September 27th, 7 years ago

Putin has turned our state into a machine for making money for his friends, relatives, and former colleagues. Part of that machine is what used to be called the “law enforcement agencies.” Now it is just hired muscle, whose job is to drag away and beat over the head anyone who asks the question: why, exactly, should all of Russia have to work for the Rotenbergs, Millers, Sechins, and Usmanovs?

Alexei Navalny