Mafia state

In politics, a mafia state or pakhanate is a state system where the government is tied with organized crime to the degree when government officials, the police, and/or military became a part of the criminal enterprise. According to US diplomats, the expression "mafia state" was coined by Alexander Litvinenko.

This article is about systemic corruption of a government by organised crime syndicates. For the 2011 book about Russia, see Mafia State (book). For the greater connotation that literally means "rule by thieves", see Kleptocracy.

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