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Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 38, December 2009
Including:

Asia & Pacific: Four military officers indicted for bribery

Europe: Deal to scrap army tanks leads to bribery trial

Americas: US politicians face inquiry into arms deals

Middle East: OECD: Israel must step up fight against international bribery

Africa: Congo army helps rebels get arms, UN finds

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 37, October 2009

Including:

Asia & Pacific: India's $30 bn defence plan hampered by graft scandal

Europe: Eight suspected in Arms Sales Bribery

Americas: Columbia admits high-level military corruption

Middle East: Former U.S. Army Reserve Major sentenced to 70 months in prison

Africa: Namibian Defense boss fired amid bribe probe

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 35, March 2009

Including:

Interview: Sung-Goo Kang

Asia & Pacific: Left wants missile deal with Israeli firm cancelled (India)

Europe: Army corruption crimes damages exceed 2 bln rbls in 2008 (Russia)

Americas: Obama to Change Contract Awarding (USA)

Middle East: Inquiry on Graft in Iraq Focuses on U.S. Officers (Iraq)

Africa: Zuma Won’t Face Charges Till After South African Poll (South Africa)

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 34, December 2008

Including 

Asia-Pacific:  Inquiry Report In Scorpene Deal Can't Be Made Public: CBI

Europe: Military corruption costs Russia almost $80 million in 2008

Americas: Argentine ex-leader Menem on trial for arms sales

Middle East: Corruption holds back Afghan army expansion

Africa: 'Bribes', BAe – and the billionaire who loves champagne and women

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 33, October 2008

Including:

Interview: Ambassador Birgitta Nygren

Asia-Pacific
: Japan court jails ex-top defence official over bribes

Europe: OECD report attacks British failure to tackle corporate bribery and corruption

Americas: Pentagon Spending Growth Outpaces Auditors

Middle East: We are losing Taliban battle

Africa: Ringera seeks new powers to fight corruption

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 32, September 2008

Including:

Asia-Pacific: Going out of business

Europe: Britain seen as 'more corrupt' since Blair's decision to halt SFO probe into arms deal with Saudi Arabia

Americas: Ex-president of Guatemala extradited for corruption

Middle East: US says Iran bribes Iraqi lawmakers to oppose pact

Africa: SA court rejects Zuma graft case

Interview: Michael Monts, UTC

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 31, August 2008

Including...


Asia-Pacific: Bangladesh ex-PM charged over defence deal: state lawyer

Europe:  Patria CEO Steps Down Amid Bribery Probe

Americas: US Army major pleads guilty in $5.8 million bribery deal over military bottled water contracts

Middle East: U.S. troops, contractors indicted in Afghan bribery scheme

Africa: MAN Ferrostaal says bribery claims risk scaring off offset partners

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 30, July 2008

Including...


Asia-Pacific: Taiwan's ex-president rejects defamation charges

Europe:  Law lords: fraud office right to end bribery investigation in BAE case

Americas: Secret Arms Deals - An Invitation to Corruption?

Middle East: Corruption could undermine Afghan peace

Africa: Mbeki 'paid R30m arms-deal bribe'

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 29, June 2008
Including...


Asia-Pacific: Why Eurocopter deal was scrapped

Europe: Trust Fund contributes to good governance

Americas: Guilty Plea Given in Iraq Contract Fraud

Middle EastMacKay seeks to eliminate corruption

Africa: Meremeta, Tangold controversy rages in House

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 27, April 2008

Including...

Interview: Andrew Mwenda, Uganda

Asia-Pacific: 'Emperor' admits to bribes (Japan)

Europe: Serious Fraud Office unlawful in ending BAE probe (UK)

Americas: Washington Blocks Exports of Munitions Firm Suspected of Fraud (US)

Middle East: Secret Iraqi Deal Shows Problems in Arms Orders (Iraq)

Africa: UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels'

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 26, March 2008

Including...

Interview: Professor Al Najjar, Kuwait

Asia-Pacific: India Probes Barak Purchase Kickback Allegations

Europe: EADS and Airbus executives threatened with insider trading sanctions

Americas: Tough Rules Urged For Contractors

Middle East: 'Standing Up' Iraq Army Looks Open-Ended

Africa: DA Presents German Court File to Back Call for Arms Deal Probe

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 25, February 2008

Including...

Interview: Francois Vincke, ICC

Asia-Pacific: No Question of Middlemen in Defence Deals: Antony

Europe: Whitehall Revolving Door Under Scrutiny

Americas: US Defence Contract Loss an Election Issue

Middle East: Arms and the Man: Something Rotten at IAI

Africa: Whiff of Rot in Angolan Arms Deal

 
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 24, January 2008
 

Including...

