Combating corruption

'Hit them!': Duterte tells Filipinos to shoot corrupt officials, promises no prison time

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has invited citizens to shoot, but not kill, any public officials they witness taking bribes, promising immunity from prosecution, provided the corrupt bureaucrat survives.

The unorthodox presidential ‘order’ also called on Filipinos to beat up corrupt officials they encounter, the Manilla Bulletin reports, despite the likely disastrous consequences for law and order. 

“If you pay a tax, a fee or get a certificate, and the officials ask for a bribe, hit them. If you have weapons, you can shoot them, but don’t kill, because during the proceedings you may not receive a pardon,” the outspoken leader said. He added that those who take him up on the offer “will not be sent to prison, but will only be seriously punished physically.”

Combating corruption

The UK Appoints New Anti-Corruption Unit: A Look at the Global Ramifications

Given London’s role in international business and finance, the UK Bribery Act 2010 promised to form a potential strong counterpart to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Now, the UK government is taking steps which could bring expanded enforcement punch in developing countries. The International Corruption Unit (“ICU”) is being established under the umbrella of the UK National Crime Agency, and it is being tasked to investigate the bribery of foreign officials and money laundering by corrupt foreign officials and their associates. This latest development follows the trend of new anti-corruption initiatives and enforcement efforts in multiple jurisdictions around the world, and may help enhance that trend, considering how foreign investigations often coordinate with and piggyback on UK and U.S. efforts.

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CBP Needs Adequately Manned, Independent Internal Affairs Office To Probe Corruption

Data indicates arrests of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel for corruption “far exceed, on a per capita basis, such arrests at other federal law enforcement agencies.” And, yet, CBP does not have an adequately staffed internal affairs office, and hasn’t had one since CBP was created in March 2003 as part of the Department of Homeland Security, according to the Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Interim Report of the CBP Integrity Advisory Panel.

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China's Anti-Corruption Campaign Enters Phase Two

While most ordinary Chinese focus their attention on the roller-coaster-like stock market in recent days, a quiet but fundamental reform is unfolding with regard to anti-corruption. On June 26, at the Politiburo collective study session, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of laws and regulations in the anti-corruption campaign.

Combating corruption

The Age Of The Clairvoyant Chief Compliance Officer

Given the exponential strides made in globalization and the concomitant risks that has arisen as a result of this, a CCO have to transcend the skillsets of an “ordinary” C-Suite executive. The CCO is required to be a “Clairvoyant”, a person who possesses extrasensory perceptions about the organization which he or she serves and the particular environment in which it operates.

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FBI extends FIFA scrutiny to World Cup host bids of Russia, Qatar

The FBI's investigation of bribery and corruption at FIFA includes scrutiny of how soccer's governing body awarded World Cup hosting rights to Russia and Qatar, a U.S. law enforcement official said.Russia and Qatar have denied wrongdoing in the conduct of their bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, which were not the subject of charges announced by U.S. prosecutors a week ago against FIFA officials that stunned world soccer.

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Brazil blogger known for reporting on corruption found decapitated

The decapitated body of a Brazilian blogger known for denouncing corrupt politicians has been found in a rural zone in south-eastern Minas Gerais state, police said on Wednesday.Evany José Metzker, 67, was reported missing five days before his body was found near the town of Padre Paraíso in one of Brazil’s poorest regions.

Combating corruption

Inside view: What do corrupt organizations look like?

The concept of corporate culture -- generally defined as "the way we do things around here" -- isn't a rigid paper process. It's hard to measure, which explains why corporate culture has been largely neglected by regulators and the anti-corruption-consulting industry. Instead, the focus has been on internal compliance programs which respond to risks in the external environment -- "that’s just the way they do business over there" or to the individual characteristics of "rogue employees" -- the bad apples that bring companies down.