From: Ethical Alliance Daily News - 25 August 2016

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World: UNODC, ICSS launch guide for ‘fixing’ investigation
Aug 25, 2016 08:00 pm
Following on from the partnership signed last year at the 13th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) launched a new resource […]
Two Australian companies are being investigated over alleged bribery scandals linked to the presidents of Sri Lanka and the Congo, after the firms sought to secure multi-million-dollar contracts in those countries. A Fairfax Media and 7.30 investigation can reveal Perth’s […]
Lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun today confirmed that he has been appointed to represent Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in a lawsuit by ex-minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim over assets allegedly linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Hafarizam said he […]
The former head of athletics in Kenya, under investigation for corruption and a doping cover-up, died on Wednesday aged 72, his family said. Isaiah Kiplagat ran Athletics Kenya for 23 years, but his career ended in disgrace in November when […]
New Zealand police said on Tuesday they had reached a deal with a Chinese-born businessman for him to pay a record NZUS$42 million (23.75 million pounds) fine to settle legal action following an investigation with China into money laundering. William […]
Egyptian authorities said on Tuesday they were asking foreign countries to unfreeze the assets of a close associate of former president Hosni Mubarak after he paid back three-quarters of his wealth. Egypt asked Spain, Switzerland and Hong Kong to unblock […]

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