Epstein criticized conspiracy theories about the plane crash near Smolensk

In his emails, Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier accused of sexual crimes and who committed suicide in 2019, criticized conspiracy theories about the 2010 Smolensk air disaster. This was reported by RMF24 on November 16.

"Epstein sharply criticized those who promote conspiracy theories about the disaster near Smolensk. He noted that such narratives make it difficult for Poles to comprehend the national tragedy," the publication says.

The financier noted the unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about the tragedy.

"As a Pole who is at least slightly familiar with Polish politics and economics, and as a journalist who follows world politics and events on a daily basis, I am deeply disappointed by the number of people who cling to these conspiracy theories, and scientists and specialists who promote such ideas should be ashamed," Epstein wrote.

The Tu-154 plane of President Lech Kaczynski crashed on landing at Smolensk-Severny Airport in 2010. There were 96 people on board, all of them died.

In 2011, a commission was established after the reports of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) and a government commission led by former Polish Interior Minister Jerzy Miller were published. According to the IAC report, the immediate cause of the crash was the crew's decision not to leave for an alternate airfield, and the systemic reasons were deficiencies in flight support and crew training.

Later, on April 5, 2024, it was reported that the Polish prosecutor's office could not confirm the version about the explosion on board the Tu-154. In the same month, Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of the country, noted that the plane crash near Smolensk was a tragic accident, and other theories were not justified.

In October of the same year, it became known that British aviation expert Christopher Protheroe, who was part of the Polish commission on the crash of the presidential Tu-154 near Smolensk in 2010, was offered € 5,000 to support a false version of the explosion on board.

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