Daily Corruption News 12 September 2017 Today's Top Story Guatemala: President of Guatemala wins vote to preserve his immunity The New York Times Guatemalan legislators on Monday overwhelmingly voted to keep President Jimmy Moralesâs immunity from prosecution, a measure that protects him from a campaign finance investigation that has roiled the countryâs politics. The vote in Congress rejected a request from Guatemalaâs attorney general and the head of a United Nations anticorruption panel, which last month described a series of violations by Mr. Moralesâs party and two other parties during the 2015 election campaign. Other News Global: Doctors who take pharmaceutical money use Twitter to hype drugs Reuters Global: Brazil probes alleged money laundering on sales to Venezuela's PDVSA Reuters Brazil: Brazilâs federal police accuse president Temer of corruption TeleSur China: Two Chinese executives get life in prison for $7.6 billion Ponzi scheme CNBC Mexico: As Mexico earthquake aid mounts, many fear it will be diverted The New York Times South Africa: South Africa central bank says anti-graft head met Zuma team Bloomberg Blog/Opinion Global: Column: How I came to appreciate German bureaucracy Deutsche Welle Global: Gunvor in Congo The Public Eye (TI mention) From Transparency International Press Release: Award for innovative use of technology to improve governance in francophone developing countries Feature: Azerbaijani Laundromat: grand corruption and how to buy influence
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