Daily Corruption News: 14 January 2013

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Posted 14 January 2013

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Austria: Strasser jailed for bribery in European parliament sting
Reuters

Former Austrian Interior Minister and European lawmaker Ernst Strasser was sentenced to four years in jail for bribery on Monday in a case that prosecutors said undermined trust in European and Austrian institutions.



More news

Global: Police reopen OZ, Cochlear bribery cases
The Sydney Morning Herald

Cyprus: Cypriot minister defends island against money-laundering charges
Euractiv

Egypt: Court in Egypt orders retrial for Mubarak after appeal
BBC

Malawi: Malawi government denies bribery allegation
Voice of America

Myanmar: Myanmar forms anti-corruption committee
The Myanmar Times

Pakistan: Anticorruption marchers reach Pakistani capital
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Vatican City: Vatican denies flaws that led to credit card block
Reuters



Blogs and opinion

China: Hello 2013: to fight corruption, China must fight the causes of corruption
Financial Times (blogs)



News from Transparency International

Web feature: Can technology help African women to fight corruption?
On the blog: Haiti’s hard road to recovery





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