Neither posts, nor top-level contacts, nor old-day
merits can be an excuse for sticky-fingered officials, Vladimir Putin has
stressed.
MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. Neither high posts, nor old-time merits can serve as an excuse for corrupt officials, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday in his state-of-the-nation address.
"The overwhelming majority of government officials are honest and decent persons who are working for the benefit of the country," the president said. "Neither posts, nor top-level contacts, nor old-day merits can be an excuse for sticky-fingered officials."
"However no one has the right to pronounce any
verdicts about a man’s guilt or innocence before a court ruling," Putin
stressed.
Source: ITAR-TASS 01-12-2016
