Daily Corruption News: 13 December 2012

Filed under:
Posted 13 December 2012

Today's top story

Global: Fifa close Mohamed Bin Hammam bribery case over lack of evidence
The Guardian

Mohamed Bin Hammam, the man who tried to challenge Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency, will not face new charges that he bribed Caribbean officials during his campaign.



More news

Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands leader freed on bail as corruption probe continues
Reuters

China: China dismisses top provincial official after corruption probe
Reuters

India: Mulayam Singh Yadav: India court says corruption probe to continue
BBC

Russia: Putin’s pledges in state-of-nation speech draw skepticism from critics
The Washington Post (TI mention)

Uganda: Ugandan donor fund fraud hits poor while down
Radio Netherlands



Blogs and opinion

Global: Final thought on HSBC settlement: how much bad behavior will we tolerate?
Forbes



News from Transparency International

Web feature: New coalition against corruption in Sri Lanka
On the blog: Will billions in fines alone make banks respect the rules?





Tags:

Stay informed

Transparency Twitter@anticorruption

Related news

Tackling football match-fixing: prevention as cure

Match-fixing is a great danger to football. We're joining an effort to prevent match-fixing from spoiling the beautiful game.

27
Mar
2013

Pilot project brings together football and anti-corruption organisations to help prevent match-fixing through education

Transparency International (TI), the Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) and the German Football League (DFL) have joined ...

Saving football = good governance + anti-corruption

FIFA’s credibility and the success of the fight against match fixing will rest on its commitment to good governance.