Like many people, both here in the US and across the world, I was
shocked and dismayed by the outcome of the US Presidential election. To
be honest, I’m still in such a state of numb disbelief, I’m not sure I’m
in a position to think or write clearly. And I’m not even sure there’s
much point to blogging about corruption. As I said in my post this past
Tuesday (which now feels like a million years ago), the consequences of a
Trump presidency are potentially so dire for such a broad range of
issues–from health care to climate change to national security to
immigration to the preservation of the fundamental ideals of the United
States as an open and tolerant constitutional democracy–that even
thinking about the implications of a Trump presidency for something as
narrow and specific as anticorruption policy seems almost comically
trivial. But blogging about corruption is one of the things I do, and to
hold myself together and try to keep sane, I’m going to take a stab at
writing a bit about the possible impact that President Trump will have
on US anticorruption policy, at home and abroad. I think the impact is
likely to be considerable, and uniformly bad...
Read the full blog post by Matthew Stephenson: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2016/11/10/us-anticorruption-policy-in-a-trump-administration-a-cry-of-despair-from-the-heart-of-darkness/
Global Anti-Corruption Updates
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
From: Transparency International - Daily Corruption News - 15 Nov 2016
15 November 2016
Today's top story
Russia: Russian economy minister detained over alleged $2m bribe
The Guardian
Russia’s economic development minister has been arrested in a surprise night-time swoop, accused of taking a $2m (£1.6m) cash bribe as part of a sting operation.
The Guardian
Russia’s economic development minister has been arrested in a surprise night-time swoop, accused of taking a $2m (£1.6m) cash bribe as part of a sting operation.
More news
Global: Mossack Fonseca unit fined $440,000 by British Virgin Islands regulator
The Wall Street Journal Kenya: Kenyans tell leaders of frustration over delays tackling land corruption Euronews Malaysia: Malaysian corruption fugitive arrested in N.Sumatra The Jakarta Post Nigeria: Nigeria corruption cash 'took 10 days to count' BBC News |
Blogs and opinion
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News from Transparency International
Press Release: Report Launch: Transparency International to publish Europe and Central Asia corruption pollPress Release: Transparency International announces short-listed candidates for Anti-Corruption Award
From: Ethical Alliance Daily News -- 15 nov 2016
Guinea: Rio CEO Says Staff ‘Shocked’ by Probe That May Take Years
Nov 15, 2016 08:00 pm
Rio
Tinto Group Chief Executive Officer Jean Sebastien Jacques said an
investigation into the lawfulness of a payment made to an external
consultant relating to a giant iron ore project in Guinea has
“shell-shocked” the company and may take several...
South
Korean prosecutors investigating a corruption scandal engulfing
President Park-Geun Hye have quizzed Samsung group scion and the
chairman of Hyundai Motor, a report said Sunday. Lee Jae-Yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics and the heir-apparent of the Samsung group,...
Eighty-five
Canadians identified in the Panama Papers leak are now being
investigated for tax evasion, the Canada Revenue Agency has revealed.
Details of Canada’s enforcement effort were provided to the Star the
same week the U.K., which is a major...
Malaysia: Malaysian MP sentenced to 18 months’ jail for possession of 1MDB documents: Report
Nov 15, 2016 06:30 pm
Nov 15, 2016 06:30 pm
A Malaysian court on Monday
(Nov 14) sentenced Member of Parliament for Pandan, Rafizi Ramli to 18
months’ jail for the unauthorised possession of an audit report of state
fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and exposing it to the media,
local...
China: Former top graft-buster gets suspended death sentence for taking bribes
Nov 15, 2016 06:00 pm
Nov 15, 2016 06:00 pm
A
former political advisory chief in Guangdong province has received a
suspended death sentence after being convicted of taking bribes of more
than 140 million yuan (HK$160 million), state media reports. The Liuzhou
Intermediate People’s Court in southwestern Guangxi sentenced...
“I
wish the start of this court was by a million dollar corruption case,
not by a 50,000 afghani (US$761.04) corruption case,” Farid Arabzai, a
lawyer representing the prosecutor, told the three-judge panel at the
Kabul court hearing. The government...
