Daily Corruption News: 25 March 2013

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Posted 25 March 2013

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Zambia: Zambia arrests ex-president over oil deal: spokeswoman
Reuters

Zambia officially charged former President Rupiah Banda for abuse of authority over a Nigerian oil deal, a government spokeswoman said on Monday.

 


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Global: Corruption probe 'unfair and unfounded', Sarkozy says
Agence France-Presse

Australia: Strongman's hand in BHP deal
Sydney Morning Herald

India: Defence minister admits corruption in VVIP chopper deal
Hindustan Times

Israel: Former Israeli judge Dan Cohen jailed until end of bribery trial
Haaretz

Saudi Arabia: Saudis challenged by power of social media
Financial Times

US: Rajaratnam said to be in custody, appear on charges today
Bloomberg



Blogs and opinion

Iraq: The losses outweighed the gains in Iraq
The Daily Star (TI mention)

US: FSA sets out rules to prevent rate-rigging
WSJ (blogs)



News from Transparency International

Web Feature: Building Anti-corruption into the Millenium Development Goals

On the blog: Five ways to meet an anti-corruption Millennium Development Goal





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