Friday, July 12, 2013

Russia's Military Has A Massive Corruption Problem

Corruption up 450% in a Year in Russian Forces. © Photo Press office of Economic security department, Ministry of Internal Affairs

Corruption Up 450% in a Year in Russian Military – Prosecutors -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, July 11 (RIA Novosti) – The financial cost of corruption uncovered in the Russian Armed Forces this year has soared 450 percent from last year to over 4.4 billion rubles ($130 million), the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Thursday.

“The amount of damage inflicted on the state by corruption crimes this year rose by five and a half times to over 4.4 billion rubles,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement. "Every third corruption offense is committed by civil servants and civilian personnel."

While the overall number of registered crimes in the Armed Forces has declined, every fifth crime is corruption-related. The number of fraud cases uncovered involving abuse of office rose almost 50 percent in 2013, the statement said.

Read more ....

Update #1: Corruption in Armed Forces Climbs Fivefold -- Moscow Times
Update #2: Prosecutor: Endemic corruption within Russian armed forces -- UPI

My Comment: Speaking as one whose nationality is Russian .... the culture of corruption has always been a fact of life in Russia .... but on the bright note .... at least this is now being publicized by some prosecutors who "refuse to be bought".

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