Monday, July 12, 2021

UNODC Anti-Corruption Newsletter / Illegal enrichment laws / Myanmar detainees extortion

UNODC Southeast Asia Anti-Corruption Newsletter (April - June 2021.  Follow UNODC’s work over the past quarter, ranging from formulating data-driven approaches to anti-corrution across Southeast Asia, to strengthening anti-corruption investigations in Viet Nam.

UNODC: https://mailchi.mp/1617492f7f12/unodc-corruption-newsletter-5553000

 

Illegal Enrichment Laws: Asia’s Ignored Anti-Corruption Weapon (Opinion).  “Unconventionally, these laws do not require prosecutors to show proof that a government official committed a specific crime before a court will order a sanction and confiscate funds. Instead, a court must merely be satisfied that the official enjoyed an amount of wealth that has not been justified by reference to their legal income.”

Andrew Dornbierer/The Diplomat: https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/illegal-enrichment-laws-asias-ignored-anti-corruption-weapon/   

 

Myanmar Junta Extorting Money From Anti-Coup Detainees.  “When no evidence is found to charge those detained on suspicion of being involved in anti-regime activities, authorities put them on a ‘to-be-released list’. Military personnel and police who have access to those lists then contact the relatives of the political detainees via local police, military security affairs officers and military-appointed ward administrators, and deceive them into paying money for their release.”

The Irrawaddy: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-extorting-money-from-anti-coup-detainees.html  

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