Turkey: Parliament Upholds Immunity for Accused Ministers
The Turkish Parliament voted on Jan. 20 to maintain the immunity of four former ministers facing charges of corruption.
The Turkish Parliament voted on Jan. 20 to maintain the immunity of four former ministers facing charges of corruption.
Former minister of internal affairs and administrative reform of Romania, Cristian David, was charged with bribery and detained for 24 hours by the Romanian anti-corruption office on Jan. 21.
The Pechersky district court in Kyiv has issued arrest warrants for two former top officials of the Ukrainian government.
Rome police have arrested 31 suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta organized crime group, seizing more than 600 kg of cocaine and hashish, along with an arsenal of weapons.
Ion Druta, a Moldovan national accused of selling weapons bound for the conflict in Ukraine, was sentenced to five years in prison for arms trafficking yesterday, Jan. 20.
The suspected leader of a Russia-based organized crime group that prosecutors say was involved with high-level contract killings has been arrested in Austria.
Top police officials from Albania and Italy met this Monday, Jan. 19, to discuss stepping up coordination in the fight against organized crime.
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny was brought in for questioning by the Russian Investigative Committee (TFR) in Moscow on Friday, Jan 16, during a raid on the offices of his non-profit.
Bosnia's special organized crime prosecutor has charged six peoplewith smuggling Turkish migrants into Germany through Bosnia.
Prosecutors in Sofia have charged eight alleged members of an organized crime group with arson, attempted murder, firearms possession and drug offences. They face trial in Bulgaria’s anti-mafia court.