Mykola Solskyi accused of illegally seizing land worth more than $7m when he was head of major farming firm and an MPUkraine’s agriculture minister, Mykola Solskyi, has been detained after being named as a formal suspect in a multimillion-dollar corruption inquiry.Blighted by corruption scandals since the fall of the Soviet Union, Kyiv has pledged to bolster its anti-graft efforts as part of its bid for EU membership. Continue reading
A corruption scandal centered on allegations against Russia’s deputy defense minister has drawn surprise and speculation from close observers of the country’s elite. But it’s not the allegations against Timur Ivanov — a close ally of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, well-known for his lavish lifestyle — that are causing a stir. Instead, many are trying to figure out what his sudden arrest means in the power games at the heart of the Kremlin. Russia’s Investigative Committee announced the arrest...
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. India today is no better than it was a decade ago when Anna Hazare protested and a Lokpal was demanded.
MONROVIA – When the Executive Mansion issued a statement on President Joseph Boakai welcoming the Supreme Court’s ruling that it was illegal for him to have arbitrarily removed tenure position holders who still had time left in their tenure, he was hailed by many for his adherence to the rule of law. By Lennart Dodoo []
PM denies allegations against his wife but says they will cooperate with investigation and defend her innocence
The Chairman of the Coalition of Stakeholders on Electricity Contracts and Arrangements, Dr Steve Manteaw, says the government should take a firm stance against corruption, including bringing criminal charges against its officials who engage in corrupt practices. Commenting on the recent jailing of the former CEO of MASLOC on Joy FM’s News File on April […]
“Nobody fulfils what we deserve as citizens. All political parties only give false promises,” said Mohammad Siraj, 60, sitting at a tea stall in Sarangpur village in Murshidabad’s Domkal. “There is no employment, no industry, nothing. Elections come and go but nobody does anything.”
Distrust of political parties and concerns about unemployment are a recurring theme in conversations across Murshidabad, a Muslim-majority district in West Bengal. According to locals, “70 percent” of their...
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in Thailand has found four
A Madrid court opened a preliminary investigation into his wife’s activities, including alleged corruption, last week.
Ukraine's farm minister was ordered into detention Saturday as he faces organized crime charges, the latest high-profile corruption investigation among dozens now flooding the country's court system.
Russia arrested Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov Tuesday on suspicion of large-scale bribery. Ivanov is one of 12 deputies reporting to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Ivanov, who was responsible for overseeing construction, property management, housing, and medical support for the military, was accused of running a "criminal conspiracy" in awarding military construction contracts that enriched him personally.
I have badly underestimated Donald Trump. Thursday was the day that his justices — it turns out that they are indeed his justices on the Supreme Court, just as he claimed — got it through my thick head: Trump is not just competent but masterful. He is not just capable, he is supreme. Because Trump is clumsy at his alleged crimes, surrounding himself with flagrant thugs, telling obvious lies, leaving prolific trails of damning evidence, offering ridiculous defenses for indefensible conduct, I had...