Document #1127947
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Information specific to this topic is not
currently available to the DIRB. However, for your information,
please find attached two articles that provide information on
corruption and organized crime in Russia. In addition, the
information on authorities in the former Soviet republics provided
in the attached Response to Information Request BYS13430 of 8 April
1993 may also be of some interest to you.
The Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. 8 April 1993. Response to Information Request BYS13430.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 March
1993. Vol. 2, No. 10. RFE/RL Research Report. Victor
Yasmann. "Corruption in Russia: A Threat to Democracy?," pp.
15-18.
The United Press International. 9 June
1992. BC Cycle. "Corruption is Rife in Russia, Police Chiefs Say."
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