Myanmar illegal loggers / Iran probe debate / Bangladesh land services

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Locals Say Officials Took Bribes, Freed Illegal Loggers in W. Myanmar.  Lower House lawmaker U Myint Wai, of Rakhine State’s Gwa Township, accused forest department staff and police of setting free illegal loggers arrested in his constituency in May.

Htet Naing Zaw/The Irrawaddy: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/locals-say-officials-took-bribes-freed-illegal-loggers-w-myanmar.html

 

Corruption Probe Or Power Struggle? Iran's Former Judiciary Chief Comes Under Attack.  “As head of Iran's judiciary for a decade, Sadegh Amoli Larijani held significant power to use the country's legal system…Within months of a new judiciary chief's appointment in March, Larijani's political enemies looked to have been hitting back.”

Golnaz Esfandiari/Radio Free Europe: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-larijani-judiciary-chief-corruption-attack/30127184.html

 

‘Ensure corruption-free services regarding land’.  “The [Bangladesh] government officials are paid handsome salary that comes from people’s money. And so, people deserve good treatment and smooth service. The land ministry is working to establish digital services at all levels so that people can get land documents easily,” the chief guest [Secretary of Land Ministry Md Maksudur Rahman Patwary] said.

The Daily Star: https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/ensure-corruption-free-services-regarding-land-1790455

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