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Malaysian court clears ex-PM of tampering

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Friday acquitted jailed former prime minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in one of the many cases he faces over a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Bangkok Post

Jury to be discharged in lawyer's corruption trial

After a series of rulings, the jury for Brisbane lawyer Sam Di Carlo's corruption trial will be discharged.

AAP

Householder's claims questioned as corruption testimony ends

Prosecutors have used the former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s own speeches, photographs and conversations against him as they seek to unravel the Republican’s denials of key elements of the secretly funded $60 million racketeering scheme they allege he carried out on behalf of FirstEnergy Corp. Householder and co-defendant Matt…

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Serbs rally in support of replaced anti-graft prosecutors

About 2,000 people in Serbia have rallied in support of two anti-corruption prosecutors who allegedly were replaced after investigating corruption at the country’s state-run power company

The Independent UK

Vo Van Thuong confirmed as new Vietnam president

Vietnam's rubber stamp National Assembly voted in a new president on Thursday, who immediately pledged to crack down on corruption following the resignation of his predecessor in an anti-graft campaign.

Bangkok Post

Peru’s ex-president says he’ll surrender if extradition ordered

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo says he’ll voluntarily surrender to U.S. Marshals if he’s ordered extradited to face corruption charges in his home country.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Ohio House speaker denies dinners with FirstEnergy execs

Republican ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is directly contradicting FBI testimony at his corruption trial in Cincinnati

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Ambition, corruption and guerilla gardening: Eleanor Catton's Birnam Wood is a horror story for our time

Almost every review to date mentions the brutal argument that closes the first section of Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood. In a novel filled with incident – disasters, chases, one very bad acid trip, general maleficence – it is telling that this scene lingers.

The Conversation

Assam: Two government employees held for accepting bribes in Guhawati

Two government employees have been arrested by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mayor held 'unusual' meetings for developer, jury told

An Ipswich town planner told a corruption trial former mayor Paul Pisasale took more interest in a service station and childcare centre than any other proposal.

AAP

No evidence of fraud in weapons to Ukraine, watchdog says

The Pentagon's inspector general says his office has found no evidence yet that any of the billions of dollars in weapons and aid to Ukraine has been lost to corruption or diverted into the wrong hands

The Independent UK

Vietnam to name new president this week

HANOI: Vietnam will name a new president later this week, officials said Tuesday, after the dramatic resignation of Nguyen Xuan Phuc as part of an anti-corruption drive.

Bangkok Post

Japan's biggest ad agency indicted in Olympic scandal

TOKYO: Japan's biggest advertising agency and five other companies were indicted on Tuesday for allegedly violating an anti-monopoly law, in a corruption scandal over bid-rigging during the Tokyo Olympics.

Bangkok Post

Finally Manish Sisodia Arrested By CBI, will produced in court tomorrow morning

Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with alleged corruption in the now-withdrawn liquor policy of Delhi. He will be produced in court tomorrow morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Independent UK

Judge orders ex-jail union boss to be freed in bribery case

A powerful New York jail union boss-turned-prison inmate is poised to go free less than halfway through his sentence in a corruption case

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Prof. Appeals to Netanyahu to ‘Rescue Him from Biden’

Israeli professor Gal Luft has appealed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials to “rescue” him from being imprisoned in the US. The Larnaca District Courthouse held on Friday a session to look into the American authorities' request to extradite Luft to be brought to trial in the…

Reuters

Ecuador Indigenous organization ends talks with gov't, calls for Lasso resignation

A major Ecuadorean Indigenous organization said on Friday it will not continue talks with the government of President Guillermo Lasso, saying the government has not complied with accords, and called for Lasso's resignation over alleged corruption.

The Guardian - AU

Corruption watchdog warned NSW government of risks around plan to fast-track rezoning of land for housing

Independent Commission Against Corruption warned ‘a favourable rezoning’ of large swathes on Sydney’s fringes could deliver windfall to developers

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Ukrainian parliament passes transparency law after defence ministry scandal

Ukrainian lawmakers passed legislation aimed at boosting transparency in defence procurement on Friday as Kyiv tries to clamp down on corruption following a scandal at the defence ministry.

The Independent UK

South Africa: Fallout over power utility CEO's graft claims

South Africa’s troubled state-owned power utility Eskom has appointed an interim chief executive after a fallout with its outgoing head over a media interview he gave alleging ongoing corruption at the company linked to the ruling party

Glasgow Live

Lanarkshire prison officer who smuggled drugs into jail for convicted murderer locked up

Heather McKenzie was snared during a corruption probe into staff at HMP Shotts. The 31-year-old had befriended murderer Zak Malavin, who is currently serving a life sentence.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia’s palm oil tycoon Darmadi gets 15 years for corruption

Surya Darmadi ordered to repay the state equivalent of $2.6bn over corruption scheme that cleared protected forests.

Caixin Global

Top Graft Buster Pledges to Ramp Up Financial Sector Corruption Fight

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection vows in an article to ‘maintain a strict tone, strict measures and a strict atmosphere’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Charged with Corruption in Final Months of Term

Beirut’s public prosecutor on Thursday charged the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, Riad Salameh, his brother and an associate with corruption, Lebanese officials said. According to two judicial officials, Beirut's Attorney General Raja Hamoush charged Salameh, his assistant Marianne Howaiyak, and his brother Raja Salameh with embezzling public funds, forgery,…

The Independent UK

Lebanon's Central Bank governor charged with corruption

Lebanese officials say Beirut's pubic prosecutor has charged the governor of the cash-strapped country’s Central Bank, his brother and an associate with corruption

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