Jaridar Guardian ta bayyana cewa Nigel Farage ya karɓi fam miliyan 5 daga hamshakin attajirin cryptocurrency Christopher Harborne jim kaɗan kafin ya sanar da cewa zai tsaya takara a zaɓen gama-gari na Burtaniya na 2024. Farage a baya ya ce bai shirya tsayawa takarar dan majalisa ba, amma ya canja ra'ayinsa a watan Yuni 2024, 'yan makonni bayan karɓar kyautar sirri daga dan kasuwan da ke zaune a Thailand. A watan Yuli 2024, Farage ya zama dan majalisa a karon farko kuma tun daga lokacin ya ce yana sa ran zama firaminista a zaɓen gama-gari na gaba.
Lokacin da Guardian ta tuntuɓi Farage da Harborne game da kyautar, babu wanda ya yi tsokaci. A maimakon haka, lauyoyin Reform UK da Harborne sun nemi ƙarin lokaci. Daga baya Farage ya tabbatar wa Daily Telegraph cewa ya karɓi kuɗin, yana mai cewa don tsaron lafiyarsa ne.
Har zuwa lokacin, babu Harborne ko Farage da suka tattauna a bainar jama'a game da kyautar fam miliyan 5. Ba a buƙatar kai rahoto ga hukumomin majalisa saboda Farage ba dan majalisa ba ne a lokacin. Lokacin da ya karɓi kyautar, Farage bai riga ya sanar da cewa zai tsaya takarar kujerar Clacton-on-Sea ba, don haka watakila ma bai buƙaci ya bayyana hakan ga hukumar zaɓe ba.
A ranar Litinin, lokacin da Guardian ta yi tambaya game da kyautar, Reform UK ta aika da wasiƙar doka tana neman ƙarin lokaci don ba da amsa. An tsawaita wa'adin zuwa safiyar Laraba. Kafin wannan wa'adin, jaridar Telegraph ta buga hirar ta da Farage.
Kuɗin ya nuna yadda Harborne ya zama muhimmi a siyasar Burtaniya. Ya ba Farage da jam'iyyun da Farage ya jagoranta kuɗi a cikin shekaru bakwai da suka gabata. A bara, ya ba da gudummawar fam miliyan 9 ga Reform UK—wadda ita ce mafi girman gudummawa guda daga mutum mai rai ga jam'iyyar siyasa ta Burtaniya. Gabaɗaya, ya ba jam'iyyar fam miliyan 12 a shekarar 2025.
Kyautar fam miliyan 5 ga Farage na iya haifar da sabbin tambayoyi ga shugaban Reform, idan aka yi la'akari da abin da ya faɗa kafin zaɓen da ya gabata da kuma maganganunsa na baya-bayan nan game da dangantakarsa da Harborne. A ranar 23 ga Mayu 2024, Farage ya ce ba zai tsaya takarar dan majalisa a zaɓen Yuli ba, yana kawo ƙarshen hasashe na makonni da yawa cewa zai yi ƙoƙari na takwas na shiga majalisa.
A wani rubutu a shafin X, ya bayyana: "Na yi tunani sosai game da ko ya kamata in tsaya takara a zaɓen gama-gari mai zuwa. Zan taimaka a yakin neman zaɓe, amma ba lokaci ne da ya dace in yi fiye da haka ba." Ya kuma ce yana son samun 'yanci don yin yakin neman zaɓe a zaɓen shugaban Amurka daga baya a wannan shekarar. "Ko da yake zaɓen gama-gari yana da muhimmanci, gasar a Amurka a ranar 5 ga Nuwamba tana da matuƙar muhimmanci a duniya," in ji shi.
Wani dalili da ya sa ba ya son sake tsayawa takarar majalisa, kamar yadda ya gaya wa abokai, shi ne tsadar kuɗi da ya yi imanin cewa aikinsa na siyasa ya jawo masa. A baya ya ce "babu kuɗi a siyasa."
Duk da haka, kasa da makonni biyu bayan haka, Farage ya canja ra'ayinsa. A ranar 3 ga Yuni, ya sanar da cewa zai tsaya takara a Clacton, Essex. Ya kuma yi alkawarin ci gaba da zama shugaban Reform UK na tsawon shekaru biyar.
Bayan da Harborne ya ba da gudummawar fam miliyan 9 ga Reform, Farage ya ce yana magana da dan kasuwan "watakila sau ɗaya a wata, watakila sau ɗaya a cikin makonni shida," amma ya dage: "Ban yi masa alkawarin komai ba a madadin gudummawarsa." Ya kara da cewa: "Shin yana son wani abu daga gare ni? A'a. Babu wani abu a madadin haka."
Bayyana kyautar kuma na iya ƙara sa ido a kan Harborne, wanda kuma ya ba da kuɗi ga Jam'iyyar Conservative. Yawancin lokacinsa yana cikin Thailand kuma yana amfani da sunan Thai, Chakrit Sakunkrit. Babban ɓangaren dukiyarsa ya fito ne daga kashi 12% na hannun jari a Tether, wani kamfani na cryptocurrency.
Fam miliyan 5 kuma ya zo ne a daidai lokacin da Farage ke matsa wa Rishi Sunak lamba don ya amince da yarjejeniyar zaɓe da Conservatives—wani abu da Harborne ya ce ya goyi bayan a lokacin kuma a baya. Kamar yadda aka tattauna a baya da Farage, ƙarfin kuɗin da ya karɓa na iya haifar da tambayoyi game da ko ya kamata a sami ƙarin bayyana gaskiya game da kuɗin 'yan majalisa kafin su fara aiki.
