24 October 2000 BUDAPEST–Motorists digging deep into their pockets after police officers have slapped them with a spot fine is a common enough sight throughout the post-communist world.In the crime-infested areas of the former Soviet bloc, empowering the police and widening their powers sounds good, as does raising the fines on impudent drivers and other violators. But a constitutionally sanctioned, […]
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