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31 Mar 2011
Lithuanian Minister of Economy Resigns over Allegations of Mishandling Eu Funds
The Lithuanian Minister of Economy, Dainius Kreivys, announced that he would resign from his post, which he has held since late 2008, over allegations by a watchdog group that he inappropriately appropriated EU funds to a company that he had previously headed and which is currently owned in part by his mother. To read […]
31 Mar 2011
France Suspected of Blackmailing Poland over Relations With Russia
According to a leaked diplomatic cable via
31 Mar 2011
Junior Judge Sacked for Embezzlement
Denitsa Ouroumova, the daughter of Supreme Administrative Court judge Nikolai Uroumov, held a junior judge position in the Blagoevgrad District Court until she was fired, mediapool.bg reported today. While Ms. Ouroumova is the first magistrate to lose their job over the real estate scandal in Primorsko, a resort town on the Black Sea, she is […]
31 Mar 2011
Kyrgyz Mp Vows to Resign if Corruption Is Proven
Irkhak Pirmatov, a Kyrgyz MP of the Respublika party, vowed to resign from his post if Omurbek Tekebaev, the former speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament, could prove his allegations surrounding Pirmatov’s time as the head of the Kyrgyz oil and gas company. If not, Pirmatov vowed to strip Tekebaev of his parliamentary immunity and have […]
31 Mar 2011
Ukrainian Officials Have Received over €1 Million in Bribes This Year Alone
Acting Chief of the Interior Ministry’s Main Department for Combating Organized Crime, Eduard Fedosov, reported that Ukrainian officials have already collected more than €1.1 million (12.62 Ukrainian Hr) in bribes this year alone. Furthermore, the average bribe amounted to more than €16,100.00 (177,000 Ukrainian Hr), with the largest single bribe amounting to more than €728,000.00 […]
31 Mar 2011
Romanian Mps’ Greed Exposed by Journalist’s Sms
A journalist from Romania Libera, posing as a business from the United Arab Emirates, sent a text message (SMS) to 460 Romanian MPs and Senators offering to make a deal with them. According to Euractive.com’s report, An ‘explosion’ of telephone calls followed – 113 calls and 68 SMS messages – requesting a meeting. Only nine […]
31 Mar 2011
Former Romanian Minister Defends Himself Against Involvement in Corruption Scheme
Vasile Blaga, a former minister in Romania, is under suspicion of having taken part in a customs corruption scheme. Defending himself on Wednesday, Mr. Blaga stated that he had never recommended anyone to head customs offices, in direct contradiction to his own words in an interview in February with the local newspaper Puterea. An aide […]
31 Mar 2011
Romania Redoubles Efforts on Border Corruption
As Romania prepares to enter the Schengen Agreement, Romanian police and anti-corruption agents have increased raids at border check points throughout the country. This comes at a time when Western European countries like France and Germany are concerned about Romanian efforts to combat smuggling on its borders. While over 100 officers were arrested during a […]
31 Mar 2011
Some Indian Pilots May Have Forged Licenses
Indian lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house in the Indian parliament, are concerned that national aviation officials are not taking accusations that some Indian pilots may have used forged documents to obtain their licenses serious enough. While a member of the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation said that the problem was most likely not […]
31 Mar 2011
Indonesia’s President Considers Wikileaks Attack to Be Character Assassination
American diplomatic cables realeased via
31 Mar 2011
Yanukovych Urges Parliament to Consider Anti-Corrutpion and Deregulation Bills
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has urged the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, to consider bills dealing with anti-corruption measures and the deregulation and liberalization of the national economy. President Yanukovych stated that the passing of the anti-corruption bill was necessary because Without combating corruption, we cannot make any progress in the development of the country. […]
31 Mar 2011
Iraqi National Development Programs Get $600 Million Investment from from Un
Three different United Nations agencies have agreed to invest $600 million into Iraqi National Development Programs in order to support their development. UNICEF (United Nation’s Children Fund), UNDP (United Nation’s Development Program), and the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund agreed to the deal with the Iraqi government so that Activities will be undertaken to build […]
