United States: Trafigura investigated for alleged corruption, market manipulation
Jun 01, 2020 06:00 pm
Global commodities trader Trafigura is under investigation by US authorities for alleged corruption and market manipulation relating to oil trading, the Guardian has learned. The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is leading a far-reaching probe into the activities of the oil and metals trading house, including its operations in
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China: BNP Paribas Chinese Unit Fined for Anti-Money Laundering Violations
Jun 01, 2020 05:30 pm
The Chinese unit of European banking giant BNP Paribas SA was fined 2.7 million yuan ($378,200) by China’s central bank for failure to verify client identification and report large and suspicious transactions as required. Three senior executives of BNP Paribas (China) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Paris-based bank,
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Bosnia: Bosnians protest as officials accused of COVID-19 graft
Jun 01, 2020 05:00 pm
Thousands of Bosnians took to the streets on Saturday to protest against bad governance, nationalism and corruption as senior government officials face graft accusations related to the procurement of defective ventilators for COVID-19 patients. The protest was organised by a small moderate party, the Platform for Progress, and joined by
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Australia: AFP corruption scandal sees top cops involved in a ‘mafia-style group’ investigated
Jun 01, 2020 04:30 pm
A corruption scandal is threatening to engulf the Australian Federal Police after a series of dawn raids ended in the suspension of four protective service officers. The ‘mafia-style’ group is now under investigation, embroiling the federal force in its biggest scandal in decades. It is feared the group have been
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Thailand: Graft seen in medical purchases
Jun 01, 2020 04:00 pm
The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has found suspected irregularities in purchases of medical equipment and essential supplies related to Covid-19 at 19 local administrative organisations (LAOs) during a nationwide inspection. Pol Lt Col Wannop Somjintanakul, PACC’s secretary-general, said the officials have examined spending by LAOs to battle Covid-19 and
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Indonesia: PDI-P politician receives ‘light’ sentence in KPU bribery case as key suspect remains free
Jun 01, 2020 03:30 pm
Jakarta Corruption Court judges sentenced Saeful Bahri, a member of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), to one year and eight months behind bars for his involvement in a bribery case implicating General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Wahyu Setiawan. During a verdict hearing on Thursday, the bench also
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