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"A cash bribe put in an envelope is a thing of the past. Civil servants now get payments to their accounts in foreign banks (in exchange) for granting groundless privileges and the right to using state assets."
Rashid Nurgaliyev, Russian Interior Minister, on civil service corruption in his country.
International Herald Tribune; Global; 16 November
"A government can hardly be seen as a credible partner in any international transparency initiative when it repeatedly arrests the country's foremost anticorruption campaigners. This is a crucial test for the World Bank's new anti-corruption strategy."
Arvind Ganesan, director of the Business and Human Rights Program at Human Rights Watch, on the arrest of anti-corruption activist Christian Mounzeo in Congo Brazzaville.
Reuters; Global; 16 November
“We need an upright human being who knows the moral geometry of straight lines.”
Dr. Ana Cecilia Magallanes Cortez, winner of the 2006 Integrity Award, on the personal qualities required for the continued struggle against corruption.
From her acceptance speech at the 12th International Anti-Corruption Conference; Guatemala; 14 November
“Of course I will. I believe it is a matter of honour.”
Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas of Lithuania on being asked whether he would resign if Lithuania failed to improve its ranking in next year’s Corruption Perception Index.
The Baltic Times; Baltic states; 16 November
"I indirectly heard some idiot had called. I didn't attach any importance to it. After the phone call, we went out and played soccer and I think we did our duty."
Poland national football coach Leo Beenhaker on reports that one of his players, Jacek Bak, was offered bribes over the phone to lose a match against Belgium.
International Herald Tribune; Global; 17 November
"The doctors here are good people. But my son needs an operation and I don't think they can do that here. In other hospitals, they want bribes to give you treatment. I went to one where they could do the operation and they wanted $600. How will I get that kind of money? My son cannot go to school, he cannot walk, but there is nothing I can do. We had a lot of hope when the Taliban went, but there is very little of that now."
Amrullah, an Afghani labourer, on the corruption flourishing in his country.
The Independent; United Kingdom; 20 November