Daily Corruption News: 26 April 2012
Posted 26 April 2012
Today's top story
Pakistan: Pakistan's top court convicts PM of contemptAssociated Press
The Supreme Court convicted Pakistan’s prime minister of contempt on Thursday but spared him a prison term for refusing to reopen a corruption case against his boss, the president – a verdict that means the premier could limp on in office for months to come, possibly until elections.
More news
Global: FIFA publishes anti-corruption code of conductAssociated Press
Global: Mexico starts investigation in Wal-Mart bribery case
Reuters (TI mention)
Ghana: Transparency International to monitor Ghana’s abuse of incumbency, political corruption during election
Ghana News Agency (TI mention)
Nigeria: Nigeria parliament urges fuel subsidy graft arrests
Reuters
USA: Los Angeles airport screeners arrested on drug, corruption charges
Reuters
Blogs and opinion
Global: Is Hollywood bribing China?The New Yorker
Philippines:Opinion: Public spectacle not enough to clean up graft in the Philippines
CNN
USA:The Corruption Law that Scares the Bejesus Out of Corporate America
The Atlantic
News from Transparency International
On the blog: Truth or consequences? The problem with settlements and the World Bank’s debarment of Alstom unitsNews: Greece: 8 practical recommendations against corruption
