From: Transparency International - Daily Corruption News - 8 Sept 2016

8 September 2016

Today's top story

Equatorial Guinea: Son of Equatorial Guinea leader faces French trial on graft charges
France 24 (TI mention)
Teodorin Obiang, the big-spending, hard-partying, car-crazy son of Equatorial Guinea’s longtime ruler, is due to face court on corruption charges four years after French police seized his multi-million-euro Paris mansion

More news Albania: Albania remains weak in fighting graft See News China: China jails anti-corruption protest leader for bribery Bangkok Post Maldives: Police raid a Maldivian newspaper after allegations were made about government graft TIME Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico legislator ends re-election bid under pressure Associated Press South Africa: South Africa's parliament approves new anti-graft watchdog head Reuters

Blogs and opinion Brazil: Apathy on the streets of post-Rousseff Brazil Financial Times

News from Transparency International On the blog: Three things to highlight from G20’s new effort on fighting corruption Press release: Albania lacks independent oversight institutions, leaving the door open to corruption