Malaysia Najib's lawyer / Pakistan journalist killing / IMF experiment commentary

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Malaysian lawyer faces money laundering charges involving $4.9m cheques from Najib.  “Lawyer Mohd Hafarizam Harun [a legal adviser for Umno who had represented Najib in multiple court cases]…claimed trial to three money laundering charges for receiving RM15 million (S$4.9 million) in illicit funds from former premier Najib Razak in 2014 and 2015.”

The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/lawyer-faces-money-laundering-charges-involving-s49-mil-cheques-from-najib

 

Killing of Pakistani anti-corruption journalist sparks protests.  “The murder of [Anwar jan Kethran,] a reporter known for exposing corruption has set off a wave of protests across Pakistan’s western Balochistan province, one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist.”

Shah Meer Baloch and Emma Graham-Harrison/The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/03/killing-pakistani-anti-corruption-journalist-protests-anwar-jan

 

The IMF’s Grand Anti-Corruption Experiment (Blog).  “The IMF’s new approach frames corruption as an economic problem that staff must systematically assess, discuss, and address if it is distorting the economy. It is a grand experiment in the ability to pursue anti-corruption reform even in the absence of a government’s political will.

Sarah Saadoun/Human Rights Watch: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/07/26/jobs-bill-puts-spotlight-on-graft-in-natural-resources-sector-in-indonesia.html

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