Peruvian democracy weakened as government consolidates control: Report | Politics News

Peruvian democracy weakened as government consolidates control: Report | Politics News

Peruvian democracy has continued to deteriorate more than a year after the removal of former President Pedro Castillo, according to a recent report from the Washington-based nonprofit Freedom House. The report — released this month — traced the lingering effects of a government crackdown on protesters, as well as efforts…

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal arrested over corruption claims | Elections News

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal arrested over corruption claims | Elections News

Kejriwal is a key leader in an opposition alliance challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP in elections next month. Delhi Chief Minister and prominent opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by India’s financial crime agency in connection with corruption allegations related to the city’s liquor policy, his party has…

Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan’s president for second time | Elections News

Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan’s president for second time | Elections News

Pakistani lawmakers vote for return of widower of Benazir Bhutto after elections marred by rigging claims. Pakistan Peoples Party’s co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has won a second term as Pakistan’s president, supported by the ruling coalition in a vote by parliament and regional assemblies. Zardari secured 411 votes, while his opponent,…

Germany confirms probe into former Lebanon central bank chief Salameh | Money Laundering News

Germany confirms probe into former Lebanon central bank chief Salameh | Money Laundering News

Prosecutors say Riad Salameh, the bank’s governor from 1993 to 2023, is being investigated for money laundering and other crimes. Prosecutors in Germany have confirmed they are investigating Lebanon’s former central bank chief for money laundering and other crimes and have issued an arrest warrant for him. Riad Salameh, the…

Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz found guilty of perjury | Courts News

Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz found guilty of perjury | Courts News

Kurz receives eight month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying to a parliamentary inquiry. Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has received an eight-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of perjury by a Vienna court after a four-month trial. The former leader, once hailed as a “wunderkind” of…

Ex-boss of China’s state-run bank Everbright arrested on corruption charges | Corruption News

Ex-boss of China’s state-run bank Everbright arrested on corruption charges | Corruption News

Tang Shuangning is latest in long line of high-profile figures to be ensnared in Xi Jinping’s anticorruption drive. The former head of China’s state-owned banking giant Everbright Group has been arrested for alleged corruption, prosecutors have said. Tang Shuangning, 69, was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes and embezzlement following…

As Arevalo inauguration approaches, Guatemalans express cautious optimism | Elections News

As Arevalo inauguration approaches, Guatemalans express cautious optimism | Elections News

Guatemala City, Guatemala – Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo is poised to assume office on Sunday, following his landslide victory in the 2023 presidential elections. But Arevalo’s impending inauguration has been overshadowed by a string of recent legal attacks against him and his party — widely interpreted as attempts to overturn…

Ex-ANC chiefs Zuma and Magashule team up ahead of South Africa’s elections | Corruption News

Ex-ANC chiefs Zuma and Magashule team up ahead of South Africa’s elections | Corruption News

The pair lost their jobs over corruption allegations but recently formed separate parties ahead of voting. South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has joined forces with another graft-tainted former ruling party official, announcing a political alliance ahead of the 2024 elections in a blow to the embattled African National Congress…

Nigerian president suspends humanitarian minister in corruption scandal | Corruption News

Nigerian president suspends humanitarian minister in corruption scandal | Corruption News

Betta Edu and predecessor are being investigated for suspicious financial dealings in the humanitarian affairs ministry. Nigeria’s president on Monday suspended the country’s minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation over the use of a private bank account for ministry financial transactions in the government’s social welfare program. Betta Edu…

Malaysia anticorruption body probes ex-finance minister for abuse of power | Corruption News

Malaysia anticorruption body probes ex-finance minister for abuse of power | Corruption News

Daim Zainuddin, an ally of former PM Mahathir Mohamad, has described the investigation as a ‘political witch-hunt’. Malaysia’s anticorruption agency has said it was investigating Daim Zainuddin, a former finance minister and key ally of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, under the country’s abuse of power and money laundering laws….