Laura Codruta Kovesi, the former head of Romania’s anticorruption agency, was accused of bribery, abuse of office and false witness by a controversial investigative agency.
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Wife of Ex-Interpol Chief Says Arrest in China was Politically Motivated
The wife of the missing former Interpol leader, Meng Hongwei, dismissed Chinese authorities’ allegations that he had spent lavishly and abused his power, She called his arrest politically motivated.
Tunisia Commission Releases Final Report on 50 Years of Dictatorship
The Truth and Dignity Commission published an archive of human rights violations and named President Béji Caïd Essebsi for his role in trials in 1963.
China Expels Former Interpol Chief From Communist Party for ‘Extravagant’ Spending
The disappearance of Meng Hongwei highlighted China’s opaque legal system. His wife’s public appeals for help were a potential embarrassment to Beijing.
Iraq Ferry Accident Sets Off Political Upheaval in Mosul
After a ferry disaster that killed at least 97, Parliament fired the governor of Nineveh Province and replaced him with a “crisis cell” to improve government services and root out endemic corruption.
‘It’s Time to Break the Chains.’ Algerians Seek a Revolution.
The demonstrations in Algeria have grown larger every week and now seem unstoppable. The protesters demand the ouster of not only President Bouteflika, but his entire system.
With a Second President in Jail, Brazil’s Carwash Probe Lives on
The detention of former president Michel Temer has triggered breathless coverage, rampant speculation and mocking Tweets.
South Africa Politician Arrested in Killing of Whistle-Blower
A high-ranking leader of South Africa’s African National Congress was arrested in the killing of an anticorruption whistle-blower.
He Played a President on Ukrainian TV. Now He Wants the Real Thing.
In an increasingly familiar pattern worldwide, a political neophyte, the comic actor Volodymyr Zelensky, is leading in the polls in Ukraine’s presidential race.
In Slovakia, Unlikely Presidential Candidate Signals a Backlash Against Populism
Zuzana Caputova, a campaigning lawyer making her first run for office, is leading in the polls while espousing liberal attitudes long considered politically toxic.