Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled the national anti-corruption commission (ACCC) amid warnings from the opposition that sweeping powers could result in a “show trial.” Having cleared the bill at the party caucus on Tuesday, the Labor government will pour in $262 million (US$170 million) over four years to establish and operate the Commission,…
Federal Corruption Watchdog Will Have Power to Hold Public Hearings, Aussie PM Says
‘Dire Consequences’ for Bad Federal Anti-Corruption Commission
The federal opposition in Australia has offered in-principle support for a federal independent anti-corruption commission (ICAC) but warned of “dire consequences” for not getting the legislation right. Opposition finance spokeswoman Senator Jane Hume says the coalition will support measures to stamp out corruption. “[But] if you get it wrong, it has dire consequences,” she told the ABC’s…
Xi Jinping’s Report Card After a Decade in Power: Anti-Corruption Campaign has Purged Five Million Cadres
Analysis Beijing’s propaganda department showed off its anti-corruption achievements at a press conference on June 30, saying its decade-long campaign has investigated millions of people and punished hundreds of thousands. Since Xi Jinping took power in 2012, the regime’s anti-graft probes have investigated more than 4 million cases involving 5.344 million people, meaning the person involved was removed…
Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Has Purged Five Million Cadres After a Decade in Power
Analysis Beijing’s propaganda department showed off its anti-corruption achievements at a press conference on June 30, saying its decade-long campaign has investigated millions of people and punished hundreds of thousands. Since Xi Jinping took power in 2012, the regime’s anti-graft probes have investigated more than 4 million cases involving 5.344 million people, meaning the person involved was removed…
Xi Jinping’s Power Grip: Loyalty in the Name of Anti-Corruption
Xi Jinping is toughening his talk to the leading cadres in the Party, a typical power play of the regime’s leader before the national meeting of its rubber-stamp legislature this fall. In a recent address to the top leaders of the central committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi warned the cadres to conduct…
Ex-boss of Quebec Anti-Corruption Unit Orchestrated Sensitive Leaks to Media: Judge
A Quebec court judge is accusing the former head of the province’s anti-corruption unit of derailing a high-profile fraud trial by orchestrating a system of controlled leaks to the media. Judge André Perreault says in a heavily redacted court document that Robert Lafrenière was behind sensitive leaks to journalists in order to pressure the government…
Xi Jinping Focused on Unity in His Chinese New Year Address
Commentary In his 2022 Chinese New Year address, communist regime leader Xi Jinping talked about unity. He mentioned it 12 times. He twice mentioned the reform and opening-up. Xi also touted his achievements, such as the adoption of a third historic resolution, the alleviation of poverty, and building a socialist prosperous society. In fact, the…
Quebec Anti Corruption Police Investigating Fake COVID 19 Vaccine Passports
MONTREAL—Quebec’s anti-corruption unit says it is carrying out a “large-scale” investigation into cases of alleged fraud related to the production and sale of false COVID-19 vaccine passports. The police force, known as UPAC, warned that people who produce, sell or use false COVID-19 vaccination documents could face criminal charges, including breach of trust and corruption,…
Mounties Eye Corruption Cases Involving Canadian Firms and New Ways of Resolving Them
January 8, 2022
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OTTAWA—RCMP anti-corruption investigators say they are probing possible shady practices by several Canadian companies operating in parts of Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. Firms involved in mining, infrastructure, aviation, rail, engineering and technology are susceptible to corruption, such as paying a bribe to secure a contract, say Mounties with the force’s sensitive and international…
China’s New Law Hints Its Political-Legal Apparatus Could Face a Storm
Commentary Beijing recently adopted the Anti-organized Crime law that will take effect on May 1. This is a further step in fighting crime after a previous 3-year campaign, according to state mouthpiece Xinhua. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption movement was dubbed with the slogan, “Sweeping the dark, Eliminating the bad,” to go with its 3-year campaign….
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