Tuesday, February 28, 2017

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Daily Corruption News 27 February 2017

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UK/UkraineUniversity accepted over £6 million from wanted Ukrainian oligarch
Varsity (TI Mention)
The University of Cambridge accepted over £6 million from a Ukrainian oligarch who is wanted on criminal charges.

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Daily Corruption News 24 February 2017

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France'Teflon' Le Pen unshaken as corruption plagues French election
The Guardian
Where scandals have wounded François Fillon, accusations slide off Front National candidate without denting her vote

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FranceA Map of corruption in France
Big Think (TI Mention)

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Ethical Alliance Daily News (27 and 24 Feb 2017)

South Korea: South Korean graft investigators say they won’t be able to question president Park
Feb 27, 2017 08:00 pm
South Korean  President Park Geun Hye told the Constitutional Court in a statement disclosed on Monday (Feb 27) that she did not advance her own interests while in office as the court prepares to rule on whether to uphold her...
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Brazilian police said they launched a probe into bribes and overbilling in two large railway contracts, serving search and seizure warrants on Friday in six states and the capital Brasilia. Prosecutors said the operation was based on testimony from plea...
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Digital payment can check black money and play a key role in fighting graft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as he asked the youth to become an “anti-corruption cadre” as part of the “cleanliness” drive. Addressing his monthly ‘Mann...
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South Africa’s Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas is being investigated by the Hawks elite police unit as part of a probe into allegations of corruption at state-owned South African Airways (SAA), the City Press newspaper reported on Sunday. As part...
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The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has admitted there has been no progress in its investigation into the Rolls-Royce bribery scandal involving two major state enterprises. The observation was made ahead of the meeting of a newly-appointed joint committee on anti-graft...
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Three more army personnel have been picked up by anti-graft officers as investigations into alleged corruption involving a maintenance unit of the Defence Ministry (Mindef) widens. The three, aged between 33 and 43, are supervisors of army camps in Kota...
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Brazil: Brazil police target Rio money laundering in corruption probe
Feb 24, 2017 08:00 pm
Brazilian police made two arrests and carried out 15 search warrants in the state of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday in the latest phase of a sweeping investigation into corruption at state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA. Federal police said...
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Israeli police said on Thursday they have evidence that a former chief-of-staff to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu illegally advanced his own business interests while holding the position. The allegations against Ari Harow have been widely reported in Israeli media, and...
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Romania needs clear prevention measures and consistent parliamentary support to tackle corruption, the chief anti-corruption prosecutor said on Thursday, after the government was forced to abandon plans to decriminalise several graft offences. Presenting her department’s annual figures, Laura Codruta Kovesi...
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Former vice mayor of Shanghai Ai Baojun yesterday stood trial on charges of corruption at a court in the city of Zhangzhou, east China’s Fujian Province. Prosecutors alleged that from 2002 to 2014, Ai, a former member of the Standing...
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Tunisia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a law to fight widespread corruption that has plagued the North African country’s economy since the 2011 revolution. One hundred and forty-five lawmakers out of 217 voted to pass the 36-article law, which criminalises any...
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A former senior mainland Chinese official responsible for Taiwan affairs was removed from the country’s top advisory body, state media ­reported on Thursday. Sources said Zheng Lizhong’s removal from the Chinese ­People’s Political Consultative Conference could be a sign that...
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Friday, February 24, 2017

Anticorruption Enforcement Is the Key to Democratic Consolidation–Not the Other Way Around

It is fashionable to argue that the only way to root out systemic corruption is to establish a political system characterized by genuine democratic accountability and the rule of law. Unfortunately, corruption – specifically the conflicts of interest of political and judicial leaders – does not allow for this sort of development. True, there may be democracy, but in the presence of widespread corruption it will remain in a perpetual state of unconsolidated democracy, without true rule of law. And in such weak democracies, the electoral process stimulates rather than discourages corruption: Eager to win and short on cash, politicians make deals with businesses and misappropriate public funds to finance campaigns, a vicious cycle that starts political tenure with illicit means. 

TI - Daily Corruption News 22 February 2017


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Hong KongWhat the Jailing of Former Leader Donald Tsang Means for Hong Kong
Time
The former leader of one of the world's beacons of clean government has been jailed for graft.

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IndonesiaCan board games tackle corruption in Indonesia?
Al Jazeera (TI mention)

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PakistanWhy are we failing to end corruption?
The Express Tribune (TI mention)

USLeaping into Corruption
Scientific American

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Ethical Alliance Daily News - 23 Feb 2017


South Korea: Switzerland’s ABB hit by $100 million South Korean fraud
Feb 23, 2017 08:00 pm
Swiss engineering group ABB (ABBN.S) on Wednesday said it fell victim to a “sophisticated criminal scheme” at its South Korean subsidiary, with the chief suspect an executive responsible for ethics training. The executive, named by a source in South Korea...
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The German Economics Ministry want to create a nationwide database aimed at making it easier to block companies found guilty of fraud and other violations from receiving federal, state and local government contracts. A legislative draft viewed by Reuters calls...
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Two men were yesterday jailed for their role in the country’s largest bribery case and Auckland Transport revealed six other staff left their jobs after investigations began into the scandal. The episode has triggered warnings from the Serious Fraud Office...
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The almost three-year-old conflict in eastern Ukraine has weighed on efforts to remake the former Soviet economy. But when it comes to investments, it’s not been the biggest drag. “Investors see three main problems in Ukraine: corruption, corruption and corruption,”...
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The City regulator is investigating HSBC over potential breaches of money laundering rules after concerns raised last year by the anti-crime monitor installed in Britain’s biggest bank. The bank did not disclose the specific concerns raised by the American lawyer...
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Religious agencies are not above investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if there are elements of corruption and offences. Speaking to Bernama, MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Azam Baki said the position and power accorded were not for...
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