1.   Many Russians, tired of government mismanagement and endemic graft, want tough action to clear out corrupt officials and gangsters who control large parts of the economy.

2.   While Yeltsin has not been personally linked to corruption allegations, his administration has done little to fight endemic graft in the government.

3.   Causes of the endemic graft were given as low pay for officials, lack of enforcement and low morality.

4.   The commission is the most high-profile attempt yet by Obasanjo to curb endemic graft in Nigeria.