Daily Corruption News: 26 February 2013
Today's top story
South Korea: Tax evasion, bribery and price-fixing: How Samsung became the giant that ate Korea
The Independent
It was seen by many as a showdown between politics and power, a bid to bring one of the world’s largest conglomerates to heel. Eight years ago politician Roh Hoe-chan lobbed a grenade into South Korea’s business world when, with the help of two journalists, he published secret recordings of an aide to Samsung chairman Lee Kun-Hee discussing what appeared to be payments to prosecutors and a corporate slush fund to channel illegal funds to presidential candidates.
More news
Global: Valcke wants corruption proof
ESPN
China: Corruption in Chinese army erodes effectiveness, general writes
Bloomberg
Kenya: Kenyan presidential candidates hammered on corruption at debate
Voice of America
Turkey: Eleventh-hour law prevents FATF from blacklisting Turkey
Wall Street Journal (blogs)
Blogs and opinion
India: How will India confront its corruption crisis?
Huffington Post (blogs)
Spain: Spain’s corruption scandals: the crisis of the royal family
TIME
News from Transparency International
Web feature: Civil society’s seat at the G20 table
On the blog: BAE still needs to come out clean about its past
