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National anti-corruption commission's 'exceptional circumstances' test for public hearings could be misused, lawyers warn

Designs for a National Anti-Corruption Commission could be misused to prevent public hearings, lawyers and senior former politicians warn, as the federal government defends an "exceptional circumstances" test for open hearings.

ABC News

Is the Communist party's old guard tiring of Xi's iron grip on China?

By rooting out his opponents through merciless "anti-corruption" campaigns and supressing all forms of criticism, Chinese leader Xi Jinping now seems to be untouchable. Thousands of delegates are set to rubber-stamp his bid to rule for a historic third term as they meet for the five-yearly Congress. But between the…

Radio France Internationale

Greens warn attorney general could weaponise and release secret reports of anti-corruption body

Transparency advocates argue for lower threshold for public hearings as four-day inquiry into Nacc bill begins

The Guardian - AU

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Brazil star Neymar in court on multimillion-pound corruption charges

The football star denies all charges

The Independent UK

PSG's Neymar appears in Spanish court in Barcelona transfer trial

A few hours after scoring the winning goal in Paris Saint-Germain’s victory over Marseille in the French league, Neymar arrived in court in Spain on Monday to face a trial for alleged irregularities involving his transfer to Barcelona in 2013.

France 24

China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft

China's ruling Communist Party says it has probed almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last decade, with formal criminal cases brought against 553

The Independent UK

Neymar Trial Opens in Barcelona ahead of World Cup

With the World Cup barely a month away, Brazilian superstar Neymar goes on trial in Spain Monday over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago. The trial, which is set to open at 10:00 am (0800 GMT) at the Provincial Court of Barcelona, is the culmination…

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Brazil's Neymar arrives at Barcelona court to face trial on fraud and corruption charges

Brazil forward Neymar arrived at a Barcelona court on Monday to face a trial on fraud and corruption charges over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013, a Reuters witness said.

Reuters

Iraq Confirms, Probes Theft of $2.5 Billion from Tax Agency

With corruption being pervasive at all levels of government in Iraq, the vanishing of around $2.5 billion from a bank fund of Iraq’s General Tax Authority has emerged as one of the biggest scandals in the country’s recent history. Many Iraqis believe that the theft, announced on Sunday, proves that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesian murder trial puts spotlight on police impunity

The trial of a former Indonesian police general accused of orchestrating the murder of his bodyguard started at a Jakarta court on Monday, in a case that has put a spotlight on alleged impunity and corruption in the country's police force.

Reuters

Lula, Bolsonaro face off in tense debate before Brazil runoff

Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro exchanged insults and corruption allegations during a tense televised debate as they sought to sway voters ahead of a runoff election on Oct. 30.

Tribune News Service

Malta marks 5 years since the killing of a top investigative journalist

Daphne Caruana Galizia, who investigated corruption in Malta, was killed by a car bomb in 2017. Residents joined her relatives at a march and vigil. It coincides with a trial of the alleged hitmen.

WEKU

New details show sprawling web of corruption in Southern California cannabis licensing

LOS ANGELES — As a California lawmaker called for a statewide task force to crack down on corruption in the legal cannabis market, new details are emerging in a bribery scandal that has ensnared local government officials from the Inland Empire to the San Gabriel Valley and southeast Los Angeles…

Los Angeles Times

Russian reservists called up to fight in Ukraine ‘having to buy their own body armour’

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) also said in its daily update that ‘endemic corruption and poor logistics’ remained a cause of Russia’s ‘poor performance’ in Ukraine

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Al Jazeera

Xi ‘firmly in charge’ as rivals fall in China anti-graft campaign

Chinese president heads into five-yearly party congress after a string of senior politicians convicted for corruption.

The Independent UK

Trial begins for bomb slaying of Maltese corruption reporter

The first trial for the car-bomb assassination of a Maltese journalist who investigated corruption in the tiny Mediterranean island nation has begun

The Guardian - UK

London body in row with Ukraine over insuring Russian oil-carrying ships

Exclusive: IGP&I says Greek shippers are acting legally, in rebuff to Ukrainian anti-corruption agency

Reuters

Cardinal asked Vatican police to keep woman's embezzlement secret, court told

A cardinal at the centre of a Vatican corruption trial asked the city-state's police in 2020 not to disclose evidence that a woman who was working for him had embezzled money for personal use that was supposed to pay ransom for a kidnapped nun, a police officer told a court…

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Neymar Faces Five-Year Jail-Term Request in Corruption and Fraud Trial

Brazil forward Neymar will stand trial next week on fraud and corruption charges over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013 and the complainant, Brazilian investment firm DIS, said on Thursday it was demanding a five-year jail term. Along with Neymar, the defendants in the trial being brought by…

Newcastle Herald

Minister seeks advice on Awabakal corruption report

NSW Aboriginal Affairs minister Ben Franklin has requested his department provide advice on the Independent Commission Against Corruption's investigation into the Awabakal Aboriginal Land Council.

The Independent UK

Cardinal challenges Vatican cop over hostage payments

The Vatican’s fraud and corruption trial has taken a dramatic twist with a once-powerful cardinal challenging the Vatican’s police commissioner on the stand about one of the more peculiar tangents of the case

ABC News

Former Ipswich council figures charged ratepayers $30,000 for exclusive Brisbane Club dining and memberships

Ratepayers bankrolled more than $30,000 worth of boozy dinners, fine wine, tips and ongoing memberships for senior Ipswich council figures at the exclusive Brisbane Club, RTI documents reveal.

The Independent UK

Pakistani court acquits PM, son in money laundering case

A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has acquitted Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his son of corruption and money laundering charges filed in 2020

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP govt. is mired in corruption, says BJP MP Bhola Singh

‘Several welfare schemes have been stopped, forcing the Dalits languish in poverty’

Reuters

Cyprus to revoke 10 more passports issued under discredited citizenship scheme

Cyprus on Wednesday said it would strip citizenship from 10 individuals, among thousands who benefited from a cash-for-passports scheme which collapsed under accusations of corruption in 2020.

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