27 Jun 2022 (CNN) Clarence House said Prince Charles received charitable donations and the correct processes were followed regarding those donations after a British newspaper reported the Prince of Wales once accepted a suitcase containing €1 million ($1.05 million) in cash from a Qatari politician.According to the Sunday Times, the suitcase containing €1...
24 Jun 2022 (POLITICO) Danilo Türk is the former president of Slovenia and the current president of Club de Madrid. He was recently appointed member of the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board. Corruption isn’t a new phenomenon. It’s even been argued, at times, that a certain degree of...
22 Jun 2022 (AS/COA) The fourth edition of AS/COA and Control Risks’ CCC Index explores 15 Latin American countries’ ability to detect, punish, and prevent corruption. The fight against corruption presented a mixed picture throughout Latin America over the past year. Some countries showed resilience, while others, including...
21 Jun 2022 () Anglo-Swiss commodities giant admits to paying more than $28m in bribes to firms in five African countries between 2011-16. A British subsidiary of Anglo-Swiss commodities giant Glencore has formally pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in connection with oil operations in Cameroon, Equatorial...
15 Jun 2022 (The Guardian) Opposition leader’s transfer to maximum security penal colony known for abuse follows secrecy over his whereabouts. The imprisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been transferred to maximum-security prison, according to the chairman of a prison monitoring commission. On Tuesday, Navalny was moved to the IK-6...
15 Jun 2022 (Asharq Al-Awsat) The Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Agency (Nazaha) charged on Tuesday several individuals with corruption. A former Shura Council member was convicted of bribery. He was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison and fined 500,000 SR. Six citizens were also convicted of...
15 Jun 2022 (eurasia) Haydarov is said to have overseen the theft of more than $4 million. The fourth-largest city in Uzbekistan got a new mayor this week. The old mayor of Andijan, meanwhile, is facing charges of grand corruption. The downfall of Bahrom Haydarov may be a useful...
15 Jun 2022 (The Guardian) State capture is growing on every continent but only because the west helps to launder and hide money stolen by kleptocrats. Last week, John Penrose, Boris Johnson’s anti-corruption tsar, resigned in protest at his leader’s apparent breach of the ministerial code during Partygate. In January, Lord...
11 Jun 2022 (The Arab Weekly) It would be foolish to warn the Iraqi people against Moqtada al-Sadr. At this late stage, advice does not work. No one can claim not to know the truth about the man who was presented in a sectarian hue as the...
9 Jun 2022 (ALARABIA NEWS) Nearly $700 million in public funds has been misappropriated from state-run banks in Iraq in a scandal implicating more than 40 people, an anti-corruption commission said Thursday, after a three-year probe. A total of 926 billion Iraqi dinars ($697 million) went missing due...