Several world leaders have denied wrongdoing after being included in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents from offshore companies. The Pandora Papers investigation involved some 600 journalists of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) from a variety …
Former Riace Mayor Domenico Lucano was sentenced by Italian authorities to 13 years and two months in prison for alleged conspiracy, abuse of office, fraud, extortion, embezzlement, and abetting illegal immigration. Lucano, who was mayor during the European migrant crisis …
A French court has given a one-year jail sentence to Former French President Sarkozy for illegal campaign financing. According to the unnamed court, Sarkozy was guilty of massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign and “voluntarily neglected” to monitor his …
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Datuk Seri Azam Baki promised to investigate bribery reports in exchange for vaccination certificates on Tuesday. The statement from MACC came in response to reports circulating on social and local media that some unvaccinated …
The Nakhon Sawan Provincial Court in central Thailand issued arrest warrants on Wednesday against a Nakon Sawan senior police officer and his six subordinates after a video of the police officers suffocating a man to death with a plastic bag …
Mozambique on Monday has opened the trial of 19 suspects, including Mozambique’s ex-president’s son, for the over $2 billion (£1.5 billion) “hidden debt” or “tuna bond” scandal. The court has charged Ndambi Guebuza, son of former President Armando Guebuza, and …
Indonesia’s anti-corruption court on Monday sentenced a former social affairs minister to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking $1.2 million in bribes related to the government’s aid for impoverished families affected by the coronavirus pandemic. According …
China’s antigraft watchdog said that a top official in Hangzhou’s eastern tech and tourism hub has been under investigation due to alleged “serious violations of discipline and law.” The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced late Saturday that Hangzhou …
The Afghan embassy in Tajikistan has Interpol to arrest former president Ashraf Ghani for allegedly running away with public funds. Russian news agency RIA reported earlier that Ghani escaped Kabul with four cars and a helicopter full of cash after …
South Korean authorities have announced in a live TV briefing on Monday that billionaire Samsung vice-chairman Lee Jae-Yong will be released on parole this week after 18 months behind bars. Lee has served 18 months in prison after getting caught …