State system where government is tied with organized crime
This article is about systemic corruption of a government by organised crime syndicates. For the 2011 book about Russia, see Mafia State (book). For the greater connotation that literally means "rule by thieves", see Kleptocracy.
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In politics, a mafia state or pakhanate[1] is a state system where the government is tied with organized crime to the degree when government officials, the police, and/or military became a part of the criminal enterprise.[2][3] According to US diplomats, the expression "mafia state" was coined by Alexander Litvinenko.[4]
^Young, Cathy (16 July 2014). "Putin's New Old Russia".
^Cite error: The named reference peter-andreas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Luhn, Alec; Harding, Luke (5 November 2015). "Spain issues arrest warrants for Russian officials close to Putin". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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