Professor of Criminal Law at Basel University Mark Pieth called on Switzerland to seek more tax transparency. To attain the goal Switzerland will have to…
Justice Ministry State Secretary Monika Jankovska. Source: Sme.
This material belongs to: Reuters. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Rapid growth in private, unregulated security companies in Mexico has contributed to corruption, human rights abuses…
This material belongs to: The Australian. Corruption in jails across Queensland will be examined by a task force set up by the state’s corruption watchdog.…
This material belongs to: The Washington Post. LIMA, Peru — He took office in 2016 as a political outsider boasting that his strong business credentials…
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 07: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives for a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May (not pictured) in number 10 Downing Street on March 7, 2018 in London, England. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has made wide-ranging changes at home supporting a more liberal Islam. Whilst visiting the UK he will meet with several members of the Royal family and the Prime Minister. Source: by Leon Neal/Getty Images.
This material belongs to: Forbes. Asked about his $500 million yacht and $300 million French chateau, the prince said, “My personal life is something that…
This material belongs to: OCCRP. As soon as journalists published the last investigation of their murdered colleague, Slovak reporter Jan Kuciak, they immediately focused on another important…
This material belongs to: Financial Times. Audit highlights Ankara’s ‘lack of will’ for reform as tension with Brussels simmers. Billions of euros of EU spending…
This material belongs to: South China Morning Post. National Supervisory Commission ranks higher than Supreme People’s Court and top prosecutors’ office. Management teams in village…
Mana Nimitmongkol, secretary general of the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand. Source: The Nation.
This material belongs to: The Nation. Warning sounded as nationwide scandal at destitute centres implicates dozens. THE RECENT corruption scandal involving state-run protection centres for…
This material belongs to: South China Morning Post. National Supervisory Commission has been written into constitution, while a new law detailing how it will operate…
Former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan reacts as African National Congress Youth League members interrupt a memorial service for anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada in Durban, South Africa, April 9, 2017. Source: REUTERS/Rogan Ward.
This material belongs to: Sowetan Live. Newly appointed minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has admitted that although there’s new positive political change in the…
Bombardier Global 6000 private jet. Source: Vice News.
This material belongs to: EURACTIV. Twelve EU member states offer ‘golden visas’ to the super rich. In return for some form of investment, non-Europeans receive…
The illegality of Senate's summon on Prof Itse Sagay, Source: www.thedefenderngr.com.
This material belongs to: Channel NewsAsia. The senior management of companies in the group will have a round table meeting focusing on questions of governance…
This material belongs to: Khaleej Times. Charged with fighting corruption, Qatar‘s Attorney General, Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri, possesses a rich patrimony. On December 8, in…
This material belongs to: The Mandarin. South Australian Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Bruce Lander yesterday released a report from entitled “Oakden: a shameful chapter in South…
This material belongs to: Washington Post. In a wide-ranging late-night interview at his palace here, Saudi Arabia’s young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described a…
King Salman acceded to the throne in 2015. Source: Getty Images.
This material belongs to: BBC. Saudi Arabia has sacked its top military commanders, including the chief of staff, in a series of late-night royal decrees.…
Labour MP Ian Austin is calling for Australia to be tougher on Russian criminals.
Source: Tim Stevens.
This material belongs to: ABC News. A British Labour MP has joined calls for the Australian Parliament to punish Russian human rights violators and criminals.…
Latvia's central bank governor Ilmars Rimsevics speaks to the media during a news conference in Riga, Latvia February 20, 2018. Source: REUTERS/Ints Kalnins.
This material belongs to: Channel NewsAsia. RIGA: Corruption allegations that led to the suspension of Latvia’s central bank governor on Tuesday may be part of…
This material belongs to: The Observer. Longtime politician Aggrey Awori, a former minister of ICT and MP for Samia Bugwe North, says President Museveni has…
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as head of state hours after being elected unanimously by the South African parliament. Source: Mike Hutchings/Reuters.
This material belongs to: The Guardian. New president to deliver first major speech vowing to prioritise economic growth and combat inequality. Cyril Ramaphosa will outline his…
Venezuelans scavenging for food. Source: qcostarica.com.
This material belongs to: OCCRP. Four Venezuelan journalists have fled the country after being threatened and sued for reporting irregularities in food distribution companies linked…
This material belongs to: The News Minute. Its deputy chief executive, Penny Lawrence, quit on Monday saying she was “ashamed” of how the organisation had…
The Unidos do Peruche samba school perform during the first night of this year’s carnival season in Sao Paulo. Source: AFP/Getty Images.
