Daily Corruption News: 14 February 2013

Today's top story

Italy: Berlusconi tells Italian firms to keep bribing after Orsi arrest
Bloomberg

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi criticized prosecutors for arresting Finmeccanica SpA’s ex-chief executive officer, Giuseppe Orsi, and said global companies that shun graft are destined to fall behind.

More news

Global: Europol breaks up multi-million euro Internet fraud gang
Reuters

Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani politician arrested on corruption charge
Associated Press

Egypt: Egyptian court orders release of one of Mubarak's closest aides
Reuters

Indonesia: Indonesia beef imports rife with corruption
The Jakarta Globe

Russia: Russian Parliament Ethics Chief steps aside over reports of undisclosed properties
New York Times

South Africa: Former SA coach match-fixing sentence 'a warning'
BBC

UK: NHS whistleblower claims he was forced to quit then gagged
The Guardian

Blogs and opinion

Global: ‘Corrupt’ and ‘inefficient’: What BP really thinks of Russia
WSJ (blogs)

India: Corruption trumps reforms and economics in Kejriwal’s politics
Reuters (blogs)

News from Transparency International

Web feature: Promoting corporate transparency in the Baltic Sea Region
Interactive timeline: Celebrating 20 years of fighting corruption