Russia: Update to Response to Information Request RUS23906.E of 1 May 1996 on organized crime
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS28128.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia: Update to Response to Information Request RUS23906.E of 1 May 1996 on organized crime, 1 October 1997, RUS28128.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad7f50.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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29 May 1996 on organized crime, particularly the government response and involvement
For information on organized crime in Russia, including the government's response and commentaries on the effectiveness of the response, the involvement of politicians and government officials with organized crime, and the criminalization of the Russian economy and society, please consult the attachments.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
The Guardian. 14 July 1997. James Meek. "Cook Puts Squeeze on Russian Mafia; James Meek Reports From Moscow on the Real Victims of Post-Communist Racketeering." (NEXIS)
The Independent [London]. 25 September 1997. "Yeltsin Plans to Curb the Free Market." (NEXIS)
Informatsionnoye Agentstvo Ekho Moskvy [Moscow, in Russian]. 25 September 1997. "Russia: Yeltsin Discusses Crime in Weekly Address." (FBSI-SOV-97-268 25 Sept. 1997/WNC) [Accessed 21 Oct. 1997]
Interfax [Moscow, in English]. 2 October 1997. "Russia: Russian Prosecutor Orders Urgent Anti-Corruption Measures." (FBIS-SOV-97-275 2 Oct. 1997/WNC) [Accessed 21 Oct. 1997]
_____. 18 April 1997. "Russia: Kulikov Addresses Duma on Organized Crime, Gray Economy." (FBIS-SOV-97-108 18 Apr. 1997/WNC) [Accessed 21 Oct. 1997]
Reuters. 19 March 1997. BC Cycle. Jonathan Lynn. "Focus-Mafia Runs Nearly Half Russian Economy-Study." (NEXIS)
Rossiyskaya Gazeta [Moscow, in Russian]. 1 October 1997. "Russia: Priority Urged for Fight Against Crime." (FBIS-SOV-97-279 6 Oct. 1997/WNC)
[Accessed 21 Oct. 1997]
_____. 1 July 1997. "Russia: Kulikov on Crime in High Places." (FBIS-SOV-97-184
3 July 1997/WNC) [Accessed 21 Oct. 1997]
Trud [Moscow, in Russian]. 19 February 1997. "Russia: Kulikov Ability to Crack Crime Doubted." (FBIS-TDD-97-005-L 19 Feb. 1997/WNC) [Accessed 21 Oct. 1997]
The Tulsa World. 2 October 1997. Final Home Edition. Georgie Anne Geyer. "Russian Mafia Controls Economy and Politics." (NEXIS)
The Washington Times. 30 September 1997. Final Edition. Martin Sieff. "Russian 'Kleptocracy' Risks Spread of Nuclear Weapons; Organized Crime Gains Power in Collapsing Military." (NEXIS)