Tag: Corruption
former Prime Minister François Fillon sentenced to one year in prison
The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled. François Fillon was sentenced to four years in prison, including one year, a fine of 375,000 euros and ten years of ineligibility in…
Madagascar soon in the list of countries at risk?
The Committee for the Safeguarding of Integrity (CSI), an independent body in the fight against corruption in Madagascar, is sounding the alarm. If nothing changes by September, the country will…
Algeria – Cameroon: proven corruption? The verdict this Thursday
ALGERIA – CAMEROON FOOTBALL. D-Day in the thorny file of the match Algeria – Cameroon with suspicions of corruption. It is this Thursday, April 21 that Fifa will analyze and…
a platform and a toll-free number to fight corruption
The fight against corruption has been officially placed as one of the priorities of President Alassane Ouattara’s third term. The government spokesperson announced this week the introduction of a new…
Revelations of a former Chinese tycoon: “Without political freedom, corruption still exists”
His life embraced the history of modern China. Born in the midst of the Cultural Revolution, Desmond Shum, grandson of a great lawyer, saw his family downgraded by the Chinese…
Brussels threatens to take legal action against the Maltese system
Brussels is once again asking Malta to put an end to its system of “golden passports”, passports granted to wealthy investors in exchange for payments. After months of arm wrestling,…
In Malta, legislative elections against a backdrop of war and corruption
The Maltese began to vote on Saturday morning for legislative elections which should lead to the reappointment of the outgoing government, on the strength of its good management of the…
Putin’s Opponent Navalny Sentenced for Alleged Corruption
Known for his opposition to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and receiving treatment in Germany after being poisoned, Alexei Navalny was found guilty of high corruption in the case he was…
“Putin sits at the top of corruption”: what Gorbachev, Kasparov, Fedorovski said
The major interviews given to L’Express by Mikhail Gorbachev, ultimate President of the USSR, Garry Kasparov, grand master of chess and declared political opponent of Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Fedorovski,…
ex-Prime Minister Borissov arrested on suspicion of corruption
The former head of the Bulgarian government Boïko Borissov was arrested this Thursday evening as part of an investigation by the European public prosecutor’s office on suspicion of embezzlement. A…