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Brazil's ex-education minister arrested on corruption charges

Brazil's former top education official was arrested on corruption charges, the president said on Wednesday, noting his former aide will answer for his actions ahead of elections later this year in which graft scandals loom large for voters.

Reuters

Getting closer to clean and fair university recruitments

Proposed recruitment board expected to curb corruption, favouritism; guidelines being prepared

The Hindu

South African leader gets final chapter of corruption report

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the final chapter of a report on an extensive judicial investigation into corruption

The Independent UK

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Mexico, Brazil fall behind in anti-corruption efforts, ranking shows

Brazil and Mexico were among the countries registering the biggest declines in anti-corruption efforts as the pandemic and inflation pushed fighting graft lower on public agendas in Latin America, according to a ranking released Wednesday.

Reuters

Former education minister in Brazil is jailed in graft probe

A former education minister of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested in connection with a federal police corruption investigation

The Independent UK

Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote and political turmoil

A no-confidence vote on Wednesday threatens to topple Bulgaria's government and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, who pledged to tackle corruption and took an unusually strong stance against Russia.

Reuters

Paul Whyte corruption hearing told he started charging for fake services two days after being hired

Notorious former public servant Paul Whyte began the web of deception that led to him stealing $27 million from the Department of Communities almost as soon as he started working there, a CCC hearing is told.

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Lebanon FX Reserves Down $2.2 Bln in 2022, $11 Bln Left, Says Central Bank Governor

Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh said Tuesday the bank's foreign currency reserves had dropped by $2.2 billion so far in 2022 to about $11 billion, about a third of the level three years ago. Salameh made the comments during a recorded interview with Lebanon's LBCI TV. As the interview…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Security Forces Raid Central Bank Chief’s Home to Execute Subpoena

Lebanon's state security agency raided a house belonging to central bank Governor Riad Salameh on Tuesday night to execute a judge's subpoena, a judicial source and a security source told Reuters. The subpoena was issued in February by Judge Ghada Aoun after Salameh failed to show up for questioning as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

45 held so far for graft: CMO

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Tuesday claimed it had shown zero tolerance against corruption with the arrest of 45 persons, including government officials, on the basis of complaints.

The Times of India

Retired ACT chief justice selected as anti-corruption watchdog commissioner

Helen Murrell SC left the ACT Supreme Court in March after more than eight years at the helm.

The Canberra Times

Bulgarian PM appeals for support ahead of no-confidence vote

Bulgarian lawmakers have started debating a no-confidence motion against the minority government, on the eve of the vote that could well topple centrist Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, elected just months ago on pledges to fight corruption

The Independent UK

What it'll take for the Guptas to face corruption charges in South Africa

Now that Rajesh and Atul Gupta have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is a great deal of speculation as to when the brothers may ultimately set foot on South African soil to face charges of money laundering and other financial crimes.

The Conversation

Odinga's running mate in Kenyan election promises corruption crackdown if elected

The alliance led by Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga will come down hard on corruption if it wins in August, his running mate Martha Karua said, but dismissed her nickname "Iron Lady" as a sexist trope directed at tough women leaders.

Reuters

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Bridget Archer ‘keen to be involved’ in establishing federal anti-corruption body

Moderate Liberal MP says Albanese government has opportunity to make parliament more collaborative

The Independent UK

Pakistani prime minister appears in court in corruption case

Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has appeared in court in connection with an old corruption case

The Guardian - UK

Russian palaces, villas and yachts linked to Putin by email leak – in pictures, maps and video

Exclusive: A new investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and the Meduza news site has found links through an email domain name that appear to connect opulent properties across Russia

Tribune News Service

Economic model and US relations at stake in Colombia’s election

Colombians are voting in a presidential election to choose between an ex-guerrilla who wants to transform their business-friendly economic model, and a construction magnate who is under investigation for corruption.

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China further reins in business activities of officials' families

China's ruling Communist Party has issued rules to further rein in the business activities of the families of senior government officials, in the latest move to fight corruption, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.

Reuters

Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president

Leftist Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia's presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country's history.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Judges Extend Strike over Sackings

Tunisian judges decided on Saturday to extend their national strike for a third week in protest against a decision by President Kais Saied to sack dozens of them, judges said. Saied dismissed 57 judges on June 1, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists - charges that the Tunisian Judges'…

The Hindu

Congress seeks answers from Modi on corruption, govt.’s performance

Ramalinga Reddy asks PM to release a list of achievements of the State government

Reason

Fadi Elsalameen on Using Bitcoin To Fight Corruption in Palestine

How bitcoin can help Palestinians bypass the Palestinian Authority's control over their finances

ABC News

Corruption watchdog releases report on lobbying of the Queensland government

A report by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission suggests the risk of corruption has "intensified" inside the state government, amid a surge in lobbying.

Reuters

Peruvian prosecutors question Castillo over alleged corruption

Prosecutors questioned Peruvian President Pedro Castillo for about three hours on Friday in a closed-door session, part of an investigation into alleged corruption by officials in his government.

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