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Ren Zhiqiang: Outspoken ex-real estate tycoon gets 18 years jail

September 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

A former real estate tycoon and an outspoken critic of China’s President Xi Jinping has been sentenced to 18 years in jail on charges of corruption. A court in Beijing found Ren Zhiqiang “guilty of […]

R Kelly faces bribery charge over 1994 marriage to Aaliyah

December 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

R. Kelly has been charged with bribing a government official in order to get a fraudulent identification document to marry an under-age girl in 1994. The girl, named only as Jane Doe in the documents, […]

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM charged with corruption

November 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Israel’s attorney general has charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. Mr Netanyahu is alleged to have accepted gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensed […]

S Korea ex-leader Park and Samsung heir Lee face bribery retrials

August 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

South Korea’s top court has set aside part of jailed former President Park Geun-hye’s conviction and ordered a retrial. The court said separate verdicts should have been reached on the bribery allegations against her and […]

Peru’s ex-President Alan García shoots himself before arrest

April 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former Peruvian President Alan García has died after shooting himself as police arrived at his home to arrest him over bribery allegations. Mr García was rushed to hospital in the capital, Lima. His death was […]

Yale revokes student’s admission over ‘$1.2m bribe’

March 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

Yale University has revoked the admission of a student whose family is accused of spending $1.2m (£907,000) in a bribery scheme to ensure admittance. An ex-football coach allegedly accepted a $400,000 bribe to fraudulently mark […]

Sri Lanka police arrest two for bribing life-size cutout

January 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

Sri Lankan police have arrested two people who posted a Facebook video showing one of them pretending to give a bribe to a traffic police cutout. In the footage, a motorcyclist is seen offering money […]

South Korea: Court denies arrest warrant for Samsung chief

January 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A court in South Korea has refused a request by prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant for Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong. The judge ruled early on Thursday that there was insufficient reason to arrest Mr […]

Police Open Football Corruption Criminal Investigation

November 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

Police have launched a formal investigation into the football corruption allegations made by the Daily Telegraph in September. The City of London Police said the probe had begun after reviewing information collected by the newspaper. […]

Chinese Court Sentences Former Police Chief To Death

November 11, 2016 World Justice News 0

China has sentenced to death the former police chief of the northern region of Inner Mongolia. Zhao Liping, 65, was convicted of murder, bribery, and possession of firearms and explosives, the official Xinhua news agency […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]