KIRIBATI:
Kiribati NGO calls for release of Butiraoi report findings. The NGO Kiribati Citizens Against Corruption is calling for the findings of a report into the Butiraoi sinking to be released.
FIJI:
FCOSS calls for collaborative approach to combat corruption. Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS) executive director Vani Catanasiga has urged businesses to work with non-government organisations (NGOs) on developing local tools for combating corruption.
https://www.fijitimes.com/fcoss-calls-for-collaborative-approach-to-combat-corruption/
Former manager facing corruption charges to take plea next year. Reginald Lal who is charged with one count of falsification of documents appeared this morning before Magistrate Deepika Prakash.
https://www.fijitimes.com/former-manager-facing-corruption-charges-to-take-plea-next-year/
Two WAF staff front court for alleged fraud. Two Water Authority of Fiji staff have been charged with two counts of obtaining a financial advantage after they were alleged to have sold water tanks to residents in Nadi.
https://www.fijitimes.com/two-waf-staff-front-court-for-alleged-fraud/
Financial intelligence unit records 566 suspicious transactions. About 566 suspicious transactions reports were recorded by the Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for the year ending July 2018.
https://www.fijitimes.com/financial-intelligence-unit-records-566-suspicious-transactions/
PNG:
PNG's former solicitor-general eligible to apply for asylum in Australia over 'payback' fears: court. Papua New Guinea's former solicitor-general is allowed to apply for a protection visa in Australia, a court ruling has found, based on fears of harm after raising corruption allegations in what has been called the country's "biggest" alleged fraud case.
Court rules former PNG SG can apply for protection in Aust. The ABC reports the Federal Circuit Court of Australia heard that in 2012 Neville Devete made a complaint to PNG's National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Squad in relation to alleged "improper payments" made to PNG's biggest law firm, Paul Paraka Lawyers.
SOLOMON ISLANDS:
Solomon Islands MP Dickson Mua arrested for corruption. A member of parliament in Solomon Islands, Dickson Mua, has been arrested and charged with corruption.
https://herdongazette.com/solomon-islands-mp-dickson-mua-arrested-for-corruption/119545/
To know more about the UN Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Project please contact the team members:
Annika Wythes, Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser, UNODC, annika.wythes@un.org
Mihaela Stojkoska, Anti-Corruption Specialist - Pacific, UNDP, mihaela.stojkoska@undp.org
Maria Lee, Peace & Development Administrative Assistant, UNDP/UNODC, maria.lee@undp.org
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