This material belongs to: The Guardian. Vibrant street parties will unite the nation for a few days – but as elections loom, discontent is growing.…
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov attends a session on the third day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 19, 2017. A London property owned by Shuvalov could come under investigation using a new British law. Source: AP.
This material belongs to: Voice of America. LONDON — Politicians, public figures and criminals suspected of buying property with corrupt money will be forced to explain…
Zia won't be able to run in the general elections due to be held in December. Source: AM Ahad/File/The Associated Press.
This material belongs to: Al Jazeera. Dhaka, Bangladesh – A court in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to jail in a corruption…
The jail sentence imposed on Saleh al-Shehi, the Saudi journalist, has increased fears over the authorities' tolerance for dissent. Source: Financial Times.
This material belongs to: Financial Times. Case signals limits on free speech despite kingdom’s liberalisation push. A Saudi Arabia court has jailed a prominent newspaper…
South Sudanese refugees gather at a UNHCR collection centre on the South Sudan border in Egelo, Uganda. Source: UNHCR.
This material belongs to: The Observer. The EU delegation in Uganda said yesterday (5 February) it has identified allegations of malfeasance and corruption in managing…
Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., was chosen to host the 2021 world track and field championships. There was no bidding process. Source: Andrew Burton for The New York Times.
This material belongs to: The New York Times. United States prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas in a far-reaching investigation of international sports corruption, seeking…
A forensics expert walks in a field after a powerful bomb blew up a car (Rear) killing investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Bidnija, Malta, October 16, 2017. Source: REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi.
This material belongs to: The Telegraph. Anyone who thinks the pen is mightier than the sword may have their faith shaken by visiting the spot…
Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom , right, and wife Fathimath Ibrahim arrive in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Gayoom is on a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka. Source: AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena.
This material belongs to: Al Jazeera. Opposition leaders in the Maldives have petitioned the island nation’s Supreme Court to temporarily remove President Abdulla Yameen and investigate allegations…
This material belongs to: Nyasa Times. Renowned governance analysts in the country have urged the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to ensure swift investigations into revelations of…
This material belongs to: Channel NewsAsia. DRAGOMIRESTI, Romania: Romanian mayor Dragos Vladulescu has a criminal conviction in a country with one of the EU’s worst…
This material belongs to: Bloomberg. Talks to update Nafta took a step forward after negotiators in Montreal agreed to measures aimed at preventing corruption, the…
In this Feb. 4, 2014 file photo, Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal waves as he arrives at the headquarters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Three associates of Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal say the billionaire investor has been released after nearly three months in detention at a luxury hotel as part of an anti-corruption sweep. The associates told The Associated Press that the prince was released on Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Source: AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File.
The text belongs to: National Post. The government says the arrests are part of a wider effort to increase transparency, accountability and good governance. RIYADH,…
This material belongs to: Financial Times. Founder of media group MBC is among 150 princes and businessmen detained in crackdown. Saudi Arabian authorities plan to take…
This material belongs to: The Tide. As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to make a presentation on corruption in Africa, report says the continent loses $148…
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov speaks during the re-opening of the St. Stefan Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Istanbul, Turkey, January 7, 2018. Source: REUTERS/Murad Sezer Reuters.
This material belongs to: U.S.News. SOFIA (Reuters) – The Bulgarian government on Thursday survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition Socialists over…
This material belongs to: The Washington Post. PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — An appeals court panel on Wednesday unanimously upheld a corruption conviction against former Brazilian president Luiz…
FILE PHOTO: Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan speaks during the Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference 2017 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 2, 2017. Source: REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser Reuters.
This material belongs to: U.S.News. DUBAI (Reuters) – Cash settlements obtained from people detained in Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption will help to finance a…
This material belongs to: OCCRP. Singapore’s anti-corruption agency is reviewing the country’s graft laws in the wake of several major fraud scandals. Legal experts say…
Angolan President Joao Lourenco gives his first press conference after his election on Jan. 8, 2018 to mark his first 100 days in office at the Presidential Palace in Luanda. Source: AFP.
This material belongs to: VOA. JOHANNESBURG — Since taking office four months ago, Angola’s new president has made some attention-grabbing moves that he says are part…
This material belongs to: Science Daily. Researchers from Spain have created a computer model based on neural networks which provides in which Spanish provinces cases…
Angolan President Joao Lourenco gives his first press conference after his election on January 8, 2018 to mark his first 100 days in office at the Presidential Palace in Luanda. Source: AMPE ROGERIO/AFP/Getty Images.
This material belongs to: Politico. Government says it will not renew Joana Marques Vidal’s mandate. LISBON — The Portuguese government is under fire over plans…
Chemring makes flares used by military aircraft. Source: SRA JULIANNE SHOWALTER.
