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Ukraine: Police Arrest Man In Connection to Killing of Activist
Ukrainian authorities arrested a man suspected of being involved in the acid attack that killed anti-corruption activist, Kateryna Gandziuk, AFP reported on Monday.
Ethiopia Arrests 63 Officials For of Abuse, Corruption
Ethiopian authorities arrested dozens of intelligence officers and high-level officials from the country’s military-run Metals and Engineering Corporation, METEC, on charges of graft and human-rights abuses, local news reported over the weekend.
Nigerian President Seeks Stiffer Anti-Graft Stance
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called on Sunday for more rigorous actions against perpetrators of financial crimes, vowing to bolster the country’s legislation and institutions to fight corruption, recover stolen assets, and punish offenders.
Malta: Opposition Calls for Top Officials to Resign Over 17 Black
Malta’s opposition is demanding the resignation of the tourism minister and the prime minister’s chief of staff after investigative journalists revealed their connections to a shady enterprise called 17 Black in Dubai through Panama companies, Reuters reported on Monday.
Mexico: Drug Trade Flourishes While Criminals Hurt Economy
While Mexico’s drug traders make over US$31 billion per year, the country’s legitimate economy is taking a toll from being targeted by criminal groups, according to new reports released Monday.
Ex Macedonia PM Flees to Hungary to Dodge Arrest
Macedonia’s former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Hungary after a Skopje court ordered police to arrest him because he failed to surrender on Friday and serve his two-year prison sentence for corruption.
EC: Governments Not to Misuse Privacy Law to Silence Media
The European Commission urged governments on Monday not to misuse the EU data protection regulation to silence investigative journalists.
Macedonian Prosecutors Investigate Top Business Magnate
Prosecutors in Macedonia launched an investigation into the business empire of Jordan Kamcev, one of the wealthiest people in Macedonia, and his relation to the former secret police chief of ex-prime minister Nikola Gruevski, the country’s Special Prosecution announced Friday.
Jailed Shanghai Prosecutor Implicates 100 Officials in Corruption
The former top prosecutor of Shanghai who was sentenced last month to life imprisonment for a US$10 million bribery scheme has implicated some 100 officials linked to his corruption case, an anonymous source told the South China Morning Post this week.