Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Indonesia COVID corruption risk / Bangladesh complaints unattended / Japan senior official scandal

Urgency of COVID-19 exacerbates corruption risk in Indonesia, says deputy chair of anti-graft commission.  “In an exclusive interview with CNA, Mr Nurul Ghufron noted that COVID-19 has prompted the government to loosen regulations and bypass procedures in order to procure health equipment quickly as well as to roll out incentives and social aid in a timely manner.”

Nivell Rayda/ChannelNews Asia: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/indonesia-corruption-commission-kpk-covid19-manipulation-14360582  

 

Maximum corruption complaints remain unattended.  “Although a total of 21,371 allegations were submitted to [Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission] in the year 2019, the commission approved only 1,710 allegations for enquiry and it did not put forth the remaining 19,661 allegations, according to the ACC annual report published recently”

Muhammad Yeasin/The Independent: https://www.theindependentbd.com/post/259936  

 

Senior official close to Suga ousted from job in ethics scandal.  “Yasuhiko Taniwaki, who was dismissed as a vice minister for policy coordination at the ministry, very likely violated Japan’s ethics code for government officials by accepting the meals, worth a total of about ¥107,000 ($987), on three occasions between September 2018 and July 2020.”

The Japan Times: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/08/national/politics-diplomacy/ethics-scandal-taniwaki/

No comments:

Post a Comment

Share your comments here:

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.