Corruption & Bribery

COE calls on member states to bolster capacities of MPs, judges, prosecutors

The Council of Europe (COE) anti-corruption unit, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) issued its annual report Thursday, concluding that the European states should strengthen the legal and institutional capacities of parliamentarians, judges, and prosecutors, and that members of these professions need to internalize the prevention of corruption in their daily work and to develop strong codes of conduct.

19:41 13.06.2013

Police probe customs heads over bribes for exemptions

Russian police and a Federal Security Service (FSB) economic crimes unit are investigating suspected corruption among senior customs service officials, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.

15:04 13.06.2013

Legislators propose increasing prison term for corruption related crimes

Irina Yarovaya, head of the State Duma anticorruption committee, has put forward a bill increasing the punishment for corruption and misappropriation of government funds.

13:12 07.06.2013

Former Slovenian PM sentenced to two years in prison for corruption

Former Slovenian prime minister Janez Jansa has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison.

16:51 05.06.2013

Total SA agrees to pay US $398 million to settle Iranian bribery charges

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Wednesday that French oil and gas company Total SA had agreed to pay more than $398 million to settle charges filed by the SEC and a parallel criminal matter initiated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) based on claims that it had made illegal payments to an Iranian official through intermediaries in order to obtain valuable oil and gas concessions.

22:33 29.05.2013

Official detained in Olympic construction bribery probe

Dmitry Lazarev, 40, the head of the Sochi Physical Fitness and Sports Department, was caught accepting a 1.1 million ruble ($35,145) bribe from the husband of a local businesswoman detained on suspicion of Olympic construction machinations.

13:46 28.05.2013

Appeals court leaves former Georgian PM in detention

The appeals court has upheld the arrest of former Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili, rejecting his attorneys' appeal.

10:23 27.05.2013

Moscow court seizes Rosbank CEO's property

Moscow's Presnensky District Court arrested the property of Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov on Wednesday, thus granting the investigators' request in the commercial bribery investigation.

11:52 23.05.2013

Iraq resumes Russian arms deal investigation

The Central Criminal Court of Iraq has resumed an investigation against officials suspected of corruption while signing a $4.2 billion arms deal with Russia.

15:13 21.05.2013

Rosbank VP admits to being accessory in bribe case

Rosbank Senior Vice President Tamara Polyanitsyna has admitted to being an accessory to the receipt of bribes on behalf of her boss, CEO Vladimir Golubkov.

16:04 17.05.2013

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Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

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15:29 13.01.2023

Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

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