Из предыдущего (http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/cable/201.....OW317.html): XXXXXXXXXXXX, told us that Moscow's ethnic criminal groups do business and give paybacks. It is the federal headquarters of the parties, not the criminal groups, who decide who will participate in politics. XXXXXXXXXXXX argued that the political parties are the ones with the political clout; therefore, they have some power over these criminal groups. MOSCOW 00000317 002 OF 003 Crime groups work with municipal bureaucrats, but at a low level. For example, the Armenians and Georgians were formerly heavily involved in the gambling business before city officials closed the gambling facilities. These ethnic groups needed protection from law enforcement crackdowns, so they sought cooperation with the municipal bureaucrats. In such scenarios, crime groups paid the Moscow police for protection. Вот так-то. Верхушка - в кремле, а ОПГ им платят за защиту. А те, кто винит во всём "этническую преступность" - за деревьями не видят леса.