Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Philippines corruption rising / Silence around sextortion / Malaysia MACC chief

Bribery, corruption on the rise in PH – report.  “Bribery and corruption in the Philippines have spiked in the last two years, with a fifth of businesses saying they were made to pay grease money, a global survey [by PricewaterhouseCoopers] disclosed.”

Melissa Luz Lopez/CNN Philippines: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/3/3/Bribery-corruption-fraud-PwC.html   

 

The deafening silence around sextortion.  “To enable adequate prosecution of sextortion and get justice for those affected, all governments should develop a legal definition and framework for sextortion.  Existing legal frameworks have too many gaps and leave some forms of sexual extortion unaddressed.”

Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/the_deafening_silence_around_sextortion

 

Malaysia's anti-corruption chief who investigated 1MDB resigns.  “Latheefa Koya of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said there was no pressure on her to resign and that new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is backed by UMNO…”

Aljazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/malaysia-anti-corruption-chief-investigated-1mdb-resigns-200306021953213.html

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