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"The verdict is a shame, it is very strange and it undoubtedly cannot compromise all of Chile's judicial power, which we consider autonomous."
Peru's Extradition Unit Chief Omar Chehade on Chile's Fujimori ruling.
Xinhua General News Service; 16 July 2007
"Transparency is essential because it's inextricably tied to credibility... [It] doesn't ensure accuracy. But it does ensure that when a news outlet makes a mistake ... its audience can be assured that the news outlet is going to admit to it and correct it and will have policies in place for following it up."
Susan Moeller, director of the International Center for Media and the Public.
Agenda Chicago Tribune; USA; 22 July 2007
“We’re creating a fortress around him – a fortress of people… I wanted to inform the people that this is happening, that my husband is a whistle-blower, so that it becomes the responsibility of every citizen to protect him.”
Ms. Jayashree, speaking about husband M. N. Vijayakumar, a bureaucrat and whistleblower in the southern state of Karnataka. From a telephone interview drawing attention to the creation of an online blog to protect his life.
The New York Times; India; 5 July 2007
“When you look at the upper levels of government, salaries are about one hundred and fifty dollars a month, while the average salary at an NGO is four times more. Government officials must have a livable wage in order to reduce corruption."
On how pervasive government corruption further damages the ability of the civil society to interact effectively with the government in Afghanistan, Tilly Reed, the chief of party in Afghanistan for Counterpart International.
United States Institute for Peace, July 2007
"Any lawyer who does not cut a deal with the authorities, and defends his client's interests on the basis of the law, will one or another way be subject to persecution.”
Viktor Parshutkin, just released after a three-year prison sentence for defending an adoption case against Russian authorities, on the occupational hazards of being a lawyer in Russia.
Reuters; 23 July 2007
"Ultimately the effective use of aid will require that African countries strengthen their financial governance system and reduce corruption, particularly in natural resource-rich countries."
Abdoulaye Bio-Tchane, the IMF's director of African department.
Reuters Africa; 31July 2007
"We have performed 95 audits that have found instances of programmatic weakness and waste, and we've got 57 ongoing cases right now, criminal cases, looking at fraud."
US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart stating that corruption in Iraqi reconstruction amounts to ‘a second insurgency’.
BBC News; UK; 30 July 2007
"You are basically asking people to certify, with big penalties, that nobody has lied on their expense accounts."
Lobbyist H. Stewart Van Scoyoc on new rules that bar US lawmakers and aides from accepting gifts, meals or trips.
The New York Times; 07 August 2007
“It’s just brazen down here… In Louisiana they skim the cream, steal the milk, hijack the bottle and look for the cow.”
Special Agent in Charge James Bernazzani, FBI, noting that New Orleans ranked second in the nation in public corruption convictions and indictments — despite its relatively small population .
The New York Times; USA; 14 August 2007
“I am not covering up anything… my hands are clean.”
Argentinean President Nestor Kirchner, speaking at a public event, on the Argentinean/Venezuelan ‘cash suitcase affair’.
The New York Times; Argentina; 14 August, 2007