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“Prosecution is a blunt tool for fighting corruption.”
-John Githongo
The Standard, (Kenya; 2 October)
"I told Chiluba I would sweep the dirt by having zero tolerance on corruption. I in fact even told him I had bought a new broom."
-Zambia's President Mwanawasa vows to continue the battle against graft. Reuters (Global; 27 September)
"We must ask ourselves: Do we live in a society where corruption is a moral perversity to the normal flow of things, or is it the main part or even the spinal cord of the system of administrative management in the country?"
-Russian ombudsman Vladimir Lukin
The Moscow Times (Russia; 27 September)
"This is the genuine and final fall of the Berlin Wall for Bulgaria."
-Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev on being allowed to accede to the EU with strict conditions on improving the country's dubious corruption record.
The Guardian (UK; 27 September)
"There has always been corruption in Brazil, but it was always kept under wraps, whereas now it's coming out in the wash and is talked about on the news every day. Like the Bible says, let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
-Giderson Tenório Silva, a Brazilian truck driver, on the accusations of corruption surrounding the current elections.
The New York Times (USA; 17 September)
"Any appearance of corruption, if allowed to grow and expand ... could lead to the self-destruction of the party."
-Chinese Vice-President Zeng Qinghong
Forbes (USA; 19 September)