Daily Corruption News: 8 April 2013

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Posted 8 April 2013

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India: Mumbai building collapse: Indian police arrest nine
BBC

Indian police have arrested nine people they suspect of colluding to illegally construct a high-rise residential building in Mumbai which collapsed, killing 74 people.



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Global: AFC candidate pledges to clean up football
Agence France-Presse

Algeria: Bribery claims cause outrage in Algeria
Financial Times

Egypt: Mubarak's last PM found not guilty on corruption charge
Reuters

UK: Osborne urged to improve tax transparency in dependent territories
The Guardian

Venezuela: "Estas elecciones no son justas, equitativas ni transparentes" (These elections are neither just nor transparent”) (TI mention)
Notitarde



Blogs and opinion

Global: Is someone recording this? It’s harder to find out
The New York Times

Dominican Republic: Declaration of register of interests: A fallacy
Acenta (TI mention)



News from Transparency International

On the blog: Armenia: Fighting corruption at the ballot box
Web feature: Public input sought on gold standard for corporate anti bribery practices





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