Global anti-corruption sanction guidance / Afghanistan mining deals / Mongolia presidential candidates declarations

Guidance - Global anti-corruption sanctions: information note for non-government organisations.  “This note provides further information about the [UK’s Global Anti-Corruption] sanctions regime, including its purpose and scope, and the information required in considering designations. Its aim is to support understanding of the regime for those who may wish to submit information to the [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office] concerning specific designations.”

Gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-anti-corruption-sanctions-information-note-for-non-government-organisations/global-anti-corruption-sanctions-information-note-for-non-government-organisations  

 

How Afghanistan’s President Helped His Brother Secure Lucrative Mining Deals with a U.S. Contractor.  “In 2019 SOS International (SOSi), a Virginia company with links to the U.S. military, won exclusive access to mines across Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani’s brother is a major shareholder of a SOSi subsidiary.”

Margaux Benn and Zack Kopplin/Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/how-afghanistans-president-helped-his-brother-secure-lucrative-mining-deals-with-a-us-contractor    

 

Presidential election candidates’ declaration of income, assets will be placed open to public.  “The Presidential Election of Mongolia will be held on June 9, 2021, throughout the country. Pursuant to Article 10.6 of the Anti-Corruption Law, Article 11.2 of the Law on Election, and Article 28.2.3 of the Law on Presidential Election of Mongolia, a candidate for the President of Mongolia shall submit their Declaration of Interest, Income, and Assets to the Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC).”

Baljmaa T./Montsame News Agency: https://montsame.mn/en/read/262181