If 1994 is dubbed "International Anti-corruption Year," the name couldn't be any more fitting to describe a trend that has started this year: In France former Premier Pierre Beregovoy committed suicide upon being linked to corruption and malfeasance; in Italy a rapidaction law enforcement campaign has already sent about 2500 public employees to prison.
若把一九九三年稱為「國際反貪汙年」，可說是名至實歸：在歐洲，法國前總理貝赫戈渥因貪瀆傳聞憤而自殺；義大利雷厲風行的肅貪已將兩千五百位左右的公職人員送入牢房。