Audit institutions independence index / Nepal judiciary corruption report / Republic of Korea new secretary of state

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Supreme Audit Institutions Independence Index : 2021 Global Synthesis Report.  “This report aims to inform and better equip World Bank task teams and development partners to support the strengthening of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in client countries… The report also responds to yearnings of several development partners to better understand the degree of SAI independence in countries and regions.”

World Bank: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/36001?deliveryName=DM111286 

 

Supreme Court panel reports rampant corruption in judiciary that begins with justice selection.  “A team commissioned by Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana has reported that corruption and irregularities are rampant in [Nepal’s] judiciary…The around-250-page report has identified the existing justice appointment process as the most significant factor behind corruption in the judiciary.”

Krishna Gyawali/Online Khabar: https://english.onlinekhabar.com/supreme-court-panel-reports-rampant-corruption-in-judiciary-that-begins-with-justice-selection.html   

 

Moon picks new secretaries for civil affairs, fight against corruption.  “Lee Ki-heon, secretary to Moon for civil participation, was tapped as secretary for civil affairs and justice, to replace Lee Gwang-cheol, according to Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Kyung-mee. Lee offered to resign early this month after being indicted on suspicions that he was behind an allegedly illegal travel ban on a former vice justice minister involved in a bribery scandal.”

The Korea Herald: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210730000314  

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