Pakistan Govt report uncovers corruption / Politician receives 'light' sentence in bribery case / What Cheap Oil Means for Corruption and Governance

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Pakistan: Govt report uncovers corruption in CPEC projects. An internal report of a committee formed by the Pakistani government in August 2019 has shed light on corruption and lack of transparency in the projects related to the China-Pakistan Economic corridor (CPEC). The report has uncovered Beijing’s real intentions behind the CPEC, often hailed as the symbol of Pakistan-China bonhomie. The CPEC’s final objective is said to be exploiting Pakistan’s shirking economy through the creation of corrupt elite and a friendly army establishment. 

 

 

 

(Indonesia) Politician receives 'light' sentence in KPU bribery case as key suspect remains free. “Jakarta Corruption Court judges sentenced Saeful Bahri, a member of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), to one year and eight months behind bars for his involvement in a bribery case implicating General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Wahyu Setiawan. The sentence was lower than Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors’ demand of two years and eight months’ imprisonment.” 

 

 

 

COVID-19 and Corruption: What Cheap Oil Means for Corruption and Governance (webinar). “Given this scenario, what are the implications of the Covid-19 crisis for kleptocrats and corrupt elites in petrostates from Africa to the Middle East and Eurasia? What will they do to stay in power at this precarious time? Are there opportunities for the global anti-corruption community to push for reforms? Or, is this a time of opportunity for corrupt actors to seek out new revenue streams while the world is distracted by a global health crisis? Please join the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) for a discussion with experts as they provide answers to these pressing questions. Today, June 3, 2020 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM ICT.” 

 

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