CRIME INCREASING AMONG RUSSIAN OFFICERS.

Russian officers are committing more and more serious crimes, Krasnaya zvezdareported August 24. Most of the senior officers involved havecommitted economic crimes including embezzlement and abuse ofoffice. More junior officers have been involved in assault, murderand rape. The article’s title summed up military feelings aboutsuch a pattern: "The Army cannot be isolated from a society where a criminal tyranny exists."

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