Tag: Corruption
new refusal of approval by the executive for Anticor
The executive has not renewed the approval allowing Anticor to intervene in cases of combating corruption and attacks on probity, we learned this Friday, July 26, from the president of…
Former Green MP Hubert Julien-Laferrière indicted for corruption
In France, former Green MP Hubert Julien-Laferrière is under investigation for passive corruption in an organized gang and influence peddling. Investigators are interested in interventions by the former parliamentarian praising…
Senator Bob Menendez, convicted of corruption, resigns
Menendez has been a senator since 2006. Last fall, it was announced that he and his wife are being charged with accepting bribes from a number of businessmen, among them…
Three opposition MPs arrested ahead of anti-corruption protests
Three Ugandan opposition MPs have been remanded in custody, police announced on the evening of Monday 22 July. The arrests came on the eve of anti-corruption protests banned by the…
Complicated weekend for Bolsonaro supporters
The former Brazilian president, who is the subject of several investigations, is at the heart of a scandal involving alleged spying on politicians, judges and journalists. On Thursday, July 11,…
Gabonese company Sotec pays 500,000 euro fine in France for corruption
On Wednesday July 10, the French courts validated the payment by the Gabonese company Sotec of a fine of 520,000 euros in a corruption case, in which the prosecution recently…
Former First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy indicted and placed under judicial supervision
After her husband in October, it is Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s turn. The former French first lady was indicted on Tuesday, July 9, in the investigations in Paris into the 2020 retraction…
Marine Le Pen’s 2022 campaign targeted by investigation for suspected illegal financing
New setback for Marine Le Pen: the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed on Tuesday, July 9, that an investigation was underway targeting the 2022 presidential campaign of the historic figure of…
Prosecutors appeal acquittal of 28 defendants in Panama Papers case
The Panamanian prosecutor’s office announced on Friday, July 5, that it is appealing the acquittal handed down a week ago to twenty-eight defendants accused of money laundering in the “Panama…
The National Transitional Council is outraged by the investigation in France into the expenses of President Mahamat Idriss Deby
The National Transitional Council reacted vigorously through its First Vice-President yesterday (Friday) at the opening of the extraordinary session in Ndjamena, denouncing “a cowardly accusation” which only aims to tarnish…