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The growing Israeli corruption problem

The growing Israeli corruption problem

Given the series of corruption scandals that have recently captured the headlines in Israel, exemplified in a Supreme Court decision that will send former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to prison for 18 months for bribery, the general feeling is that corruption is seeping ever deeper into state institutions. This is reflected in a survey conducted Jan. 8 for Israeli TV Channel 2 revealing that 72% of…

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IMF warns Ukraine it will halt $40bn bailout unless corruption stops

IMF warns Ukraine it will halt $40bn bailout unless corruption stops

Christine Lagarde says it is hard to see the programme continuing ‘without substantial effort’ to improve governance Christine Lagarde in Davos last month. She said on Wednesday she was concerned about Ukraine’s slow progress in fighting corruption. Photograph: Michel Euler/AP The International Monetary Fund has warned it will halt its $40bn (£28bn) bailout programme to Ukraine unless the…

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Cabal of corruption in Buhari’s petroleum ministry – IPMAN alleges

Cabal of corruption in Buhari’s petroleum ministry – IPMAN alleges

Kaduna Chapter of the Independent Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has alleged that a cabal of corrupt workers are heading the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its affiliate, Petroleum Product Marketing Company, PPMC, which has President Muhammadu Buhari, as the supervising Minister. An ex-official of IPMAN, Bako Abdullahi Yelwa, on Thursday blamed the…

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Bolivian president fends off corruption claims: 'We have nothing to hide'

Bolivian president fends off corruption claims: ‘We have nothing to hide’

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has fended off corruption allegations, demanding investigations to show he has “nothing to hide”, as he prepares for a vote that could help extend his term. Morales’s opponents have accused him of influence-peddling linked to a Chinese construction firm in which his ex-girlfriend holds a top post and which won multimillion-dollar state contracts. He told reporters…

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A prominent Russian opposition figure is suing Vladimir Putin for allegedly violating the country’s corruption laws

A prominent Russian opposition figure is suing Vladimir Putin for allegedly violating the country’s corruption laws

Russian anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure Alexei Navalny said on Thursday he had filed a lawsuit against Vladimir Putin after a company in which the Russian leader’s son-in-law is a shareholder received $1.75 billion in state support. The suit cited a Reuters investigation which reported that Putin‘s son-in-law, Kirill Shamalov, is a major shareholder in petrochemicals producer…

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Council of Europe calls on Portugal to boost corruption policies against politicians and judiciary

Council of Europe calls on Portugal to boost corruption policies against politicians and judiciary

In the report, the Council of Europe anti-corruption body GRECO emphasises the importance of integrity, accountability and transparency rules. GRECO stresses that the accountability of members of parliament (MPs) has been undermined by a conflict of interests’ regime and incompatibility rules that are too permissive. In this respect, it underlines the need to evaluate the effectiveness of the…

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Adam: A grim portrait of corruption in Africa — and Canada can help

Adam: A grim portrait of corruption in Africa — and Canada can help

The World Bank long ago described corruption in Africa as “public enemy number one,” and sadly, it remains very much so. A new report on the state of corruption in Africa by Transparency International shows that bribery and graft are on the rise, and the poor are paying the price. Africa has become a beggar continent — beset with poverty and deprivation — largely because its political leaders…

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10 Most Corrupt Countries, Ranked By Perception

10 Most Corrupt Countries, Ranked By Perception

Corruption lingers at the core of many of the world’s underdeveloped nations. Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa, is perceived to be the most corrupt among 60 countries evaluated, according to data from the 2016 Best Countries rankings. The rankings are a characterization of 60 countries based on a survey of more than 16,000 people from four regions. In the survey, respondents answered…

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‘Staggering corruption': 46 Georgia prison officers indicted in FBI drug and contraband sting

‘Staggering corruption’: 46 Georgia prison officers indicted in FBI drug and contraband sting

As part of an undercover FBI investigation called “Operation Ghost Guard,”46 officers employed at nine Georgia prisons have been indicted for accepting bribes to aid inmates with illegal activity. The charges, which resulted from a two-year investigation of “unprecedented” scope, were announced by authorities on Thursday. Those arrested have not yet filed pleas. The current and former…

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We’ll probe Okonjo-Iweala, Diezani soon, says EFCC

We’ll probe Okonjo-Iweala, Diezani soon, says EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will soon begin the probe of the nation’s oil and gas industry as part of the current anti-corruption war of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The roles of some principal officers in the former Goodluck Jonathan administration, including the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke; her counterpart in the…

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Arms scam: EFCC detains Badeh, gets order to hold Amosu

Arms scam: EFCC detains Badeh, gets order to hold Amosu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), in connection with his alleged role in the $2.1bn arms purchase scam. Badeh, who was clad in a brown kaftan and a black cap, arrived at the EFCC office around 10am on Monday. The former defence chief had visited the commission on Thursday last week but was…

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South Africa: Protests as top court hears case against President Zuma Johannesburg – South African opposition protesters marched on Tuesday to Johannesburg’s Constitutional Court, where judges heard a case over public money spent on President Jacob Zuma’s private house.

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Alleged N32bn fraud: Dasuki fails to stop trial Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/alleged-n32bn-fraud-dasuki-fails-to-stop-trial/

ABUJA—The embattled former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, (retd), yesterday, failed to persuade an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, to quash the 19-count money laundering charge that was preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Former national security adviser of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki Dasuki, who was accused of…

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Amaechi faults Wike on $150m allegation Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/amaechi-faults-wike-on-150m-allegation/

Former governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has described the statement credited to Governor Nyesom Wike that he spent $150 million  during the general election as an imaginary tale, a bogus and fallacious concoction. Amaechi also said that all efforts by Wike and his cohorts to denigrate his name in the media will fail. In a statement by the media…

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Cong levels corruption charges against AAP minister, releases sting video

Cong levels corruption charges against AAP minister, releases sting video

New Delhi: The Delhi unit of the congress Party on Tuesday released a sting video which purportedly shows a man claiming to be a close associate of AAP leader and Environment minister Imran Hussain asking for a bribe of Rs 30 lakh from a builder. The audio and video clips of the alleged conversations were released by Congress leader Ajay Maken at a press conference in the national capital today.…

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Netanyahu, Prime Minister for Corruption

Netanyahu, Prime Minister for Corruption

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu found himself a new enemy threatening his ability to govern: government administrators. It turns out that the professional staff at the government ministries are preventing him from governing, even after seven straight years as prime minister with no one seemingly able to unseat him. Now that he’s found a new nemesis – presumably the only reason his government is…

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IDF officer in Civil Administration facing corruption charges

IDF officer in Civil Administration facing corruption charges

IDF officer in the Civil Administration, which oversees Israeli civilian activity in the West Bank, is accused of accepting bribes and other criminal offenses, according to details that emerged Monday after a gag order on the case was partially lifted. Military judge Lieutenant-Colonel Orli Markman confirmed that an investigation into the officer was underway, but declined to provide details of…

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