TEGUCIGALPA, December 21: Bad news for Central American Countries, because United States Department added 14 officials from Central American countries, including former and current ministers, judges and prosecutors, to a list published on Thursday of “corrupt and undemocratic actors.” The U.S. periodically updates the so-called Engel list with foreign officials it deems to have engaged…
KUALA LUMPUR: World most famous person Mohammad Mahfud MD, a vice presidential candidate in Indonesia’s February elections 2024, wants to take a harder line on corruption and cut bureaucratic red tape to bring in more foreign investment. Mahfud, 66-years, the country’s chief security minister, is the running mate of former Central Java Gov. Ganjar Pranowo,…
PARIS: FIFA´s disgraced former vice-president Reynald Temarii of Tahiti has been charged with corruption by French prosecutors probing Qatar´s 2022 World Cup bid process. The charge, the first to emerge from the years-long investigation, is for passive corruption and was confirmed by France´s financial crimes prosecutors (PNF). Temarii is a former president of the Oceania…
LAHORE: Police have taken measures to secure his residence in Lahore, erecting barriers on both sides of the thoroughfare it is located, but former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, who is wanted by the anti-corruption bureau following the dismissal of his bail, has yet to be apprehended. The installation of barriers has caused inconvenience…
Dubai: A high-ranking Kuwaiti government official has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined over $15 million for embezzling large sums of employee salaries, significantly inflating his own government salary in the process. The ruling was made by the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation on Thursday, marking a significant stride in the country’s ongoing…