This material belongs to: The Telegraph. The Serious Fraud Office has launched a formal investigation into bribery, corruption and money-laundering concerns at defence company Chemring.…
The Council of Europe’s building in Strasbourg. Source: Times of Malta.
This material belongs to: Times of Malta. Reason behind move is ‘a planning issue’. The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body will be visiting Malta a…
Romania's President Klaus Werner Iohannis arrives to attend a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 14, 2017. Source: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir.
This material belongs to: Channel News Asia. When Romanian President Klaus Iohannis appoints Romania’s third new prime minister in a year, his choice will mostly…
In this handout provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2015 Policy Conference, March 2, 2015 in Washington, DC. Source: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO via Getty Images.
This material belongs to: OCCRP. Thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv this weekend for the eighth consecutive week to protest corruption…
This material belongs to: Clarion Ledger. BILOXI — Michaela Hill knew what her boss was doing at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources was wrong.…
Australia's economy may have been 4 per cent larger had perceived public service corruption not grown, a think tank says. Source: The Canberra Times.
This material belongs to: The Canberra Times. Perceived corruption in the public service may have wiped $72 billion from Australia’s economy, as its standing in international government…
Trinh Xuan Thanh appears in court in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 8. Source: AP.
This material belongs to: Borneo Bulletin. HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam opened a major corruption trial yesterday against defendants who include a former senior Communist…
Grace Mugabe completed her PhD just months after enrolling in 2014. Source: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters.
This material belongs to: The Guardian. Former first lady obtained her 2014 doctorate in just a few months, but her dissertation has never been published.…
The weekly Tel Aviv protest drew some 1,500 people despite inclement weather. Source: Motti Kimchi.
This material belongs to: Ynetnews.com. Some 1,500 people congregate in Tel Aviv‘s Bima Square, plan to march to city’s Government Quarter in protest of corruption,…
This material belongs to: Daily Maverick. In 2017, the horrifying extent of State Capture finally became clearer to the South African public. And we would…
This material belongs to: WSJ. The release suggests several high-profile suspects are agreeing to settlements. The Saudi government in recent days has released at least…
This material belongs to: Washington Post. SEOUL, South Korea — The 95-year-old founder of the Lotte Group and his son and group chairman were convicted…
The gangster Paul Massey was known as the “Mr Big” of Salford. Source:
CHRIS BULL/ALAMY.
This material belongs to: The Times. A former associate of the gangster Paul Massey has claimed that police officers received bribes “left, right and centre”,…
This photo released by the Vietnam News Agency shows former Ocean Bank general director and former chairman of giant state oil firm PetroVietnam, Nguyen Xuan Son (C), being excorted at a Hanoi court on the final day of his trial on September 29, 2017. Source; VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY/AFP/Getty Images.
This material belongs to: Forbes. Vietnam’s export-led economy has grown at an enviable 6% or so since 2012 and shows no signs of stopping, if you listen…
This year so many corrupted public officials went to jail, that prisons are running beyond maximum capacity. However, this does not necessarily mean that corruption…
Flag of PetroVietnam flutters next to Vietnamese national flag and Communist Party flag in front of the headquarters of PetroVietnam in Hanoi Jan. 11, 2016. Source: VOA News.
This material belongs to: VOA News. TAIPEI — Vietnam’s first move to prosecute a former politburo member widens the country’s crackdown against graft to appease a…
This material belongs to: OCCRP. Britain announced on Monday the creation of a new National Economic Crime Center (NECC) to crack down on money laundering,…
This material belongs to: Huffington Post. December 9th was International Anti-Corruption Day; a day on which to remember that we live in a world where…
From left: Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen Abdularahman Dambazau; Director General, Bureau for Public Procurement, Mamman Ahmadu; Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu and Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu at the Federal Executive Council Metting. Source: Callistus Ewelike/NAN.
This material belongs to: Vanguard. ABUJA—THE Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, yesterday said it has captured at least 50,000 contractors. According to the BPP, the…
This material belongs to: Huffington Post. New Delhi, 11 December 2017–Joining hands with UNODC South Asia on the International Anti Corruption Day, South Asia’s leading changemakers emphasised the need…
This material belongs to: Chicago Tribune. I have no particular desire to see former Gov. Rod Blagojevich released early from his 14-year prison sentence. And despite claims…
This material belongs to: ICC. International Anti-corruption Day on 9 December aims to stem the scourge of corruption through awareness raising. To join the celebration…
This material belongs to: Daily Trust. What specifically was government’s accusation against you? What he claimed was that a company that was owing Nigeria $157m…
This material belongs to: Daily Maverick. Russia was banned Tuesday from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping programme,…
This material belongs to: Cyprus Mail. CYPRUS is seeing “unfathomable” levels of corruption and graft, despite the blows it has been dealt recently, both Attorney-general…
This material belongs to: Global Times. Report of systemic corruption suggests pending anti-graft campaign. Chinese senior sports officials routinely fix sports games, according to a…
This material belongs to: Business Insider. It was cast as an anti-corruption drive. Now a more probable motive for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s unprecedented…
The shadow of a man with an envelope in his hand behind a gray fabric, as he was voting. Source: Business Day.
