Albanians Protest Government Corruption and Organized Crime Links
Tens of thousands protested in Tirana over the weekend against the government, accusing it of links to organized crime and corruption, according to the Associated Press.
Tens of thousands protested in Tirana over the weekend against the government, accusing it of links to organized crime and corruption, according to the Associated Press.
A wealthy Israeli businessman who was implicated in the Paradise Papers leak is being investigated by the Department of Justice for allegedly bribing high-ranking officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Guardian reported Sunday.
One of Scotland’s biggest law firms headquartered hundreds of shell companies that have broken anti-money laundering laws, calling into question the effectiveness of British corporate law, The Herald reported on Monday.
Three judges upheld the corruption conviction against former two-term president of Brazil and current presidential candidate, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.
The firm at the centre of the Paradise Papers’ revelations provided offshore services to a bank accused of financing terrorist organisations and the Syrian government's chemical weapons programme, the Guardian reported on Wednesday.
Corruption has left the only route connecting Kabul with Afghanistan’s northern provinces decrepit, undermining million-dollar repaving efforts and billions of dollars in foreign donations for road improvements, The Washington Post reported on Monday.
The Czech Parliament has voted to strip Prime Minister Andrej Babis of immunity, leaving him open to prosecution for fraud charges amounting to over US$ 2 million.
Singapore’s anti-corruption agency is reviewing the country’s graft laws in the wake of several major fraud scandals.
Manuel Baldizon, a former Guatemalan presidential candidate, was detained at Miami International Airport Sunday on an Interpol arrest warrant issued following the filing of graft charges in his home country, reports the Miami Herald.
Tens of thousands of Romanians braved heavy snow in Bucharest on Saturday to protest bills passed by parliament seen as weakening anti-corruption efforts.