"It is possible to interpret as a ‘crime’ virtually any everyday activity": The mechanics of political persecution in Russia (russiapost.info)

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Kirill Titaev, Visiting Scholar at Cornell Law School, describes the mechanism that the Russian law enforcement system has recently been using to criminally prosecute political opponents. Previously, these tools were used in “ordered” cases against unwanted business competitors.

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[-] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The good old American method. Rosenburged

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