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Daily Corruption News 14 February 2017

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South Sudan: S. Sudan army says general who quit was 'deeply' corrupt
Agence France-Presse
South Sudan's army said Tuesday a general who quit after accusing President Salva Kiir and his tribe of "ethnic cleansing" was corrupt and had fled to evade arrest.

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Global: Caso Odebrecht en América Latina (The Odebrecht case in Latin America)
Deutsche Welle (TI Mention)

Germany: How serious is Germany about corporate transparency?
Open Ownership (TI Mention)

Kenya: Report - Graft in judiciary hampers war on narcotics
All Africa

Spain: Spanish PM's ex-minister testifies in corruption case
Agence France-Presse

Kazakhstan: Kazakh authorities arrest journalist for money laundering; critics say it’s political
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Opinion

Romania: Corruption referendum unlikely to stop Romanian protests
Balkan Insight

Canada: Canada’s role in ‘snow washing’ money to evade taxes
The Toronto Star

News from Transparency International

Blog: State Capture in South Africa

10 February 2017 Today's top story Global: Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca founders arrested over bribery scandal The Guardian The founders of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, were arrested in Panama City on Thursday as the country’s attorney general launched a probe into their alleged connections with Brazil’s sprawling Lava Jato corruption scandal. More news Brazil: Brazil's former richest man Batista faces corruption charges Reuters Peru: Peru asks world to help find fugitive former president Toledo Reuters Romania: Fresh Romania protests after justice minister quits over corruption decree Sky News Tunisia: Tunisia hands Ben Ali new jail term for corruption Agence France-Presse UK: Former Rolls-Royce boss questioned in corruption inquiry The Guardian Multimedia of the week South Africa: Corrupt and increasingly poor Deutsche Welle Blogs and opinion Ireland: Public (un)accountability in Irish football? Look across the water The Irish Times (TI mention) News from Transparency International Press Release: Romania must not grant immunity to the corrupt and should implement strong anti-corruption laws Daily Corruption News 13 February 2017 Today's Top Story Global: Brazil’s huge corruption scandal is spreading to the rest of Latin America  The Washington Post (TI Mention) For more than two years the “Car Wash” corruption mega-scandal engulfing Odebrecht, Latin America’s largest construction company, has roiled Brazil. Now the scandal is metastasizing across Latin America. More News Romania: Romania: Parliament approves anti-graft referendum ABC News South Korea: Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong quizzed again over corruption scandal The Korea Times Nigeria: Nigeria’s whistle-blower plan to pay citizens to report corruption is off to a great start  Quartz UK: Government advisers accused of 'full-frontal attack' on whistleblowers The Guardian Opinion Hungary: “Nothing to hide or fear” The Budapest Times (TI Mention) USA: Donald Trump is undermining the fight against corruption The Guardian News from Transparency International Blog: Young change makers using tech to solve land corruption Feature: Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 9 February 2017 Today's top story Romania: Romania justice minister resigns over anti-corruption protests Deutsche Welle Romanian Justice Minister Florin Iordache has stepped down over an anti-graft law that sparked mass protests and international condemnation. Critics said the law would have protected corrupt politicians from prosecution. More news Guatemala: Guatemala arrests Supreme Court judge in corruption probe Reuters India: Fighting rhino poaching in India, CSI-style Mongabay United States: Officials dump 1.4 million documents related to city bribery scandal 11alive.com Somalia: In Somalia, Presidential Election Underscores Government Corruption NPR South Africa: Zuma: Violence at State of Nation address BBC Vatican: Pope admits corruption at the Vatican in wide-ranging talk to men religious​ National Catholic Reporter Blogs and opinion Russia: With court ruling, Kremlin moves to block political biggest threat: Navalny Christian Science Monitor News from Transparency International Press Release: Romania must not grant immunity to the corrupt and should implement strong anti-corruption laws 7 February 2017 Today's top story France: Nicolas Sarkozy: French ex-president ordered to stand trial BBC Mr Sarkozy faces accusations that his party falsified accounts in order to hide 18m euros (£15m; $20m) of campaign spending in 2012. More news China: China clears Shaolin temple’s ‘CEO monk’ of corruption Financial Times EU: The EU states zero tolerance for corruption in Armenia Media Max Mexico: Mexico City corruption tour shines unflattering light on graft Chicago Tribune Peru: Peru opens corruption probe into ex-president Toledo Associated Press Romania: Romania's president slams government over transparency and corruption Euronews Rwanda: Rwanda fires 200 police officers accused of corruption News 24 Blogs and opinion Somalia: Fueled by bribes, Somalia’s election seen as milestone of corruption New York Times US: Corrupt practice Foreign Affairs News from Transparency International Press Release: There must be no amnesty for corruption in Moldova Press Release: Romania must not grant immunity to the corrupt and should implement strong anti-corruption laws