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28 May 2015 Today's top story Global: Time for Sepp Blatter's reign at FIFA to end - 10 things to consider for Friday's election Thomson Reuters Foundation (TI mention) Transparency International is calling for Sepp Blatter to step down as FIFA president and to postpone the election for leadership of world football’s governing body after the U.S. Justice Department on May 27 indicted 14 people either working for or linked to FIFA, world football’s governing body. More news Glob...

Switzerland: Fifa corruption inquiries: Officials arrested in Zurich Published on May 28, 2015 11:30 pm     United States: Nike becomes suspected player in alleged $150 million FIFA bribery scandal Published on May 28, 2015 11:00 pm     Russia: Moscow investigator detained on suspicion of taking $1 mln bribe Published on May 28, 2015 10:30 pm     Europe: EU signs tax information sharing pact with Switzerland Published on May 28, 2015 10:00 pm     United Kingdom: Plus500 says UK trading hit by money laundering rule scramble Published on May 28, 2015 09:30 pm     Canada: Saulie Zajdel pleads guilty, receives suspended sentence in bribery case Published on May 28, 2015 09:00 pm     Australia: Australia’s $500,000 payment to corrupt Fifa executive Jack Warner under scrutiny Published on May 28, 2015 08:30 pm     Azerbaijan: TeliaSonera ‘Open’ About Azerbaijan Amid Bribery Al...

Ottawa, Canada – Legislators from Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia have signed a formal Memorandum of Co‑operation, to work together across borders to combat corruption and strengthen democratic institutions in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.  This is a critical first step in a broader effort for inter-parliamentary co-operation in the region. Delegations from the seven parliaments met at a two-day summit, organized by the Serbian national chapter of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Swiss Agency for Co-operation and Development, entitled Transparency and Accountability for Effective Oversight: Role of parliament.  The summit was held in Belgrade, Serbia, 21-22 May 2015. “Corruption takes many forms, including money laundering, bribery, and influence peddling, and the World Bank estimates that the cross-border flow of the global p...

President Joko Widodo said an integrated online system for central and local government budgeting, procurement, purchasing, auditing and taxation could strengthen monitoring and improve government accountability. Read the story by Ina Parlina, in The Jakarta Post. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/05/27/jokowi-advances-e-governance-system-prevent-corruption.html

Facilitator’s note: Thank you to Annika Wythes, Luisa Senibulu, and Samita Singh of the joint UNDP-UNODC Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Project for sharing these updates.] Solomon Islands: Government takes first step against corruption. The Solomon Islands government says it is taking the first step this week towards honoring its election promise to fight corruption in the country. http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/274620/solomons-government-takes-first-step-against-corruption Solomon Islands: DCC Closer to Establishing Anti-Corruption Body. The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government says it is moving closer to establishing the country’s own independent anti-corruption body. http://www.sibconline.com.sb/d-c-c-closer-to-establish-anti-corruption-body/ Solomon Islands: Call to sack officials over bauxite export. A concerned Rennell landowner has called on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to remove Members of Parliament and senior government officers who have...

The thorny question facing China’s anti-corruption campaign: how far up the chain of command to go. Read the story by Bo Zhiyue, in The Diplomat. http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/a-dilemma-for-chinas-corruption-fighters/

To avoid the temptation of corruption, the officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police gave the 5,000-strong police force of Caraga (an administrative region of the Philippines on the northeastern portion of the island of Mindanao) a simple but time-tested piece of advice: Don't be a womanizer. Read the story by Benedict Serrano, in CNN Philippines. http://cnnphilippines.com/regional/2015/05/22/PNP-OIC-Leonardo-Espina-gives-advice-to-Caraga-cops.html

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is bracing for a flood of legal challenges from corruption convicts and suspects after a Jakarta court judge ruled that the agency's investigation of a graft suspect was illegal because the KPK used independent investigators no longer with the police or the Attorney General's Office. Read the story by Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/27/us-indonesia-corruption-idUSKBN0OC16B20150527

26 May 2015 Today's top story Angola: Angolan prosecutors seek one-month jail for activist Agence France-Presse Angolan prosecutors on Monday sought a suspended one-month jail sentence for anti-corruption activist Rafael Marques despite a deal to drop defamation charges against him, his lawyer said. More news Israel: Corruption is institutionalized, say activists, as Israeli ex-prime minister is jailed Vice (TI mention) Kenya: Kenya's anti-graft body says two ministers should be ...

United States: Shareholder Group Says Ernst & Young Knew About Wal-Mart Mexico Bribery Allegations Published on May 26, 2015 11:30 pm     Brazil: Brazil Examines HSBC Clients Who Put $5.4 Billion in Switzerland Published on May 26, 2015 11:00 pm     Russia: The multi-million pound corruption scandal engulfing Russia’s space industry Published on May 26, 2015 10:30 pm     Assessing third party risks in a shrinking world Published on May 26, 2015 10:00 pm     Israel: Ehud Olmert sentenced to eight months in prison for corruption Published on May 26, 2015 09:30 pm     Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan to amend legislation regarding offshore companies Published on May 26, 2015 09:00 pm     Australia: AFP drops corrupt conduct inquiry as Gillian Triggs decides against complaint Published on May 26, 2015 08:30 pm     India: Black money: Swiss reveal bank details, 2 Indians on the lis...