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Peru prosecutors increase pressure on president as they order allies detained

Peruvian prosecutors on Tuesday detained five allies of embattled President Pedro Castillo, who is facing several criminal investigations over corruption allegations during his one year in office.

Reuters

84 years since Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act of 1937, but prohibition is not yet a reality, laments Madras HC

It quashes a tender notification issued by Tasmac on the ground that it would only lead to confusion and corruption

The Hindu

Brazil's slippage in corruption index clouds OECD membership, report says

Brazil slipped in its global corruption positioning due to government interference in the work of law enforcement agencies that has caused serious consequences for anti-graft efforts, Transparency International (TI) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Racist comments. Corruption. City Hall in chaos. Welcome to LA politics 2022

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Hall has felt under siege the last few years.

Los Angeles Times

‘Devastating’ outcomes for woman abused by police officer husband after Ibac failures, report finds

Woman’s escape plan had previously been leaked to abuser, but Victorian anti-corruption body referred case back to police’s internal investigations

The Guardian - AU

Key issues as Malaysia gets set to go to the polls

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob called for an early election on Monday, to win a stronger mandate and stabilise a rocky political landscape that has persisted in the wake of the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal and Covid crisis.

Bangkok Post

Explainer-Key issues as Malaysia gets set to go to the polls

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob called for an early election on Monday, to win a stronger mandate and stabilise a rocky political landscape that has persisted in the wake of the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal and COVID crisis.

Reuters

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‘Trump is the man’: trial paints a White House plagued by foreign influence

The legal woes of investor Tom Barrack, accused of secretly lobbying for the Emirati regime, add to the image of a Trump circle beset by influence-peddling and corruption

The Guardian - US

‘$250,000 cash in a brown paper bag.’ How legal weed unleashed corruption in California

In the San Gabriel Valley, a city councilman demanded bribes from businesses seeking cannabis licenses, according to a source cooperating with the FBI.

Los Angeles Times

Shameful, says Ravi Shankar Prasad on Nitish Kumar's disapproval of CBI chargesheet against Lalu Prasad

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar voiced his disapproval of the CBI chargesheet against Lalu Prasad in a case pertaining to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief's tenure as the railway minister

The Hindu

Liverpool Council completed land deal with developer after he was arrested in corruption probe

Local authority completed land deal with suspect in Operation Aloft probe

Liverpool Echo

God sent me to destroy the descendants of Kansa: Kejriwal in Gujarat

Delhi CM’s campaign tour is met with anti-AAP posters and slogans

The Hindu

Football corruption and the remarkable road to Qatar’s World Cup

The most significant day in the history of modern football ended with the award of a tainted event that is now weeks away

The Guardian - UK

The rise and fall of another Chicago political dynasty — the 34th Ward Democrats

“We were in the same political family,” former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. says. “We were able to elect a county commissioner, we were able to elect state reps, senators — and it all came out of that organization.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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BJP State executive sets tone for party’s poll campaign by accusing Congress of ‘divisive mindset’

It adopts a resolution ridiculing Bharat Jodo Yatra and accusing the erstwhile Siddaramaiah regime of indulging in rampant corruption

Al Jazeera

Nigerians decry extortion, delays at passport offices home and abroad

Many Nigerians say getting a passport is now cumbersome due to corruption and government inefficiency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen: Militias Reopen Iranian Hospital That Was Used as Spy Center

The Iranian-backed Houthi militias reopened an Iranian hospital in Sanaa, 13 years after closing it and using it as a center for spying and promoting extremism. The militias changed the hospital's name and allocated more than 3.5 billion riyals to equip it. The move is considered one of the group's…

Al Jazeera

UN resolution flags Sri Lanka rights abuses, economic crisis

UN Human Rights Council renews mandate to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities during the decades-long civil war.

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The Guardian - AU

From minister to lobbyist in three months: New Zealand needs to do better on transparency

The rules should not allow an MP to be reading cabinet papers in June and then lobbying former colleagues in October

ABC News

Former Queensland Health Metro North boss Malcolm Stamp has corruption charges dropped

It had been claimed Malcolm Stamp arranged a job for his daughter when he was the chief executive of Metro North Health and Hospital Service, but the charges were withdrawn by the prosecution.

AAP

IBAC should explain hearings: Vic inquiry

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry says the state's corruption watchdog should be required to set out its reasons for public hearings.

Reason

Chicago's Red Light Cameras Keep Fueling Corruption Scandals

A state senator joins several local officials in federal indictments for taking bribes in exchange for contracts.

The Hindu

Senthilbalaji, Tamil Nadu’s resourceful party hopper

Corruption allegations against V. Senthilbalaji are a problem for M.K. Stalin

The Conversation

Will the National Anti-Corruption Commission actually stamp out corruption in government?

Last week, the government introduced into parliament the bill establishing the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

Asharq Al-Awsat

Energy Crisis Feared by Europe Long a Reality in Iraq

Europe may fear an energy crisis over the coming winter, but for Iraqis an unstable power supply and frequent blackouts have been a reality during decades of war and turmoil. The Middle Eastern country is rich in oil, but endemic corruption and devastating conflict have taken a heavy toll on…

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