This material belongs to: Business Day. Securing a tender could cost more than R80,000, but the average bribe declined to R1‚550 in 2017. South Africans…
This material belongs to: Daily Post. Senate President Bukola Saraki has accused anti-corruption agencies of looting recovered proceeds of corruption. Saraki said this in his…
This material belongs to: Daily Trust. Professor Tam David-West, 81, served as minister under two military Heads of State, as Minister of Petroleum Resources (1984-1985)…
This material belongs to: Gulf Times. President Rodrigo Duterte will be attending the first ever anti-corruption summit that will be held this week, which seeks…
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. Source: AP Photo/Molly Riley.
Tunisia has been investing a lot in security infrastructure despite the economic slowdown. The interior ministry’s budget for 2018 has been increased by 12.5%. At the same…
Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek Saab said Tuesday the acting president and five directors of Citgo Petroleum Corp. tried to defraud the nation. Source: ARIANA CUBILLOS/ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Four U.S. Citizens Are Among Those Venezuela Detained for Alleged Graft at Citgo This material belongs to: WSJ. Arrests of top Citgo executives are part…
Kusile Power Station in Delmas, Mpumalanga.
Source: Wikimedia Commons.
This material belongs to: The Sunday Times. Former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and other experts have spoken out about the problems afflicting Eskom during a…
Political Corruption Enters a New Golden Age This material belongs to: The Atlantic. A series of high-profile prosecutions have ended in failure or been overturned…
This material belongs to: OCCRP. With little warning last November, a company started to build a gold-processing plant in Venezuela’s Bolivar state – home to…
Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui speaks during the eighth ministerial meeting of Libya’s neighboring countries in Tunis, Tunisia, March 22, 2016. Source: Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi.
This material belongs to: The Wire. Tunisian foreign minister Khemaies Jhinaoui has returned to India for the first time since 1986. Ahead of his meeting…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with Lebanon's Christian Maronite patriarch on November 14, 2017, in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia's King Salman hosted the head of the Lebanese Maronite church Beshara Rai, a historic first at a time when Riyadh is stepping up the pressure on Iran-backed Hezbollah. Source:
FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/GETTY.
This material belongs to: Newsweek. The so-called “anti-corruption” campaigns in Saudi Arabia and China are actually forms of corruption in themselves. Claiming that the Crown Prince and Xi are…
This Will Help. Doctor Holding Blisters With Red Pills, Close-up. Source: Global Compliance News.
This material belongs to: Global Compliance News. On October 7, 2017, the EU Commission published its updated study on corruption in the EU healthcare sector.…
Spotlight: Western countries inhibiting recovery of corrupt assets This material belongs to: Xinhua. VIENNA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Western states have been passive in international…
Zhao Leji says there will be no tolerance of people who ‘just do what they want to do’. Source: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images.
This material belongs to: The Guardian. Zhao Leji says Communist party faces being erased by history if it does not tackle corruption. China must win its…
Source: REUTERS/ Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court.
Saudi anti-corruption probe ‘finds $100bn was embezzled’ This material belongs to: BBC. Saudi Arabia’s attorney general says at least $100bn (£76bn) has been misused through…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, the capital, on Oct. 24, 2017. Source: Fayez Nureldine / AFP/Getty Images.
Saudi Corruption Crackdown Topples Oil Kingpins This material belongs to: oilprice.com. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s unexpected crackdown has shattered the tranquility of the…
Saudi stocks rebound after initial drop on corruption probe This material belongs to: Reuters. DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi stock market rebounded into positive territory…
The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, addresses the opening of the 7th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Source: UNODC.
This material belongs to: UN News Centre. 6 November 2017 – Corruption can strike anywhere and deny people’s hope of a better future, United Nations Secretary-General António…
This material belongs to: fin24. Somerset West – Transparency in public procurements is not only about stopping corruption, but also about creating a safe environment…
This material belongs to: Bloomberg. The Trump administration said it will exit a global anti-corruption effort that compels oil, gas and mining companies to disclose…