2019 sees fewer corruption cases but bigger state losses: ICW. “Fewer corruption cases were brought to court in 2019, but total state losses incurred nearly doubled to Rp 8.4 trillion (US$614 million), the highest in five years, according to antigraft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW). An ICW survey found that 580 individuals were prosecuted in 271 corruption cases investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the police and the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) last year, compared to 1,087 individuals and 454 cases in 2018.”
The Jakarta Post: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/02/20/2019-sees-fewer-corruption-cases-bigger-state-losses-icw.html
Moritomo Gakuen couple in Abe cronyism scandal found guilty of fraud. “The former head of a nationalist school operator and his wife, who were at the center of a cronyism scandal linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, were found guilty of receiving ¥56.4 million ($512,000) in central government subsidies illegally for the construction of an elementary school.”
The Japan Times: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/19/national/crime-legal/moritomo-gakuen-couple-guilty/#.Xk7l4mj7Tb1
Extractive Industries, Transparency and Procurement – Increasing Alignment. “The OGP and Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) recently put together an exciting report outlining synergies between the two initiatives, noting how both initiatives can amplify each other’s efforts. Such a report highlights how much alignment there is between various types of transparency and governance initiatives, and the potential for collaboration across all of them.”
Open Government Partnership: https://www.opengovpartnership.org/stories/extractive-industries-transparency-and-procurement-increasing-alignment/
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