Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (4 Feb 2016)

4 February 2016 Today's top story Malaysia: France opens probe into ‘bribery’ of Malaysia’s Najib Razak Financial Times Paris prosecutors have launched a formal investigation into whether Najib Razak, Malaysia’s prime minister, was paid bribes over a long-contentious $1.2bn arms deal when he was defence minister.

More news Korea (North): North Korea combating corruption? Kim Jong Un oversees rare high-level meeting on abuse of power International Business Times Korea (South): Ex-PM appeals against bribery ruling The Korea Times Moldova: Political crisis boosts Moldova’s pro-Russians but corruption real threat Voice of America Norway: Corruption rears its head once again News in English Norway Switzerland: $104 million UBS informer tells Swiss to back whistleblowers Bloomberg Uganda: Police detain magistrate over Shs300,000 bribe The Monitor Ukraine: Ukraine faces fresh crisis after economy minister quits Agence France-Presse

Blogs and opinion Ukraine: Ukraine reformer pulls back curtain on corruption Bloomberg View

News from Transparency International On the web: Corruption Perceptions Index 2015 Press release: House and Senate introduce legislation promoting transparency in beneficial ownership of US companies