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Disgraced Queensland former police commissioner Terry Lewis, who died aged 95, remembered as 'an evil man'

The first serving Australian police commissioner to be knighted was jailed in 1991 for official corruption after being named in the Fitzgerald Inquiry.

ABC News

An ICAC evaluation of SA government grants is gathering steam. Here's what's happening

The anti-corruption watchdog's evaluation of South Australian government grants is going under the radar for now, but some in state parliament might be getting nervous.

ABC News

Campaign finance reform can help keep democracy from crumbling

Current campaign financing drives corruption and ill-advised loyalties to political action committees, a reader from Merrionette Park writes. Politicians should be paying attention to the will of their constituents but instead are too often beholden to their heavy contributors.

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Lebanon's finance minister questioned by European prosecutors

A European judicial team questioned Lebanon’s caretaker finance minister Youssef El Khalil on Friday in an investigation related to a corruption probe of the country’s Central Bank governor, officials said.

Radio France Internationale

Former Queensland police commissioner Terry Lewis, Joh Bjelke-Petersen's top cop, dies at 95

He was once the top law enforcement officer in Queensland, before being thrown in jail for corruption and stripped of his knighthood following the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Here's a look back at Terry Lewis's life.

ABC News

NSW Premier Chris Minns’ job offer to Nationals mate sparks fury and division in Coalition

A Nationals MP has been accused of contemplating treachery against the Coalition as he considers a lucrative role in the NSW parliament.

The New Daily

Jacob Daniel Anthonisz corruption charges dropped by prosecutors in massive WA fraud investigation

The alleged accomplice of a corrupt WA public servant who defrauded taxpayers of around $22 million has all charges against him dropped, two months before Jacob Daniel Anthonisz was due to stand trial.

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Marcos dismisses criticism that his campaign played down family corruption

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr dismissed criticism during an interview on Thursday that his presidential campaign played down the corruption and extravagance the Marcos family was known for during his father's rule.

Reuters

Glove procurement cases take shape

The Public Warehouse Organization (PWO) has been working with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) to proceed with lawsuits against those involved in corruption in procuring 500 million boxes of rubber gloves worth 112 billion baht in 2020.

Bangkok Post

Populist plans under fire

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has voiced deep concerns over the likelihood of corruption cases resulting from the push for unrealistic populist policies by parties to win the upcoming election.

Bangkok Post

GT-200 probe lacked teeth

Former Yala governor Teera Mintrasak became the first high-ranking official to be convicted in the infamous GT-200 bomb detector case, in which he was found guilty of malfeasance in office and sentenced to eight years in prison by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Ex-Democrat Florida gov nominee not guilty of lying to FBI

Former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum, who came within a whisker of defeating Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018, was acquitted of lying to the FBI in a corruption case that also involved illegal use of campaign contributions

The Independent UK

Mexico president defends son after report alleging corruption

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday defended one of his sons against corruption allegations, rejecting a media report that his son had used his position to help friends win millions of dollars worth of contracts.

Reuters

Ukrainian anti-corruption prosecutors detain Odesa mayor

Ukrainian anti-corruption prosecutors said on Thursday that Odesa mayor Hennadii Trukhanov had been detained in connection with an investigation into suspected corruption.

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Legal Council Dismisses Judge Ghada Aoun

The Lebanese judiciary's disciplinary council on Thursday decided to remove from office one of the judges who has brought charges against the country's central bank governor and commercial banks. A number of domestic and foreign probes have been launched against Lebanon's financial officials following decades of profligate spending and mismanagement.…

Caixin Global

China’s Graft Watchdog Investigates Ex-Securities Regulator

Zhu Congjiu, a former CSRC official, is suspected of corruption

Newslaundry

Another Election Show: Kaapi Pe Charcha on whether ‘Modi magic’ can save BJP from corruption, inflation

Coffee is a religion in Bengaluru so we decided to hit the city’s coffee shops early in the morning, to catch some Bangaloreans to talk about their issues this election.

Reuters

Lebanon legal council dismisses judge investigating corruption

The Lebanese judiciary's disciplinary council on Thursday decided to remove from office one of the judges who has brought charges against the country's central bank governor and commercial banks.

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The Hindu

RAW is exempted under RTI Act unless the issue concerns human rights or corruption: Delhi High Court

The High Court’s observation came while declining to interfere with an order of the Central Information Commission.

Zenger

Venezuela Oil Corruption Massive Scandal Prompts Rare Resignation Of Oil Minister

Due to a widespread corruption scandal involving the national oil corporation, Venezuela's former oil minister resigns.

Chicago Sun-Times

What ComEd trial guilty verdicts could mean for Michael Madigan and Illinois politics

The convictions could affect the bribery trial next year of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and could spark ethics reforms and questions about how politicians are lobbied.

The Hindu

Corruption has become rampant: Satheesan

Corruption has become rampant under the Left rule in the State, said Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan.

The Hindu

UDF dares CM to deny ‘AI camera corruption’ accusations

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday dared Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to deny the accusation that a close relative benefited hugely from the alleged corruption in the Keltron-sponsored automated traffic offence detection system installed across the State at an “exaggerated” cost of ₹232 crore.

The Guardian - UK

EU aims to harmonise criminal laws across bloc to fight corruption

Proposals would make it easier for cross-border cooperation to tackle organised crime, bribery and abuse of office

The Independent UK

EU seeks to extend sanctions programs to include corruption

The European Union is working on plans to extend the sanctions regime that it uses to punish third countries for human-rights abuses to include grand corruption

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