Corruption allegations against past presidents have never led to prosecution. Will the latest claims about Enrique Peña Nieto lead to the first?
Tag: Corruption (Institutional)
Beirut Explosion Hit 3 Disparate Neighborhoods. Now They’re United in Rage
The demands for a change in Lebanon’s leadership are growing louder.
Lebanon Faces Humanitarian Crisis After Beirut Explosion, U.N. Says
The United Nations warning came as President Michel Aoun said the investigation into the deadly explosion in Beirut would examine if “external interference” played a role.
Colombia Supreme Court Orders Ex-President Álvaro Uribe Detained
A decision to put Mr. Uribe under house arrest as a fraud and bribery investigation unfolds could be a turning point in a nation used to seeing powerful politicians avoid prosecution.
Palestinians, Slammed for Suppressing Dissent, Free Protest Organizers
The activists, charged with violating coronavirus regulations forbidding mass gatherings, were released on bail after being held for a week.
Najib Razak, Malaysia’s Former Prime Minister, Found Guilty in Graft Trial
Mr. Najib was sentenced to up to 12 years in prison and faces fines of nearly $50 million on charges of abuse of power, breach of trust and money laundering.
China Is Dismantling the Empire of a Vanished Tycoon
Three years after Xiao Jianhua was snatched from a luxury hotel in Hong Kong, Beijing is making it clear that his style of freewheeling finance is a thing of the past.
Police Officers Found Guilty in Acid Attack. But Doubts Remain.
The target of the 2017 attack, a corruption investigator in Indonesia who lost most of his sight, and supporters say officials have shown little interest in finding who was really behind it.
Russian Governor Is Accused of Multiple Murders as Kremlin Claws Back Powers
The arrest of a popular regional leader in eastern Russia on suspicion of decades-old crimes sent a blunt warning to local elites empowered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Croatian Prime Minister’s Gamble on Early Elections Pays Off.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic ran a risky campaign based on his government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. It paid off, with his party’s best showing in more than a decade.