"We have checked how the anti-corruption law is enforced in
regional government bodies. The picture is assuming a dangerous
shape. The inspection uncovered 22,000 such violations, including
bribery, in half a year alone."
Source: Russian Prosecutor General Vladimir
Ustinov in an interview with the Russian news agency Interfax. He
says one of two Chechen bombing suspects were able to get on
commercial aircraft at the last minute because of a $34 bribe.