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[โ€“] amlor@piefed.social 49 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

In Russia this (the confiscation and sentence, not the execution part) happens when somebody becomes out of favor, not because all the stolen wealth was suddenly discovered. Everybody in the government is in on it and doesn't stop it until ordered from the top. That's just how mafia works.

[โ€“] joostjakob@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Exactly. You can't be that corrupt for that long without higher-ups knowing about it.