31 Mar 2011
Protest in Indonesia over Claims of Corruption
Neither Indonesia’s independent anti-corruption watchdog, the Corruption Eradication Commission, nor Indonesia’s leading anti-corruption NGO, I
31 Mar 2011
Police Probe Into Faked Indian Air Licenses
Following up on an earlier post on this site this week, one of the Indian pilots recently arrested for obtaining a flying license by forging documents has begun naming his source – allegedly have paid between Rs 10-12 Lakhs for the documents (1 Lakh = $2,564). Within the last week, Indian authorities have arresed Parminder […]
31 Mar 2011
Indian Mp Alleges That Oil Company Attempted to Bribe Him
An Indian MP from the Lower House (Lok Sabha) alleged that representatives of Cairn India Limited, a leader in the oil and gas industry in India, offered him a bribe. Kikrambhai Arjanbhai Maadam alleged during the opening of the Lok Sabha that he was offered a bribe by Cairn India Limited, and then threatened once […] 31 Mar 2011
11 Arrested in Oil Smuggling Scheme in Albania
Police in Albania arrested 11 officials connected to an oil smuggling scheme last Friday, with both political parties in Albania rushing to connect the other ahead of the May 8th elections. According to the 31 Mar 2011
American Businessman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison in Absentia in Kyrgyzstan
According to the Associated Press, A court has sentenced an American businessman to 15 years in jail in absentia for selling a fuel depot in Kyrgyzstan to a U.S. company at $3 million below the market rate. The businessman, Eugene Gourevich, consulted the previous government under Kurmanbek Bakiyev and facilitated the sale of the fuel […]
31 Mar 2011
Iraqi’s Protest Against Unemployment, Corruption, and Poor Public Services
Following up on protests from late February where thousands protested against the current government in a nod to the trend seen throughout the Arab world, hundreds of Iraqi’s protested recently against the Al-Maliki government. Many of the protesters had red-painted index fingers, a reference to the ink used in order to show that a person […]
21 Mar 2011
Revolutions Against Corruption Continue: Bahrain, Yemen and Libya
While protests against corrupt dictators in Tunisia and Egypt are finally reaching closure,
21 Mar 2011
the European Commission Releases Progress Reports on Romania and Bulgaria
On February 18, the European Commission issued its 8th progress report under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism. Romania failed to prove its capacity to tackle high level corruption. Bulgaria has to continue judicial reform. Read more about this topic on Euractiv.com.
15 Mar 2011
Corruption Arrests in Georgia
On February 4, 2011, Georgian news agencies were reporting the arrest of three officials who had allegedly leased state property illegally. Director of the Children’s National Center, Mr Valery Jokhadze, director of the Vocational Educational Center at the Education Ministry, Mr Zaza Avaliani and his deputy, Mr Murman Khvedelidze, have been detained by General Prosecutor’s […]
15 Mar 2011
Spree of Corruption Arrests at the Romanian Borders
In just one week, 150 custom officers from Siret, Caras Severin and Timis were arrested for 29 days, pending trial. At the same time, a 130,000 Euro bribe in exchange of an appointment as a custom officer led to the dismissal the head of the Halmeu custom, Mr Radu Marginean. Former Interior Minister, Mr Vasile […]
15 Mar 2011
Resignation Following Corruption Charges
Source: Radio Free Europe, Armenian Official Resigns Amid Corruption Charges The head of Armenia’s earthquake-monitoring agency has resigned ahead of his trial on embezzlement charges, RFE/RL’s Armenian Service reports. The Special Investigative Service (SIS) claimed in December that Alvaro Antonian, head of the National Service For Seismic Defense, took 3.3 million drams ($9,100) of a […] 15 Mar 2011
Corruption Caught on Tape Sets Albania on Fire Once More
Source: BalkanInsight.com, cited from Albania Video Corruption Scandal Takes Hollywood Twist, published February 15, 2011 A video released to the local media by former economy minister Dritan Prifit allegedly shows former deputy minister Ilir Meta discussing corrupt deals. Albanian prosecutors have now announced that IT experts found another video on Prifti’s computer, which he voluntarily […] 15 Mar 2011