Corruption

Timeline: Key events since fall of Indonesia’s Soeharto
An economic crisis as well as mass protests brought down Indonesia’s longtime leader and brought new freedoms.
Published On 24 May 2023
Lebanon receives Interpol red notice for central bank chief
Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi says he will arrest Salameh if the judiciary instructs him to do so.
Published On 19 May 2023
Ex-French President Sarkozy loses appeal against graft conviction
Paris court upholds sentence but spares Sarkozy prison time as the still influential leader fights other criminal cases.
Published On 17 May 2023
France issues arrest warrant for Lebanon’s central bank chief
Riad Salameh calls the warrant a violation of law as he is investigated over corruption allegations at home and abroad.
Published On 16 May 2023

Ukraine, while at war with Russia, reels from ‘biggest-ever case’ implicating the judiciary.

Son Jun-ho, who plays in the Chinese league, is under investigation for allegedly accepting a bribe, officials say.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that authorities are looking at several individuals mentioned in Al Jazeera.

Foreign minister had faced calls to go after comments made in response to daughter’s TikTok video of lavish London trip.

Jho Low faces charges in Malaysia and the US for allegedly orchestrating theft of $4.5bn from wealth fund 1MDB.

Pena, candidate of right-wing Colorado Party and former IMF economist, defeated centre-left challenger Efrain Alegre.

The Mexican president has renewed calls for the transparency agency to be folded into other government offices.

Prakazrel Michel was convicted on 10 counts after a trial featuring high-profile witnesses including Leonardo DiCaprio.

Prosecutors say a ‘pattern’ of irresponsibility and corruption led to the detention-centre fire that killed 40 people.

Peruvian authorities accuse Alejandro Toledo of receiving millions of dollars in return for public works contracts.

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