Our weekly round-up of anti-corruption stories from TrustLaw and other media
LONDON (TrustLaw) - Here is our selection of this week’s anti-corruption stories from TrustLaw and other media:
Global
Hillary Clinton asks India, China to join anti-bribery convention
Times of India, India
Asserting that corruption siphons funding away from critical services, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has asked countries like India and China to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD's) 38-member Anti-Bribery Convention.
Africa
Senegal’s Sall faces food and governance challenge – analysts
TrustLaw, Senegal
Senegal’s President-elect Macky Sall plans to reform governance and fight corruption in the country, but he’ll struggle to deliver on this unless he keeps his electorate on side by cutting food prices first and foremost, analysts warn.
40% of South Africans say politicians are corrupt
Daily News (South African Press Association), South Africa
Forty percent of South Africans think lawmakers are corrupt, according to a survey by Afrobarometer. The figure is a dramatic increase from 2008, when 25 percent of South Africans thought “almost all” or “most” members of parliament were involved in corruption.
Zambia’s anti-graft agency probes ex-ministers over World Bank bribery scam
Daily Mail, Zambia
Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has identified former cabinet ministers from the previous government who were allegedly involved in a World Bank bribery scandal, the anti-graft agency’s head said.
South Asia & Asia-Pacific
Indian anti-graft activist on fast, attacks ‘deaf and dumb’ gvt
The Times of India, India
India’s veteran anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare returned to his favourite mode of protest -- hunger strike -- in Delhi protesting against the "deaf and dumb" government which is "not doing anything" to protect whistleblowers fighting corruption.
Australian police and customs officers face corruption stings
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Federal law enforcement officers will be targeted by covert stings to see if they will take bribes, sell drugs or leak confidential information under new anti-corruption measures to be announced by the Gillard government.
Malaysia’s anti-graft chief vows to probe ‘all corruption’
The Malaysian Insider, Malaysia
The head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) insisted that he will probe all instances of corruption after being accused of reluctance to investigate the Attorney-General and the former Inspector-General of Police.
Europe
Italy needs independent anti-corruption watchdog to vet institutions -TI
TrustLaw, UK
Weak transparency and accountability in institutions means corruption can proliferate in every sector in Italy, highlighting the need for an independent watchdog to hold institutions to account, Transparency International (TI) Italy has said.
Spain moves toward freedom of information law amid disgust over corruption
The Washington Post (AP), U.S.
Freedom of information in Spain has come one step nearer after the recently-elected government agreed to introduce a bill in response to widespread disgust over corruption and mismanagement by elected officials of both main political parties.
Central Europe's centre-right teeters under corruption claims
The Guardian, UK
Austria, Slovakia, Croatia and the Czech Republic are in the throes of sleaze allegations involving senior politicians and governing parties said to be funded by dirty money.
Irish Justice Minister proposes new anti-corruption legislation
Irish Examiner, Ireland
Justice Minister Alan Shatter said today that he wants to change the law and exclude those found guilty of bribery from taking public office.
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