19 Sept 2023 ( The Guardian ) As the Ukrainian army’s counteroffensive continues against Russian forces in the east of the country, another battle is raging on the home front in Kyiv – against corruption. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy recently sacked Oleksii Reznikov as defence minister. There are also numerous...
19 Sept 2023 ( Aljazeera ) Thousands of protesters have flooded the streets of Guatemala, answering a call issued by President-elect Bernardo Arevalo to defend the integrity of the country’s recent elections. Last Friday, Arevalo took to social media to rally his supporters, asking them to join him in Guatemala City...
15 Sept 2023 ( Miami Herald ) Miami Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla was arrested Thursday on a host of corruption charges that include bribery and money laundering, throwing a cloud over his reelection campaign and marking a new scandalous chapter for a politician with...
13 Sept 2023 ( BBC ) The former chairman of China Life Insurance, Wang Bin, has become the latest high-profile boss to be imprisoned as Beijing's crackdown on the financial industry continues. Mr Wang was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, according to a court ruling...
11 Sept 2023 ( vietnamnews ) Anti-money laundering should receive greater operational autonomy and independence, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV). In a recent proposal to the central government, SBV advised that the Anti-Money Laundering Bureau be given additional roles under the supervision...
11 July 2023 ( EuroNews ) Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have signed an online petition, demanding transparency in civil servants' asset declarations, amid growing discontent. “At present, hiding these statements from Ukrainians amounts to covering up the widespread corruption in the country,” reads the text,...
11 July 2023 ( Amnesty ) West and Central African states must stop persecuting human rights defenders who expose corruption, bribery and abuse of office, and instead take concrete and effective measures to protect and support them, Amnesty International said today, in observing African Anti-Corruption Day....
03 Sep 2023 ( SportStar ) Two convictions in the FIFA corruption case have been overturned by a US federal judge citing a recent Supreme Court ruling. Hernan Lopez, a former executive with 21st Century Fox and Argentine sports marketing firm Full Play was found guilty in March of...
03 Sep 2023 ( BBC ) Ihor Kolomoisky is alleged to have transferred $14m (£11.1m) abroad over seven years, using banks he controlled. His lawyers say he will not post bail and will appeal against the court order. It marks the latest move in Ukraine's anti-corruption drive, which...
31 Aug 2023 ( KyivPost ) Oleksiy Reznikov finds himself in a precarious position for the second time this year, this time in the wake of a scandal involving the purchase of military jackets from Turkey. Ukraine’s defense minister could be replaced and given a new role...