Tuesday, December 31, 2019

India judiciary crackdown / Malaysia beneficial ownership / China oil SOE

Judges dismissed in crackdown on corruption in judiciary in India.  “In a major crackdown on judiciary in India, as many as three junior judges posted at District Courts, have been dismissed and eight others denied service extension in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.”

Xinhua News: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/23/c_138652692.htm

 

Peel away the layers of graft (Opinion).  “[Malaysia] has introduced property registers to make it harder for corrupt individuals to use opaque company structures to buy properties and even embark on international and domestic cooperation initiatives to tackle cross-border abuse of shell companies… This will strengthen public institutions and the corporate sector towards realising the National Anti-Corruption Plan (2019-2023) launched by the prime minister in January.”

Raymon Ram/New Straits Times: https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters/2019/12/551087/peel-away-layers-graft

 

Former China Sinochem VP sentenced to 11-1/2 years prison for graft.  “Du Keping, a vice president at the state-run chemicals and oil firm until April 2017, was found guilty of taking 12.66 million yuan ($1.8 million) worth of bribes”

Chen Aizhu/Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-official-corruption/former-china-sinochem-vp-sentenced-to-11-1-2-years-prison-for-graft-idUSKBN1YS0AR

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