India judiciary / Indonesia revisions / Hong Kong stigma

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INFO: India's judiciary playing crucial role in fight against corruption

A former India law minister said that "unlimited powers [given to the] judiciary through sections 226 and 32" of the Constitution empowered the judiciary to play a crucial role in the fight against corruption.

Read the story in The Economic Times. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/judiciary-playing-crucial-role-in-fight-against-corruption-shanti-bhushan/articleshow/51171330.cms

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INFO: Indonesia government to back revisions to anti-graft law says senior minister

A senior cabinet minister said Indonesia's government will back controversial revisions to the law governing its top anti-graft agency.

Read the story by Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-corruption-idUSKCN0W2008

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COMMENTARY: Abuse of Hong Kong anti-graft body’s complaints procedures must be deterred

"Corruption involves stigma, and even false allegations can seriously damage the innocent. Since the [Independent Commission Against Corruption] is obliged to check out cases reported to it, its processes are wide open to abuse."

Read the op-ed by Grenville Cross, in South China Morning Post. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1918580/abuse-hong-kong-anti-graft-bodys-complaints-procedures-must

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