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UN-BACKED ANTI-CORRUPTION ACADEMY INAUGURATED IN AUSTRIA
An anti-corruption academy co-sponsored by the United Nations opened today in Austria with the aim of filling the rising global need for training, research and contemporary measures and techniques in the fight against corruption. The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), based in Laxenburg, will educate public and private sector anti-corruption practitioners in more effectively implementing the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The convention, which entered into force in December 2005, is the world’s first legally binding international anti-corruption instrument. It requires signatories to implement a wide range of measures in areas such as law enforcement, asset recovery and international cooperation. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told today’s inauguration that the academy’s founding represents a "milestone" in global efforts to battle corruption...
United Nations 02/09/2010 |
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U.S. BORDER OFFICER GETS 20 YEARS FOR CORRUPTION, SMUGGLING DRUGS
A former U.S. Customs employee is headed to federal prison for 20 years after being convicted of corruption and smuggling charges in El Paso, Texas. Martha Alicia Garnica, 43, a former Customs and Border Protection officer, conspired to smuggle marijuana and undocumented migrants into the United States and bribed or attempted to bribe fellow officers, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said in a statement. Garnica had pleaded guilty to the charges in May and was sentenced Aug. 26 by a federal judge...
Los Angeles Times 01/09/2010 |
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AUSTRIAN PARTIES AGREE ON STRONGER ANTI-CORRUPTION RULES
Austria's five parliamentary parties agreed Tuesday on tightening party donation rules, reacting to a string of recent corruption allegations, the centre-right People's Party confirmed. Donations over 7,000 euros (9,000 dollars) are to be made public on the internet once the reform enters into force next year. Citizens have virtually no access to such information at the moment. State-owned companies and government authorities will no longer be allowed to bolster parties' funds. Under the plan, financial sanctions will be introduced if parties do not comply with the new rules...
DPA 31/08/2010 |
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MEXICO FIRES THOUSANDS OF POLICE TO COMBAT CORRUPTION
Authorities in Mexico have fired nearly 10 percent of the federal police force as President Felipe Calderon seeks to rein in powerful drug cartels and curb widespread corruption among Mexican police. "Because they failed to carry out duties established in the federal police law, 3,200 policemen were fired," Deputy Police Chief Facundo Rosas said at a press conference on Monday. Another 465 policemen, including a police chief in the violent northern city of Ciudad Juarez who was turned in for corruption by his own staff, will also be dismissed...
Reuters 30/08/2010 |
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THAILAND URGED TO QUICKLY RATIFY UNCAC
Thailand must show its sincerity in fighting graft by rushing ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, both private and public sectors urged over the weekend. That would not only ensure enforcement against corruption in the country and cooperation from treaty members, but also prove that the government was serious, as Thailand will host the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) from November 10-14, participants at a roundtable hosted by Krungthep Turakij said. Thailand became a signatory to the pact in 2003...
The Nation 30/08/2010 |
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