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Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib seeks royal pardon

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has applied for a royal pardon, the speaker of parliament said on Monday, less than two weeks after he was sent to jail for 12 years for corruption.

Reuters

Challenges mount against Peru's president, his family

President Pedro Castillo’s surprise election brought hopes for change in Peru’s unstable and corrupt political system, but the impoverished rural teacher and political neophyte has found himself so engulfed in impeachment votes and corruption allegations that his presidency has become an exercise in political survival

The Independent UK

Haryana CM announces Quality Control Authority to ensure zero corruption, delay in development projects

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced to setting up of Qualtiy Control Authority to ensure the quality as well as time bound e-delivery of development projects .

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Explained | Hemant Soren and the Jharkhand political crisis

Besides the prospect of disqualification as an MLA, Chief Minister Hemant Soren faces two PILs in the Jharkhand High Court relating to corruption and money laundering

The Hindu

BJP threatens to pull out of alliance in Meghalaya

Party is gathering evidence of illegal activities and corruption under the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government

The Hindu

Only South Africa's elite benefits from black economic empowerment -- and COVID-19 proved it

More than two decades ago the South African government put in place a policy designed to redress racial imbalances in the country’s economy. But, as I suggest in a recent paper, the policy – known as broad-based black economic empowerment) – has been hijacked and repurposed by individuals and factions…

The Conversation

Gibraltar government braces for public inquiry to hear corruption allegations

Police commissioner who retired early is alleged to have been put under pressure over investigation involving security contract

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Brazil's electoral authorities search former judge Sergio Moro's home

Brazilian electoral authorities on Saturday morning carried out a search and seizure warrant at the home of Sergio Moro, a former judge who led one of Brazil's biggest corruption probes, a former justice minister and current Senate candidate.

Reuters

JD(S) seeks CBI inquiry, alleges corruption in Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway project

Bengaluru Alleging corruption in the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway project, the JD(S) has demanded a C

The Hindu

Artists must expose corruption, urges director of documentary on opioid crisis

The story of Nan Goldin, a photographer who campaigned against the Sackler family’s Purdue Pharma, premieres at the Venice Film Festival

The Guardian - UK

VACB conducts surprise checks at RTO offices

Following complaints of widespread corruption

The Hindu

Pakistan: PTI's Billion Tree Project hit by claims of corruption

Initiated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Billion Tree Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been hit by the provincial government's corruption and failure, according to reports. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Delays, debt and distress in West Bengal

The delay in payment of wages has pushed MGNREGS workers in West Bengal to the brink. Shiv Sahay Singh reports on the allegations of corruption against the State government, the Centre’s reluctance in releasing payments, and the plight of the workers caught in this tussle

The Hindu

Chinese man's family in Australia says quest for justice led to him being jailed

Shi Boyu, an Australian permanent resident living in Victoria, believes his father has been charged with bribery in retribution for accusing Chinese authorities of corruption.

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Bangkok Post

Could Boris Johnson make a comeback?

As a child, outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly said he wanted to be "King of the World". He ended up in a somewhat humbler role, was rejected by his own party's members of parliament for his mendacity, corruption and incompetence, and will hand over to his successor, Liz…

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds had corrupt suburban mayor in their sights for decades before charging him, records show

Newly obtained records show the FBI was investigating longtime Niles Mayor Nicholas Blase in 1979 and again in 1996 before embarking on the corruption probe in the early 2000s that led to a conviction and a prison stint.

Newslaundry

NL Playoffs Ep 26: FIFA ban and corruption in Indian football

Aniketh Kalur and Gowtham Kode discuss the FIFA ban on the All India Football Federation with Ranjit Bajaj, who led an advisory panel which assisted the Committee of Administrators appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee the federation. They talk about the corruption allegations against former AIFF president Praful Patel…

The Hindu

Prime Minister should clarify stand on corruption, says AAP

Party vice-president Bhaskar Rao says Modi should use his visit to make it clear

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Top corruption prosecutor held in jail as Guatemalan elite bids to purge foes

Virginia Laparra detained in conditions ‘bordering on torture’, which supporters say is retaliation for her efforts to fight corruption

Bangkok Post

Malaysian ex-PM's wife guilty of corruption

KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft on Thursday, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year jail term.

Reuters

Malaysian court sentences former first lady Rosmah to jail for bribery

The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, to 10 years in prison for each of three bribery charges and fined her 970 million ringgit ($216.45 million).

Reuters

China expels ex-national security official from Communist Party

A senior Chinese official formerly in charge of investigating corruption within the national security ministry has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and from public office after being found guilty of corruption himself.

The Times of India

Politics of defamation, blackmail started: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Replying to charges of corruption levelled at her and her family, CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said: “I have never seen such dirty politics. I do not like this politics of defamation, lies, use of unprintable words, not giving minimum respect to people.” She added the “politics of blackmail…

The Independent UK

Malaysian court to rule on graft case of jailed ex-PM's wife

The wife of jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has arrived in court for a verdict in her corruption trial involving a solar energy project in schools

Reuters

Malaysia's former first lady Rosmah sentenced to 10 years in jail for graft

A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, to a decade in prison for seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts, just days after her husband was jailed for corruption.

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