Malaysia politicized cases / India court allegation / Viet Nam Integrity School

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Cause for contempt of Malaysia’s politicized courts (Opinion). “Coming so closely after Najib’s guilty verdict, the charges against Lim may boost Muhyiddin’s image as a fair and just leader…[and] may also appease some of the Malay nationalists who were upset after [the former finance minister] Lim’s previous corruption charges were dropped in 2018,”

Nile Bowie: https://asiatimes.com/2020/08/cause-for-contempt-of-malaysias-politicized-courts/?mc_cid=6e9e54fc82&mc_eid=15da50ad12

 

Bhushan releases details of graft charges.  Indian Advocate Prashant Bhushan has contended that corruption in the judiciary does not mean monetary gratification alone but includes other offences such as fraud, abuse of discretion and favouritism, and that alleging graft cannot be contempt of court “per se”.

The Telegraph: https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/prashant-bhushan-releases-details-of-graft-charges/cid/1789286  

 

Integrity: an answer to corruption (Blog). “The Vietnam Integrity School helps fill these gaps in knowledge and serves as an incubator for young Vietnamese leaders, who will become promising game changers in the fight against corruption in Vietnam."

Quynh Tong/Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/integrity-an-answer-to-corruption

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