Romania: Prime Minister Ponta faces trial over corruption
Romania’s Prime Minister Ponta has been indicted on charges of forgery, money laundering, and tax evasion. As a result, the PM will face trial over corruption. He becomes the first Romanian prime minister to be tried. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/reuters/romanian-pm-ponta-faces-trial-in-corruption-case/41666898
Guatemala: Protests a success, the President stepped down and now awaiting trial
Protests in Guatemala have been successful in pressuring Congress to vote removing the immunity of the President from prosecution. Following the success President Otto Perez Molina, stepped down, was later arrested following investigations, and now is awaiting trial. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america
Maldova: Anti-Corruption protests getting over a week, asking the President to resign
Anti-Corruption protests in Maldova have gone beyond a week, with a crowd estimated to be about 20,000 people demanding investigations into the case, where an estimated $1.5 billion disappeared from three Moldovan banks last year. The protestors are asking the president, the prosecutor, and the governor of the banks to resign. http://news.yahoo.com/20-000-hold-anti-govt-protest
Nigeria: Pressure groups and Trade Unions are advocating for death penalty for corrupt offenders
“Whatever will address the issue of corruption in our country and if it has worked elsewhere in combating such culture, we are for it.” This is the extent Nigeria has come. It is not just about killing people as a punishment; but rather it reflects the pain experienced when all other means to stop the never ending grand corruption scams fail. When this happens, a country gets to the point where pressure groups call on the legislature saying; better a death penalty for most severe corruption scams. This is happening in Nigeria, where pressure groups mostly under the umbrella of Labor advocates are citing real data from Republicof China, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore who deploy death penalty to curb corruption, as evidence for their case. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/organised-labour-advocates-death-
Indonesia: Illegal tin miners in Indonesia; the first among the chain of transnational smugglers
Illegal tin miners near Sungai Liat village in Indonesia are among the first link in a chain of trucks, smelters and fishing boats that smuggles the metal out of the country. This is an example of how ordinary people can participate in transnational crime and corruption, while they go about their daily activities to earn income. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/