France adopts US-style anti-corruption settlement system
PARIS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - France adopted new anti-corruption legislation
on Tuesday which will for the first time enable companies to strike
negotiated financial settlements with magistrates, in line with practice
in the United States and Britain.
http://news.trust.org/item/20161108185817-7qfns
http://news.trust.org/item/20161108185817-7qfns
From the Wall Street Journal -- Corruption Currents: Bangladesh Seeks to Recover More From Hacking Heist (14 Nov 2016)
From the Wall Street Journal -- Corruption Currents: Bangladesh Seeks to Recover More From Hacking Heist (14 Nov 2016). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/11/14/corruption-currents-bangladesh-seeks-to-recover-more-from-hacking-heist/
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
UNDP and Australia team up to boost corruption fight in Asia-Pacific
The United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and the Australian Government are launching
"Anti-Corruption for Peaceful and Inclusive Societies" or ACPIS, a
new 4-year partnership to strengthen national anti-corruption efforts in the
Asia-Pacific region.
An Inception
Meeting on 24-25 November 2016 in Bangkok will bring together different
stakeholders from Asia-Pacific and present to them the ACPIS project and its
priorities. The meeting will be a venue to understand the priorities of
stakeholders, and reach consensus on the roadmap for collaboration,
partnerships, and implementation plans for the next four years.
Funding support
and technical assistance for ACPIS comes from Australia, through its Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which is providing a total budget of A$6.55
million from 2016 to 2020.
ACPIS is a
partnership with UNDP, with close collaboration by the United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime and UNDP Pacific Center, which is based in Fiji.
The project directly supports Goal 16 of the United
Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Goal 16 seeks to "promote peaceful and inclusive societies
for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build
effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels."
ACPIS focuses on three objectives:
(1) Putting in place anti-corruption solutions in the
health, education, water, infrastructure, and other relevant service delivery
sectors by minimizing corruption risks through corruption risk assessments and
strengthening social accountability;
(2) Strengthening country capacities to implement the
United Nation’s Convention Against Corruption, particularly focusing on
mainstreaming anti-corruption measures in national development processes and
strengthening the capacity of anti-corruption agencies in preventing
corruption; and,
(3) Promoting advocacy and knowledge to support
national anti-corruption efforts, including providing knowledge on topical
issues, such as a better understanding of the link between violent extremism
and corruption.
For more information about ACPIS, please contact:
Elodie Beth (Ms). Regional
Advisor, Governance and Peacebuilding, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub. elodie.beth@undp.org
Anga R. Timilsina (Mr). Programme Manager, UNDP’s
Global Anti-corruption Initiative,
Bureau for Policy and Programme Support. anga.timilsina@undp.org
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Ethical Alliance Daily News - 7 Nov 2016
United States: US law firm files class action lawsuit against Cognizant
Nov 07, 2016 08:00 pm
Cognizant
is facing yet another class action lawsuit in the US from a section of
investors for allegedly issuing “false and misleading statements about
its business and operations” between February and September this year.
Law firm Holzer & Holzer LLC...
The
Libyan Investment Authority tried to resurrect its lawsuit against
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. by adding new accusations of bribery, less than
a month after a crushing courtroom defeat in London. But Judge Vivien
Rose said at a hearing Friday...
German
prosecutors probing whether Volkswagen executives manipulated the
markets in the wake of the “dieselgate” scandal have widened their
investigation to include the chairman of the group’s supervisory board,
the auto giant said on Sunday (Nov 6). “The proceedings refer...
The
Prime Minister, Auditor-General and Government will raise a preliminary
objection to Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali’s bid seeking to declassify
the Auditor-General’s report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Senior
federal counsel Suzana Atan told reporters of the development after...
China: Senior graft-buster appointed China’s new spy chief amid leadership reshuffle
Nov 07, 2016 06:00 pm
Nov 07, 2016 06:00 pm
A
key ally of Wang Qishan, the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-corruption
tsar, has been appointed China’s top spy master, taking over one of the
most secretive ministries that is undergoing a shakeup after senior
officials were accused of graft. Chen...
The
judges are accused of taking bribes in exchange for favourable
judgements – allegations they have denied. Security agents allegedly
confiscated thousands of dollars when they raided the judges’ houses
last month. President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to tackle corruption in...
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