Maldives ex-Vice President sentenced / Indonesia anti-corruption progress / India most corrupt state

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Maldives ex-VP Ahmed Adeeb sentenced to 20 years for corruption.  Criminal Court charged Adeeb with embezzlement, money laundering and misuse of government authority among other offences…[including] charges related to leasing tropical islands for hotel development.  

Aljazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/5/maldives-ex-vp-ahmed-adeeb-sentenced-to-20-years-for-corruption  

 

Widodo doing too little to eliminate graft (Opinion).  “At first blush, it might appear that Indonesia was on the road to eradicating corruption from its midst…Evidently, Indonesia is still mired in scandal, especially those involving high-profile individuals, both in the private sector and in the upper echelons of political power.”

Sean Goh/Asia Times: https://asiatimes.com/2020/10/widodo-doing-too-little-to-eliminate-graft/  

 

Maharashtra leads in graft cases for 3rd year in row, but logs 15% conviction rate.  “According to [National Crime Records Bureau] data, though corruption cases reduced by 5% between 2018 and 2019 in Maharashtra, the state still accounts for 21% of all graft cases recorded in India in 2019.”

Nitasha Natu/Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-leads-in-graft-cases-for-3rd-year-in-row-but-logs-15-conviction-rate/articleshow/78483852.cms         

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