Farage ya ambata cewa yana "da matsi" a wata hira ta 2017, kuma a shekarar 2023, ya faɗi ƙasa da matakin da ake buƙata don ci gaba da riƙe asusun banki na alfarma a Coutts, wani reshe na NatWest. Bankin yana buƙatar abokan ciniki su saka fam miliyan 1 a wurinsu ko kuma su riƙe fam miliyan 3 a matsayin ajiya.
Harborne da Farage suna da dangantaka ta dogon lokaci. Hamshakin attajirin ya ba da gudummawar fam miliyan 10 ga Jam'iyyar Brexit kafin zaɓen 2019. A wancan lokacin, Farage ya janye yawancin 'yan takararsa waɗanda za su iya karɓar ƙuri'u daga Conservatives, yana taimaka wa Boris Johnson samun nasara mai girma. Johnson kuma ya karɓi fam miliyan 1 daga Harborne don gudanar da ofishinsa na sirri bayan ya sauka daga mukamin firaminista a 2022.
Guardian ta yi wa Farage da Harborne tambayoyi da yawa game da kyautar. Dukansu sun nemi ƙarin lokaci, amma har zuwa lokacin bugawa, ba su bayar da wani bayani a hukumance ba. Lauyoyin Harborne sun bayyana cewa, "Bincikenku yana cike da hasashe da zato waɗanda ba su dogara da wata shaida ba." Reform ba ta amsa ba.
A cikin hirar da ya yi da jaridar Telegraph, Farage ya ce, "An ba ni wannan kuɗi ne domin in kasance cikin aminci da kwanciyar hankali har ƙarshen rayuwata. Na yi ƙoƙari kuma na kasa samun tsaro daga Ma'aikatar Cikin Gida a baya, kuma ba na tsammanin gwamnati za ta taɓa taimaka mini. Ina kan kaina sosai kuma zan kasance haka har ƙarshen rayuwata, kuma dole ne in fuskanci wannan gaskiyar mai tsanani. Christopher babban mai goyon baya ne wanda ke da matuƙar damuwa game da tsaro na. Na fi son kada in tattauna wannan komai, amma dole ne saboda wani ya samu bayani game da kuɗaɗen sirrina, wanda abin kunya ne kuma, na yi imani, an samu ta hanyar da ba ta dace ba."
**Tambayoyi da Amsoshi**
Anan akwai jerin tambayoyi game da rahoton na musamman cewa Nigel Farage ya karɓi fam miliyan 5 da ba a bayyana ba daga hamshakin attajirin crypto a 2024.
**Tambayoyi na Matakin Farko**
**Tambaya: Menene wannan labari ya shafi?**
Amsa: Wani rahoto na musamman ya yi iƙirarin cewa dan siyasar Burtaniya Nigel Farage ya karɓi biyan kuɗi na sirri na fam miliyan 5 daga hamshakin attajirin cryptocurrency a 2024. Ba a bayyana biyan kuɗin a bainar jama'a a lokacin ba.
**Tambaya: Wanene hamshakin attajirin crypto?**
Amsa: Ba a tabbatar da sunan musamman a hukumance a cikin rahotannin farko ba, amma yana nufin wani mutum mai arziki sosai wanda ya samu dukiyarsa a masana'antar cryptocurrency.
**Tambaya: Me yasa wannan ke da muhimmanci?**
Amsa: Yana da muhimmanci saboda yana haifar da tambayoyi game da bayyana gaskiya da yuwuwar rikice-rikice na sha'awa. Idan dan siyasa ya karɓi babban biyan kuɗi na sirri daga wata masana'anta ta musamman, mutane suna damuwa cewa dan siyasar zai iya fifita wannan masana'anta a cikin yanke shawara na manufofinsa.
**Tambaya: Shin ba daidai ba ne a ba dan siyasa kuɗi?**
Amsa: Ba lallai ba ne, amma a Burtaniya, gudummawar siyasa sama da wani adadi dole ne a bayyana su a hukumance ga Hukumar Zaɓe. Babban batun a nan shi ne cewa an yi iƙirarin cewa ba a bayyana biyan kuɗin ba—wato an ɓoye shi daga idon jama'a.
**Tambaya: Shin Nigel Farage ya karya doka?**
Amsa: Wannan shi ne abin da masu bincike za su duba. Idan biyan kuɗin gudummawar siyasa ne kuma ba a bayyana shi ba, zai iya zama cin zarafin dokar zaɓe. Idan biyan kuɗi ne don sabis na sirri, dokokin sun bambanta, amma rashin bayyana gaskiya har yanzu yana da rigima.
**Tambayoyi na Matakin Tsaka-tsaki**
**Tambaya: Yaya aka canja wurin fam miliyan 5?**
Amsa: Rahoton ya nuna cewa canja wuri ne kai tsaye, watakila ta hanyar kamfani ko amana da ke da alaƙa da hamshakin attajirin, maimakon gudummawar jama'a ga jam'iyyar siyasa ta Farage.
**Tambaya: Menene Nigel Farage ya yi don samun wannan kuɗi?**
Amsa: Rahoton bai fayyace wani sabis na musamman ba. Masu suka suna nuna cewa hanya ce ta yin tasiri ga damar siyasa. Magoya baya na iya jayayya cewa ciniki ne na sirri, amma Farage bai bayar da wani bayani a bainar jama'a ba.
**Tambaya: Yaya wannan ya shafi Reform UK, jam'iyyar Farage?**
