Daily Corruption News: 16 July 2012
Today's top story
Global: Blatter defends stance on bribes case
Agence France-Presse
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has defended his stance on bribery after Swiss court documents accused his predecessor Joao Havelange of taking bribes.
More news
Global: France tightens noose on infamous African playboy
France24
Global: Oil and gas has highest bribery rate
Financial Times
Afghanistan: 7 officials in Afghan investment agency quit, protesting graft
International Herald Tribune
Philippines: Detained ex-Philippine leader faces new graft case
Associated Press
Rwanda: Improving service delivery through fighting graft
The New Times
South Sudan: Anti-graft activist kidnapped for 2 days in South Sudan
Reuters
Multimedia of the week
Indonesia: Corruption in Indonesia could take a generation to address
Radio Australia
Blogs and opinion
China: China targets ‘naked officials’ corruption with expense crackdown
The Daily Beast
India: Hopeful signs from the corruption battlefield
India Ink Blog (International Herald Tribune)
News from Transparency International
News: Statement on the Arrest of Lee Sang-Deuk –Brother of ROK President & a former Parliamentarian
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