Problem
Government complicity in illegal activities
Other Names:
Government complicity in drug traffickingGovernment complicity in illegal arms trade
Government links to organized crime
Complicity of politicians with organized crime
Connivance between governing parties and organized crime
Incidence:
[France] In 1994 a member of parliament was assassinated as a result of her campaign against the widespread Mafia-style practices on the French Riveira involving an alliance of local gangsters, businessmen and politicians, characterized by vague rules, easy threats, arrogance and a network of protection and debtors.
Claim:
Gangsters do not go around raiding banks anymore, they are in the real estate business. And that is where the alliance with politicians comes in. As developers they need to get planning permission to make their profits.
Broader Problems:
ComplicityTraffickingCrimes by the stateGovernment hypocrisyUnlawful government actionSocial costs of substance abuse Narrower Problems:
Cultivation of illegal drugsComplicity in social welfare abuseIrresponsible transfer of sensitive technologies Related Problems:
Drug-related crimeBias in United Nations response to human rights Aggravates:
Drug smugglingIllegal ivory tradeTrafficking in womenInternational arms tradeFalsification of documentsOfficial protection for offendersIneffective legislation against organized crimeCrimes related to foreign relations and export trade Strategies:
Combatting organized crimeTrafficking drugsControlling drug traffickingUsing complicityUsing illegal activitiesConnivingExposing government links to organized crimeTolerating illegal activity Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Subject(s):
Action → Action Commerce → Trade
Societal Problems → Crime
Defence → Arms
Government → Government
Government → Politics
→ Political parties
Law → Legality
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Date of last update
06.11.2017 – 19:55 CET