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in government vs. in the government

Usage example with a context:

Example #1:

Those behind the killing were in Russia and even in government, he said separately in a BBC interview.

Example #2:

"I believe that the organisers of the murder are in Russia and I believe that they are in the Russian government," he added.

Why do you think in the first example they say in government without the, but in the second example, they have added it back in?

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