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I'd wager this is a law that means Putin's regime is 'legally' able to remove officials he doesn't like due to 'corruption'. People who toe the party line and p
by onion2k 5y ago
I'd wager this is a law that means Putin's regime is 'legally' able to remove officials he doesn't like due to 'corruption'. People who toe the party line and pander to their bosses won't be looked at. Everyone else goes to prison. It's cementing his power in a time when a lot of officials are likely considering whether he's really the best leader to have in power right now.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> Putin's regime is 'legally' able to remove officials he doesn't like due to 'corruption' This has been true since 2003 [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Khodorkovsky#Criminal_charges_and_incarceration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Khodorkovsky#Criminal_...
- MrDisposable 5y agoYes, but now he can apply the same principle to literally every bureaucrat, with minimal effort.
- MrDisposable 5y agoThis exactly.