Ana Brnabić is the prime minister of Serbia. As a direct response to calls from Serbia’s opposition for snap elections at the parliamentary and local levels, my country held early elections on December 17, 2023. Under President Aleksandar Vučić, and a government led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), over the past 11 years … Read more
Some of last year’s targets – including education, sports, grain reserves and statistics – were dropped at the meeting, held annually to lay out the CCDI’s work programme for the year ahead. ‘[We must] keep up the pressure, continue to keep a close eye on key problems, key areas, key people, new forms of corruption … Read more
He was placed under investigation in March 2023 and stripped of his party membership and official positions in November 2023 by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s top corruption agency. The commission, the country’s top anti-corruption body, attacked him for “showing off” with overambitious projects that wasted public money and caused severe environmental … Read more
TAIPEI — The stakes for Taiwan’s democracy could hardly be higher in a tight presidential election on January 13, with Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering an ominous New Year address in which he insisted “reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability.” The vote cuts to the heart of a battle for regional influence between … Read more
He was expelled from the party in June last year, seven months after being placed under investigation for taking bribes. CCTV series describes billboard as a way for Zhang Xiaopei to allow “his family to gain wealth” on the back of his power and influence. Photo: CCTV Once business owners learned of the Zhang connection, … Read more
Back in 2019 as the feds were closing in on Jeffrey Epstein for a second time, I embarked on a story to debunk a conspiracy theory on why he got off so lightly the first time: That he was an informant for the government in its crackdown on financial-crisis-related crimes. By talking with SEC officials, … Read more
Former Qatargate judge Michel Claise may run in the Belgian elections, local media La Libre reported on Saturday. Claise, an investigating judge who recused himself in mid-2023 from the European Parliament corruption probe, may join the federal list of Défi, a French-speaking centrist party with two seats in Belgium’s federal parliament. Claise declined to comment when contacted … Read more
Unlike their subordinates who are managed and supervised by the local branches of the party’s organisation and disciplinary agency, the group of senior officials are under direct management of the Communist Party’s Central Organisation Department, its top personnel body. If any wrongdoing is found, they would face top level investigations from the CCDI. Twenty-seven of … Read more
An Albanian court has ruled that Sali Berisha, a former prime minister and current opposition leader, should be placed under house arrest as he is investigated for corruption. Berisha, Albania’s prime minister between 2005 and 2013, is under investigation for allegedly abusing his power to help privatize public land to build 17 apartments for the … Read more
Government Companies Authority Director Michal Rosenbaum resigned from her position on Saturday following a protracted dispute with Regional Cooperation Minister David Amsalem. The dispute involves disagreements between Amsalem and Rosenbaum over the functioning of state companies during wartime, including defense companies, the Electric Company, and Israel Railways. One of the disputes involves Amsalem’s refusal … Read more
