Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (1 Dec 2014)

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Egypt: Rights groups dismayed after Mubarak murder charges dropped
The Wall Street Journal (TI mention)

Rights groups denounced an Egyptian court’s decision to drop murder charges against former President Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killings of protesters during the 2011 uprising, saying it erased one of the biggest achievements of the Arab Spring.

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Global: 2018 World Cup bid: Ex-MI6 officers 'found corruption' while spying on Russia during battle to host tournament
The Independent
China: China investigates senior Xinjiang security official for graft
Reuters
Paraguay: Paraguayan tailor creates suit without pockets to fight corruption
EFE
Thailand: Family of Thai princess stripped of title
Agence France-Presse
UK: Revealed: How eleven peers gave £14m to political parties before being appointed to the House of Lords
The Daily Mail

Blogs and opinion

Mexico: A government infiltrated by drug lords is a failed one
Al Jazeera America
US: How corruption abroad threatens US national security
Los Angeles Times

News from Transparency International

On the blog: Challenging corruption in Afghanistan
Press release: Dismissal of charges against Mubarak hinders Egypt’s fight against corruption

The Ethical Alliance Daily (1 Dec 2014)

United States: Former Corrections Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison After Accepting Bribes from Inmates

United Kingdom: Royal Household bribery case: Seven men and woman deny charges

United States: Visa Becomes Latest World Cup Sponsor To Castigate FIFA Over Corruption Allegations

United States: FBI arrests Imperial police officer accused of bribery

Sweden: Swedish firm Skanska investigating corruption allegations in Brazil

United Kingdom: 2018 World Cup bid: Ex-MI6 officers ‘found corruption’ while spying on Russia during battle to host tournament

China: People’s Daily Details Extent of Ex-Security Chief’s Graft Probe

Egypt: Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak cleared of killing, corruption charges

Brazil: Defense in Brazil’s Petrobras probe trying to change court

Lebanon: Disgraced Jumblatt aide jailed 2 years, fined $3.45M in corruption case

G20 Anti-corruption Action Plan Seeks Transparency

By Jeffrey Young, Voice of America

The G20 nations, comprising the world’s largest economies, met in mid-November 2014 in Brisbane, Australia, and came up with an action plan on how to fight corruption. The push at the 2014 Brisbane meeting was for member nations to pass laws compelling corporations to identify who owns and controls them – the “beneficial owners.”  It fell short of demanding that these persons and entities be known to the public as well as regulatory authorities. That has drawn criticism from some “good governance” groups, including Global Financial Integrity.

Read the story: http://www.voanews.com/content/g20-anticorruption-action-plan-seeks-tranparency/2538666.html

Wall Street Journal - "Corruption Currents: More FIFA Allegations" (1 Dec 2014)

Wall Street Journal - "Corruption Currents: More FIFA Allegations" (1 Dec 2014). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2014/12/01/corruption-currents-another-round-of-fifa-allegations/

Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (28 Nov 2014)

Today's top story

India: Mumbai street vendors: ‘Cops work in shifts so I have to bribe each one’
The Guardian
A new law aims to improve life for street vendors on the streets of Mumbai – by moving them away from their customer base. And then there’s the bribes.

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Indonesia: Indonesia overhauls oil giant Pertamina, moves to clean up sector
Reuters
Mexico: Mexican president tackles corruption after ‘the tragedy in Iguala’
The Guardian
Philippines: Filipino politician’s graft probe draws shrugs
The Wall Street Journal
Spain: Spain’s prime minister presents package of anti-corruption bills
The Wall Street Journal
Tanzania: Tanzanian PM under pressure to resign over alleged fraudulent payments
The Guardian (TI mention)
Thailand: Impeachment process begins for ousted Thai PM Yingluck
Reuters

Blogs and opinion

Brazil: Capping Brazil's corruption gusher
Bloomberg View

News from Transparency International

Web feature: Slippery justice: the travails of a whistleblower in Cameroon
Press release: 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index to be launched 3 December

The Ethical Alliance Daily (28 Nov 2014)

Romania: Romania president’s brother under house arrest in graft probe

Romania: Former Romanian education minister Ecaterina Andronescu questioned by DNA in Microsoft licenses case

Tanzania: Tanzania PM Mizengo Pinda caught in corruption row

China: Prosecutors pursue former officials of Chinalco, Shanxi

New Zealand: Disgraced Auckland ex-cop jailed for 8 years

Switzerland: Fifa corruption: Franz Beckenbauer and three executive committee members face probe

Spain: Spain backs anti-graft laws as Rajoy tries to clean party image

Nigeria: Corruption: Senators hit back at Obasanjo

Indonesia: Indonesia’s graft watchdog targets energy sector

Taiwan: 175 charged with election-related offenses

Media experts call for investigative reporting to rid Africa of corruption

Media experts call for investigative reporting to rid Africa of corruption

Investigative journalists from 14 countries in West and Central Africa, are calling attention to what they call “the disastrous effects of corruption and illicit trafficking on human development and security” in the region, and urging journalists to embrace the challenge of investigative techniques to expose corruption and illicit trafficking which they argue have held down human development and worsen security situation in the region.

Read the story in Premium Times: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/172074-media-experts-call-investigative-reporting-rid-africa-corruption.html