Political corruption is the use of powers to legislate by government officials for illegitimate private gain. The misuse of government power for other purposes, like repression of political opponents and general police brutality is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by individuals or companies not directly involved with the government. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties.
Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, cronyism, bribery and embezzlement. While corruption may facilitate criminal activity such as drug trafficking, money laundering and human trafficking is not limited to these activities.
The activities that constitute illegal corruption differ depending on the country or jurisdiction. For example, certain political funding practices that are legal in one place may be illegal in another. In some cases, government officials have broad or poorly defined powers, which makes it difficult to distinguish between legal and illegal. Worldwide, bribery alone is estimated to involve over U.S. $ 1 trillion year. [1] The state of rampant political corruption is known as a kleptocracy, literally "rule by thieves."
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