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Crime Boss Linked to the Death of Journalist Jyotirmoy Dey

Mumbai police have arrested those allegedly responsible for Dey’s death, but are still in search for the motive behind the killing

Seven suspects were arrested Monday for the murder earlier this month of Jyotirmoy Dey, an investigative journalist who wrote about organized crime for the tabloid Mid Day, in Mumbai on June 11th. The admitted killers claim they were hired to kill Dey by Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje aka “Chhota Rajan,” a local gang leader, currently running operations from outside of the country. Police are still searching for the motive behind the murder.

FLARE Network Gives Award for Best Organized Crime Video-Story

The FLARE Network, an advocacy organization aimed at combatting organized crime,The Associazione Ilaria Alpi and Novaya Gazeta of Moscow have announced an award for Best International Organized Crime Video-Story ideas. The group will give €2000 Euros to help produce four stories on organized crime and/or corruption. The best of the four will be awarded an additional €2000 prize after airing.

More details and applications can be found here:
www.flarenetwork.org

Serbian tactics change in fight against corruption

Seizing bank accounts, homes, cars – anything that is the product of dirty money – is Serbia’s new tool in its fight against organized criminal groups. The tactic appears to be putting a serious scare into crime bosses, who police said are plotting assassinations of top government officials in response.

OSCE: BiH Judiciary Report

Politicians’ comments about a major court in Bosnia-Herzegovina – which covers corruption, organized crime and war crimes – interfere with judiciary independence, according to a report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) last month.

Bulgaria: Pledges to End OC

Bulgaria’s top law enforcement authorities have pledged to eradicate organized crime, marking the first time the authorities have announced a major effort to address the problem in a nation that has the worst crime reputation in the 27-nation European Union.

A look at Croatia’s Corruption Fighting President

The recent election in Croatia of Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic as President by an overwhelming margin has been interpreted by many in the media and international community as a public mandate for the country’s European integration and the enforcement of anti-corruption measures.

Controversial Journalist Murdered in Sofia

Bobi Tsankov, a controversial journalist and media personality who had recently published articles and a book detailing his experiences with leading organized crime figures in Bulgaria, was shot dead Tueday in a daylight attack in downtown Sofia.

Foreign jurists to stay in BiH- but defanged

International judges and prosecutors in the organized crime and corruption divisions of BiH’s Court and Prosecutor’s Office will soon be handing over their ongoing cases, including those against prominent politicians – to local counterparts.

TI Corruption Index

Some countries in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union saw their scores on a prominent corruption survey improve from last year, but widespread corruption still persists, according to the Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International (TI).