Victoria’s anti-corruption body will investigate allegations of “serious corrupt conduct” by state MPs over the misuse of taxpayer money and branch stacking. Dubbed “Operation Watts,” both the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and the Victorian Ombudsman will look “into a range of matters”—including the misuse of public money used for “party‐political work or other improper…
Anti-Corruption Body to Investigate Australian State MPs Over Corrupt Conduct Allegations
Anti-Corruption Body to Investigate Australian State MPs Over Corruption Allegations
Victoria’s anti-corruption body will investigate allegations of “serious corrupt conduct” by state MPs over the misuse of taxpayer money and branch stacking. Dubbed “Operation Watts,” both the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and the Victorian Ombudsman will look “into a range of matters”—including the misuse of public money used for “party‐political work or other improper…
Malta Government Carries Responsibility for Journalist’s Murder, Inquiry Finds
VALLETTA—An independent inquiry into the car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta found on Thursday that the state had to bear responsibility after creating a “culture of impunity.” Caruana Galizia was killed in a massive explosion as she drove out of her home on Oct. 16, 2017. Prosecutors believe top businessman…
Corrupt CCP Mayor’s Family Found to Possess More Than 2,700 Real Estate Properties
A recent corruption case that has taken mainland China by surprise involves a senior CCP official from northeastern China’s Liaoning province, whose family was found to own 2,714 properties in the name of operating family businesses. Xu Changyuan, a former high-ranking CCP official, was involved in mafia-linked assets worth more than 10 billion yuan (about…
Why Xi Jinping Is Continuing to Centralize Power
Commentary During China’s top political annual meetings, the weeklong “Two Sessions” that concluded on March 11, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made new moves to centralize power, sparking widespread concern at home and abroad. Why does Xi continue to centralize power and how does he do it? What will be the result? Let’s explore this issue….
What Does Lai Xiaomin’s Speedy Execution Mean for China?
Commentary On Jan. 29, Lai Xiaomin, former chairman of China’s largest asset management firm, was executed in Tianjin city. Lai, who was head of China Huarong Asset Management Co., was charged with accepting bribes totaling 1.788 billion yuan ($280 million). On Jan. 5, the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate Court sentenced Lai to death for taking…
Chinese Regime Announces First Senior Official to Get Sacked in 2021
Chinese authorities recently announced the first senior official in 2021 to be sacked under a sweeping anti-corruption campaign. Li Wenxi, former vice chairman of the Liaoning Province Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), was placed under investigation for violating laws and discipline, the Chinese regime’s anti-corruption watchdog announced on Jan. 25. The CPPCC is a…
High-level Meeting Exposes Political Infighting Within Chinese Regime
Commentary Chinese state-run media Xinhua recently published an article that touted Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s speech on anti-corruption at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI, the Party’s anti-corruption agency) on Jan. 22. Xinhua’s so-called in-depth analysis of Xi’s speech stated, “Political corruption is the biggest form of corruption….
Former Head of China’s Largest Financial Asset Management Company Sentenced to Death
BEIJING—The former chairman of China Huarong Asset Management Co. has been sentenced to death, a court in the northern city of Tianjin said on Jan. 5, in one of the country’s highest-profile corruption cases. Lai Xiaomin was convicted of receiving or seeking bribes totaling 1.788 billion yuan ($276.72 million) from 2008 to 2018, when he…
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