Wikileaks: Russia branded ‘mafia state’ in cables
World News • December 2010 • Views: 414
Wikileaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson says people have a right to know what officials working on their behalf are doing
Russia has become a virtual “mafia state” with widespread corruption, bribery and protection rackets, US diplomatic cables on Wikileaks allege.
There was no differentiation between government and organised crime, one Spanish prosecutor investigating crime links says.