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A Country of Thieves has Laws…it’s How They Are Used
This is a full post from Dmitry Medvedev on his Telegram channel but a couple of days old. It tells me that the sanctions are biting and now there is anger at because he’s lost access to his Ill-gotten gains.
It is always important to know how this is hitting. And there is also a psychological effect. There is a beginning awareness that the country is utterly isolated. So now he is lashing on Telegram.
Realize, that this is a country with an extensive legal code. Vladimir Putin is trained as a lawyer. Law and legal concepts are used to make points, and carry out vendettas. I will point to one that is just starting as well. So with no further, let’s dig in.
>Talion, ‘Ndrangheta and Cosa Nostra
>In law, there is the concept of “objective imputation”. This is when responsibility comes without establishing guilt. Just for action or inaction. Generally without the intent or negligence of the offender. It is very convenient to speed up the criminal process: there is no need to collect evidence of the person’s guilt.
>This principle has been used in various periods of history. Including in our country in the thirties, bringing to justice members of the families of enemies of the people. If you bear the same last name as the parent who committed the crime, you…