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Ukraine's fight against corruption isn't new. It's still trying

The Ukrainian government's recent shake-up drew attention to corruption allegations implicating senior officials. Here's a short history of the country's efforts to combat graft.

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Tunisia's corruption contagion: Country's largest commercial port in the crosshairs

Tunisia is holding a second round of parliamentary elections this weekend. Voter turnout in the first round hit a record low, a reflection of a broader apathy. And yet, the election of President Kais Saied in 2019 had raised many hopes, notably in the fight against corruption. At the Rades…

France 24

Bernard Laporte set to resign as French rugby president after corruption charge

Former France men’s coach Laporte is appealing after being found guilty of corruption in December

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US Sanctions Paraguay VP, Former President for Links to Hezbollah

The United States issued sanctions against Paraguay’s former President Horacio Cartes Jara and current Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno on Thursday, unveiling explosive accusations that they participated in widespread schemes of corruption and have ties to members of a terrorist organization. Cartes and Velázquez have been involved “in systemic corruption…

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U.S. sanctions Paraguay VP, former president for corruption

The United States is sanctioning Paraguay’s former President Horacio Cartes Jara and current Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno, unveiling explosive accusations on Thursday that the two participated in widespread schemes of corruption and have ties to members of a terrorist organization

The Independent UK

Ukraine officials who shirk wartime duties will be quickly removed -Zelenskiy aide

Ukrainian government officials who shirk their duties during wartime will be quickly removed, a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday amid a crack down on corruption.

Reuters

Juror's COVID halts ex-Ohio House speaker's corruption trial

The corruption trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is temporarily paused after a juror tested positive for COVID-19

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U.S. slaps sanctions on Paraguay's VP and former president, citing corruption

The U.S. Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on Paraguay's former President Horacio Cartes and current Vice President Hugo Velazquez, citing "rampant corruption that undermines democratic institutions."

Reuters

Fighting on two fronts: Zelenskyy battles corruption and Russia

Ukraine restarts the war on graft, and Western nations promise battle tanks. Could the two events be linked?

Al Jazeera

Match-fixing scandal threatens to turn snooker’s boom into bust

Concerns grow over the influence of organised crime in snooker, following charges against 10 Chinese players.

Al Jazeera

Mexico’s Government Is on Trial in New York

A former Mexican security official’s corruption charges reveal the hidden politics of the drug trade.

Foreign Policy

Athapol picked to lead DNP

Athapol Charoenshunsa, director-general of Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), has been appointed acting director-general of Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), replacing Rutchada Suriyakul na Ayutthaya who was accused of corruption.

Bangkok Post

Protesters in South Africa march to ANC headquarters amid energy crisis

In tonight's edition: Thousands turn out to opposition-organised protests in South Africa to express deepening frustration over the country's power crisis. Also, in a rare trial of a former president, ex-Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appears in court on corruption charges. Finally, faced with about 15,000 tonnes of "e-waste"…

France 24

Sons of Panamanian ex-president released from US prison

The two brothers are expected to return to Panama on Wednesday, where they and their father face corruption charges.

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Reuters

Analysis-Zelenskiy purges officials to keep Ukrainians and West onside

The biggest shake-up of Ukraine's government since Russia's full-scale invasion underlines President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's need to show key Western partners and war-weary Ukrainians that he is serious about tackling corruption and punishing misrule.

Reuters

Belgium no longer wants Italy to transfer two suspects in EU scandal - sources

Belgium no longer wants Italy to hand over two women suspected of involvement in a cash-for-influence corruption scandal at the European Parliament, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: why Zelensky's corruption purge could be key to the outcome of the conflict

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has announced a sweeping clear-out of senior national and regional government officials and the appointment of a new supervisory board for the state-owned natural gas giant, Naftogaz. This is a move to reassure both the Ukrainian public and the country’s western allies that the fight…

The Times of India

Bombay HC grants bail to Anil Deshmukh's personal secretary Sanjeev Palande in corruption case registered by CBI

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday granted bail to Sanjeev Palande, personal secretary of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, in a corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

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The Guardian - UK

‘No return to the past’: the man leading Ukraine’s fightback against corruption

Ex-public prosecutor Oleksandr Novikov is on a mission to build a culture of integrity in the wartorn country

ABC News

NSW Labor chooses Bob Nanva as replacement for Khal Asfour in Upper House spot

Bob Nanva is credited with introducing corporate governance reform during an overhaul of NSW Labor after a corruption probe into party donations.

Al Jazeera

Mongolia vows to clean up coal trade after fury over China deals

Mongolia’s government will auction coal on the stock exchange after scandal involving underground coal sales.

ABC News

South Australia's Independent Commission Against Corruption to look into state government grant programs

The Independent Commission Against Corruption announces it will evaluate the state government's grant administration system.

Los Angeles Times

US expected to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, directing a political message to Germany

WASHINGTON — Putting aside resistance from the Pentagon and elsewhere, the Biden administration is planning to announce a decision to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, officials said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Exec: Utility bled cash before alleged Ohio speaker bribes

A FirstEnergy Corp. executive says an arm of the utility was “bleeding cash” as it explored options for two aging nuclear plants eventually rescued by Ohio House legislation at the center of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's corruption trial

Reuters

U.S. lawmakers praise Zelenskiy for fighting corruption, back continued aid

Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers praised Ukraine's government on Tuesday for taking swift action against corruption and insisted that U.S. military and humanitarian aid to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's government should continue.

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