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APG issues Mutual Evaluation Report on Guinea

Nepal fully complied with five of the 40 recommendations made by the FATF. It largely complied with as many as 16 recommendations, partially with 16 while not complying with three.

GRECO publishes Fourth Evaluation Round Addendum to the Second compliance Report on Ireland

Notes that concrete steps have been taken in reviewing the ethics and public office legislation and that a Bill is underway to reduce the Government’s discretion in the matter of judicial appointments.

GRECO releases its Fourth Evaluation Round Second Addendum to the 2nd Compliance Report on France

GRECO concludes that the level of implementation remains the same as in the previous report. France has implemented or dealt with in a satisfactory manner six of the eleven recommendations in the Fourth Round Evaluation Report.

RUSI on the journey of and response to the threat of bribery and corruption

This commentary covers a dizzying array of behaviours including hostile states engaging in strategic corruption to promote their interests in the UK, and corrupt politicians in countries with a weak rule of law looting their public purse to buy luxury property and goods…

UN chief urges countries to reverse UNRWA funding suspension

In a statement on Sunday, the UN chief said that the Organization is promptly responding to the extremely serious allegations that several UNRWA personnel were involved in the 7 October terror attacks in southern Israel.

UK FCDO issues statement on allegations about UNRWA staff and 7 October attacks

Follows allegations that UN Relief and Works Agency staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel.

Solicitors Regulation Authority provides update on the investigation into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal

In light of the recent significant interest in the Post Office Horizon Scandal and the resumption of hearings at the ongoing statutory public inquiry, the SRA is providing an update on our investigation, building on our October 2022 statement.

SFO charges two company directors over £88m car lease scheme

Alleged that Buy2Let Cars Ltd offered investment in a fleet of popular cars from brands including Hyundai, Toyota and Vauxhall, to be bought and leased out to the public with the promise of high levels of returns.

OCCRP on massive fake sneaker ring taken down in Spain, arresting 7 individuals

Spanish police have dismantled an organised crime syndicate, arresting 7 individuals dedicated to the distribution of counterfeit sneakers in Spain. Those arrested were accused of crimes against intellectual property  occurring when someone sells and/or distributes counterfeit goods protected by copyright or brand name, such as sneakers and smuggling…

 

Malaysian politician under Pandora Papers probe linked to $52 million offshore trust and UK, US property investment

Family members of Malaysia’s embattled former finance minister Daim Zainuddin are beneficiaries of a multimillion-dollar trust with investments in U.K. and U.S. real estate, documents obtained by the ICIJ reveal. The new findings come amid an ongoing investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in response to Pandora Papers revelations linking Daim and others in his inner circle to offshore entities worth at least $31 million…

President Biden signed into law the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), criminalising demand-side bribery by foreign officials

FEPA makes it a crime for foreign officials to demand bribes from U.S. citizens, companies, or anyone in the U.S. to gain or keep business. Before FEPA, existing laws like the FCPA focused on punishing bribes offered to foreign officials, not demands made by them. The new law fills this gap, aiming to prevent corruption by foreign officials seeking bribes from individuals…

Basel Institute of Governance publishes good practices for facilitators of anti-corruption collective action

The report comprehensively covers the role of the facilitator in Collective Action initiatives, the diverse roles that representatives from the private sector, public sector, civil society, and academia play, the detailed process of establishing a Collective Action initiative and securing necessary funding for it, and effective ways to monitor progress and evaluate impact…