Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, has been acquitted of corruption and illegal wiretapping. Prosecutors had accused Mr Martinelli of using public funds to record private conversations in order to intimidate rival politicians while in office. […]
Malaysia has charged 17 former and current Goldman Sachs bankers – including Richard Gnodde, the most senior banker in London – over the corruption investigation at its state development fund 1MDB. Attorney General Tommy Thomas […]
Kyrgyzstan’s security forces have arrested former President Almazbek Atambayev after a botched raid on his property overnight resulted in the death of one officer. Mr Atambayev reportedly surrendered and was taken to the country’s capital, […]
Kenya’s finance minister has surrendered himself to the police after the chief prosecutor ordered his arrest over allegations of corruption. Henry Rotich is accused of flouting procurement procedures in awarding a contract worth over $450m […]
South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma told a judge-led inquiry that allegations of corruption against him were a “conspiracy” aimed at removing him from the political scene. He was appearing for the first time at the […]
The head of Romania’s ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea, has been jailed for corruption after his attempts to appeal an earlier conviction failed. Romania’s Supreme Court upheld on Monday a three-and-a-half year prison […]
The corruption trial of Argentina’s former president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, has begun in Buenos Aires. Ms Fernández is accused of accepting bribes from construction firms in exchange for lucrative government contracts while in power. […]
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 […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under new pressure after his former justice minister released new documents relating to the SNC-Lavalin affair. Jody Wilson-Raybould says government officials tried to persuade her to shield the company […]
Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has been arrested as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation, local media say. Local media say police had been trying to trace Mr Temer, who left office on 1 January, […]
Copyright © 2023 | World Justice News
