banks work? And what happens when, during an investigation, you touch upon the family of Vladimir Putin?
Eva Jung talks with Pavla Holcová about the fear of her sources, about undercover work, psychological strain, and how important it is not to let oneself be intimidated—and to publish, even when you know that you will anger very powerful people.
