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by Sam Reeves Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s toppled leader Najib Razak was arrested Wednesday and will be charged over allegations that $628 million linked to state investment fund 1MDB ended up in his personal bank accounts, officials said. Allegations that Najib and his cronies looted huge sums from the investment vehicle were a major factor in the shock defeat of his long-ruling coalition in elections in May, at the hands […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Sept. 15, said he wants to create a body that will monitor all procurement processes in government. The President said the “office of checks and balances” will be composed of five people he himself will appoint. He said the five people are “adept sa accounting and of course audit.” “..Lahat ng purchases ng gobyerno, so malaman ko kung may nabayad, dumating ba o hindi…Para wala nang ghost deliveries, wala […]
(Eagle News)—-Special Assistant to the President Bong Go called recent reports by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism as “false news guised as investigative reports,” saying he has never been involved in corruption. “I have protected my name over the years. If anyone can prove that I spoke with (Department of Public Works and Highways) or any other agency involved in the funding of these projects, I will resign immediately,” he said in a statement. Go […]
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — Guatemala President Jimmy Morales ordered the head of a United Nations anti-corruption commission be blocked from entering the Central American country just four days after shutting down the mission. The UN’s International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala had been investigating corruption in the country but its mandate was ended by Morales on Friday. The government said in a statement that it considers Colombian Ivan Velasquez “a person acting against […]
by Liliana Samuel Agence France-Presse BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Police accompanied by sniffer dogs searched the homes of Argentina’s former president Cristina Kirchner on Thursday as the investigation intensified into the so-called “notebooks” corruption scandal that has rocked the country. The move came one day after judge Claudio Bonadio, who is leading the investigation into the multi-million-dollar bribery case, successfully petitioned the Senate to partially lift Kirchner’s congressional immunity to accommodate the searches. Police […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A Republican congressman from California and his wife were indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday over the suspected misuse of $250,000 of campaign funds, authorities said. Duncan and Margaret Hunter are accused of syphoning the cash over seven years for family vacations to Hawaii and Italy, dental bills, theater tickets and numerous other non-campaign expenses. US Attorney Adam Braverman said in a statement that Hunter, 41, and […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he was “frustrated” when he said he was ready to resign because of the numerous and almost non-stop reports of corruption in government, including those in the military’s medical services. Duterte said that what frustrated him most was the investigation report that military officials that targeted millions of funds he had allocated for the medical and health expenses of wounded and sick soldiers. “Alam mo mapatawad […]
(Eagle New) – Saying he is tired and exasperated, President Rodrigo Duterte said he is now ready to resign realizing that he cannot finish the war on corruption and drugs within his term as what he had promised to the people. “I do not think that I can fulfill my promise to the people. I said I was the first one to finish because I used the bullet style. Having been a prosecutor in […]
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Former Brazil finance minister Guido Mantega was indicted Monday on money laundering and other charges as part of the corruption scandal that has rocked the country’s business and political elites. Mantega, 69, is accused of taking money from construction giant Odebrecht in exchange for helping to advance legislation that favored the company, Judge Sergio Moro wrote. It is the first time Mantega has been charged in the so-called “Operation Car […]
BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) — Romania has opened an inquiry into alleged police violence at a mass anti-corruption protest against the left-wing government that left hundreds injured last week, military prosecutors said Monday. Some 80,000 people — many of them Romanians living abroad — demonstrated late Friday in Bucharest, accusing the government of corruption and urging it to resign. Police used water cannon, tear gas, pepper spray and batons to disperse the crowd. More than […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the relief of high-ranking officials of the V. Luna Medical Center over almost P1.5 million worth of “ghost deliveries” involving medical equipment, among others. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press briefing that among those relieved were Brig. General Edwin Leo T. Torrelavega, commander of the Armed Forces of the AFP Health Service Command; and Col. Antonio Punzalan, commander of the AFPHSC logistics unit. Quoting Chief […]
by M. Jegathesan Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak was hit with new charges Wednesday linked to a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal that contributed to his shock election defeat in May. Appearing at a court in Kuala Lumpur, Najib was charged with three counts of money-laundering over claims he pocketed 42 million ringgit ($10.3 million) from a former unit of scandal-hit sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. These are in […]
