Confessed bribe-giver still to face charges - Supreme CourtBribe-givers will still face charges and will not be able to return a bribe even if they admit to the crime and cooperate with the investigation, according to a Supreme Court panel draft resolution on corruption-related crimes15:49 28.03.2013
Former Kyrgyz president's son sentenced in absentia to 25 years jailA Kyrgyz court has sentenced former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's son Maxim Bakiyev to 25 years in prison for corruption in absentia, the Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office reported in a statement on Wednesday.18:29 27.03.2013
Bulgarian ex-minister charged with corruptionOn Tuesday Bulgaria's former Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naidenov was charged with corruption over an EU-backed food distribution scheme and trying to bribe a subordinate.10:53 27.03.2013
State Duma will not collaborate with Magnitsky Act author to battle corruptionThe Russian State Duma will not cooperate with US Senator Ben Cardin, the author of the Magnitsky Act, in revealing the accounts and undeclared real estate owned by Russian officials.17:32 21.03.2013
Romanian ex-premier sentenced for corruption released on bailA Bucharest court ruled on Monday that former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase is to be released from prison on parole after having served nine months of a two-year term for corruption.11:06 19.03.2013
Russian army generals testify against ousted defense ministerSeveral Russian Army generals have testified against ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov in the case of a large-scale property scandal that served to oust Serdyukov from his post and instigate a reshuffling within the Ministry last November.16:08 14.03.2013
Dismissal of Swifts ace wing commander was unlawful - lawyerThe Military Prosecutor's Office of the Odintsovo Garrison has established that the dismissal of Swifts wing air force commander Valery Morozov was unlawful, his lawyer Alexander Vysotsky said at a meeting of the Moscow District Military Tribunal on Thursday.14:04 14.03.2013
Spanish officials accused of collaborating with Russian mobSeveral employees of a travel agency and a construction company in the resort town of Lloret de Mar, Spain, said in court on Tuesday that high-ranking Spanish officials collaborated with the "Russian mafia" and also abused their office.12:54 13.03.2013
Council of Europe praises UK for successfully combatting corruptionThe Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) heaped praise on the UK for its success in combatting corruption within the judiciary, the parliament, and among prosecutors in its fourth evaluation report.19:36 06.03.2013
Labor Ministry releases anti-corruption guidelines for officialsThe Labor Ministry has issued an anti-corruption code mandatory for state officials of all ranks.16:07 04.03.2013
Head of Transparency International Huguette Labelle: No calls from RussiaMembers of the G20 working group on the fight against corruption spent the 25th and 26th of February speaking in Moscow about measures aimed at combatting bribery, extortion, money laundering, and more. One such participant was Chair of the Board of Directors of Transparency International Huguette Labelle. In between G20 engagements, Labelle made time to speak with RAPSI about her visions of the future and Russia’s place within it.16:08 28.02.2013
Only 250 Russians charged with major bribery in 2012Only around 250 people were charged with taking a bribe exceeding 10,000 rubles ($330) in 2012. The remaining 1,000 cases concern small bribes, says Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev10:27 25.02.2013
No ‘untouchables’ in fight against corruption – KremlinNo one should be immune to prosecution for corruption, including high-ranking officials and lawmakers, says Kremlin administration chief Sergei Ivanov.11:33 22.02.2013
$232 mln lost from corruption in Russian armed forces in 2012Corruption in the Russian Armed Forces has caused 7.5 billion ($232 mln) rubles in damages in 2012 alone, the Investigative Committee reported on Thursday.14:15 21.02.2013
G20 anti-corruption working group to meet in MoscowThe G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group will meet in Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow to discuss ways to fight corruption, extortion and money laundering, as well as other corruption-related issues.10:44 21.02.2013
Number of convictions for corruption down in Russia - Supreme CourtThe number of people convicted for corruption is declining steadily, Chairman of Russia's Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev said at a conference of judges in Moscow on Tuesday.15:24 19.02.2013
Anti-corruption forces search Moldovan government buildingOfficers of the National Anti-Corruption Center searched the offices of the Moldovan government members and tax officials on Friday morning, says the center's spokesperson Angela Starinschi.14:19 15.02.2013
Moldovan ministers suspected of corruptionMoldova's National Anti-Corruption Center is suing three ministers of the Liberal-Democratic Party.16:06 13.02.2013
Russia considers ratifying European Convention on CorruptionThe Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, plans to discuss whether to ratify the European Civil Law Convention on Corruption this year, says head of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko.13:16 13.02.2013
Former Kyrgyz president sentenced to 24 years in prisonA military court in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday sentenced former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to 24 years in a high security prison in absentia. His brother Zhanybek "Zhanysh" Bakiyev, who headed his security service, was sentenced to life.16:01 12.02.2013