The Perm nightclub death toll has reached 141, as Moscow authorities temporarily closed ten city nightclubs over fire safety violations, although the current law on such violations means that the clubs can reopen after 90 days ‘without eliminating the violations and without notifying officials‘.  The Emergencies Minister says inspectors turned a blind eye to breaches of fire safety in the Lame Horse nightclub ‘for years‘.  Vladimir Putin, at a late-night cabinet meeting yesterday, said, ‘All the vices of our bureaucracy were exposed by this tragedy. Its incompetence, corruption and links to businesses.‘  Putin wants officials who violated state procedures to face criminal responsibility sanctions.  Eight military officers have been dismissed from the armed forces after complaints about hazing (violent trials for new recruits), and a member of the Soldiers’ Mothers Committee called it ‘a very strong political decision. The commanders always get off scot-free in such cases‘.