A senior police officer said that the country’s deposed leader had admitted to receiving the money.
Tag: Corruption (Institutional)
Trudeau Violated Ethics Law in SNC-Lavalin Case, Watchdog Finds
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada was found to have broken the law in how he and his staff handled the corruption case of a major engineering firm, SNC-Lavalin.
Trudeau Violated Ethics Law in SNC-Lavalin Case, Watchdog Finds
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada was found to have broken the law in how he and his staff handled the corruption case of a major engineering firm, SNC-Lavalin.
Alejandro Giammattei, a Conservative, Wins Guatemala’s Presidency
The former prisons director got nearly three-fifths of the vote, but few voters expect relief from poverty and graft.
Thailand’s Former Leader, in Exile and Wanted at Home, Gets Serbian Citizenship
Yingluck Shinawatra, a former prime minister, left Thailand in 2017, before being convicted of corruption.
Daughter of Ex-Prime Minister Is Arrested in Pakistan Graft Inquiry
Opposition figures denounced the arrest of Maryam Nawaz Sharif, a vocal critic of Prime Minister Imran Khan, as part of a political vendetta.
Ex-President of Kyrgyzstan Is Arrested on Graft Charges After Deadly Clashes
The first attempt to detain Almazbek Atambayev failed a day earlier when his supporters rushed to his defense, prompting violence that left a police officer dead.
Hundreds Arrested in Moscow as Criminal Case Is Brought Against Opposition Leader
Russia’s version of the F.B.I. said the anticorruption foundation led by Aleksei A. Navalny was suspected of money laundering.
What Are the Triads, and What Is Their History of Violence?
A mob recently beat dozens of protestors in a train station in Hong Kong, renewing fears of organized crime carrying out political violence.
Francesco Saverio Borrelli, Scourge of Italy’s Corrupt, Dies at 89
With 1,281 convictions, his landmark investigation, popularly known as Clean Hands, swept away the ruling class and helped transform Italian politics.