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Bribery And Corruption

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europe1 month ago•3 min saved

Maltese tycoon acquitted in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case

A Maltese jury acquitted Yorgen Fenech of involvement in the 2017 murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, despite prosecutors’ claim that he commissioned the hit; a key witness testified he paid €150,000 to arrange the killing, while Fenech admitted relaying messages but denied taking part. Two bombmakers and three hitmen have already been convicted, and the case continues to haunt Malta’s political elite as the journalist’s reporting on corruption helped trigger a national crisis and the 2019 resignation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.

via Financial Times|

#bribery-and-corruption #daphne-caruana-galizia #europe

politics3 months ago•4 min saved

Spain’s PM’s wife ordered to stand trial for corruption

A Spanish judge ordered Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial on corruption charges, ban her from leaving Spain, surrender her passport and report to court twice a month; the allegations relate to her work at Madrid’s Complutense University and are for influence peddling and embezzlement. Gómez denies wrongdoing, while Sánchez says the move is political persecution and judicial overreach; several Sánchez associates are also under investigation, and no trial date has been set.

via Financial Times|

#begona-gomez #bribery-and-corruption #madrid

politics4 months ago•5 min saved

Spain's PSOE HQ raided as probe widens into judicial interference

Spanish police raided the PSOE (Socialist Party) headquarters in Madrid as part of a National High Court probe into alleged interference in judicial cases affecting the government; the investigation also involves close associates of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, including his wife and former PM Zapatero, amid broader corruption allegations and mounting political tension.

via Financial Times|

#bribery-and-corruption #madrid #pedro-sanchez

world5 months ago•4 min saved

Yermak named suspect as Ukraine corruption probe widens around Zelenskyy’s inner circle

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies served Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff, with a formal notice of suspicion in the widening Operation Midas probe tied to Energoatom and a broader alleged “criminal group.” The development follows raids, allied resignations, and warrants linked to the president’s inner circle, underscoring ongoing anti-corruption efforts as Ukraine pursues EU membership and Western support.

via Financial Times|

#andriy-yermak #bribery-and-corruption #energoatom

politics8 months ago•5 min saved

Tymoshenko Named in Probe Over Alleged Ukrainian Vote-Buying Scheme

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been served a suspicion notice by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine over allegations she headed a systematic vote-buying scheme in parliament. A raid on her Kyiv office and a video that appears to show a Tymoshenko look‑alike offering cash to MPs, plus chat transcripts, underscore a widening probe that also involves lawmakers from President Zelenskyy’s party. Tymoshenko denies the charges as political and says the office search was a PR stunt; the case adds to ongoing tensions in Ukraine’s wartime politics and anti-corruption investigations.

via Financial Times|

#bribery-and-corruption #national-anti-corruption-bureau-of-ukraine #politics