Asia-Pacific: Arms procurement dogged by markups

Europe: Corrupt MoD official can keep £1.5m

Americas: Canada launches probe on arms dealer's dealings with ex-PM

Middle East: Oversight of Iraq contracts is shifted amid Army probes

AfricaBizarre case of Libyan arms debt: Billions owed by Tripoli to Czech Republic are missing

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 23, December 2007

Including...

Interview: Mark Pieth interview II

Asia-Pacific: Indian court orders probe into French submarine deal

Europe: Former Georgian minister remains in German detention

Americas: Ex-Peruvian President Fujimori sentenced to 6 yrs in prison

Middle East: Pentagon to boost US personnel in understaffed Iraq weapons sales office by 1,000 percent

AfricaZuma set to be charged over alleged corruption

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 22, November 2007

Including...

Interview: Mark Pieth

Asia-Pacific: Ex-defence aide held by Japan's prosecutors

Europe: BAE chiefs face renewed corruption inquiry

Americas: Canadian ex-PM admits mistakes over arms dealer

Middle East: Nonstop Theft and Bribery Stagger Iraq

Africa: Former MP Claims Mbeki Killed BAE Bribery Inquiry

 
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 21, October 2007

Including...

Asia-Pacific:  Sri Lanka bans private arms deals

Europe: Court to study BAE fraud decision

Americas: Whistleblowers claim contractor fraud ignored 

Middle East: Former Kuwaiti Defense Official Jailed For Life

Africa: SA court sanctions bribery inquiry into Zuma 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 20, September 2007

Including... 

Asia & Pacific: Many questions about arms deal

Europe: Labour tries to block new BAE inquiry

Americas: U.S. officer charged in vast Iraqi bribery case

Middle East: Private security firms in Iraq fight parallel war

Africa:  From banker to arms gorilla

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 19, August 2007

Including...

Asia Pacific: Barak deal kickback £7.3m

Europe: Romania Will Sue BAE Systems For Breach Of Contract

Americas: Bush gets bill setting new limits on lobbying

Middle East: Saudi prince criticises monopoly of power at the heart of kingdom

Africa:  The looting of Kenya

 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 18, July 2007

Including... 

Asia-Pacific: Around 286,000 arrested in Bangladesh since state of emergency declared

Europe: French arms firms say hurt by foreign bribes

Americas:   Argentina Court Probes Minister On Arms Sales

Middle East: Audit Office On Iraqi Contracts Probes Bribery Case, Kickbacks

Africa:   Kenyan president reappoints graft-riddled politician as minister

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 17, June 2007

Including...

Asia Pacific: Swiss returns funds to Taiwan in frigate scandal

Europe: Czech Defence Ministry prepares anti-corruption programme

Americas: U.S. Launches Corruption Probe into Britain’s BAE

Middle East: Military leader worries about corruption 

Africa:  South Africa joins bribery crackdown

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 16, May 2007

Including... 

Interview: Judge Van Ruymbeke 

Asia-Pacific: Bangladesh military confronts corruption 

Europe:Sweden’s squeaky-clean image sullied by scandals 

Americas: FBI probes Nevada governor for corruption 

Middle East: Friend of the world's leaders: man at the centre of arms deal 

Africa: Nigerian diplomat caught with 2.3 million dollars at Delhi airport

 
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 15, April 2007
Including...

Interview : Frank Boland, NATO  

Asia Pacific: India-Russia Defense Deals Hit Roadblock; Russia Refuses To Sign Integrity Pact

Europe: Austrian general suspended over questions about fighter jet deal

Americas: More than 100 police officers detained in Mexico

Middle East: Iraq reconstruction 'not working'

Africa:  Zuma, Thint May Appeal Mauritius Ruling
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 14, March 2007
Including...

Interview : Fritz Heimann

Asia Pacific: Involvement of Senior Officers in Corruption

Europe: Trial looms for Mitterrand son on Angola arms sale  Americas:

Middle East: 'Ghost soldiers' filling ranks in Iraq, Pentagon report finds

Africa: Arms Deal: De Lille Lays Charges
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 13, February 2007
Including...

Interview : Edward Hoseah, Prevention of Corruption Bureau Tanzania

Asia Pacific: Opposition demands extradition of Italian businessman in illegal arms deal

Europe: No Joy for Zuma as State Vacillates on Corruption Charge

Americas: Pentagon investigates Blackwater’s expense tab

Middle East: Iraq ousts 10000 in security ministry

Africa:  Zuma opposes bid for documents from Mauritius
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 12, January 2007
Including...

Feature : F & C Investments "Focus on aerospace and defence"

Asia Pacific:  Chinese military sets new rules to fight graft

Europe: BAE bosses named as corruption suspects

Americas: Senate approves major overhaul of ethics rules

Middle East: Investigators: Millions in Iraq Aid Wasted

Africa:  Arms deal investigators probe BAE payments to South African
 
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 11, December 2006
Including...

Asia Pacific: Defence deals to be speeded up: Antony

Europe: City attacks ending of BAE probe

Americas: Pentagon cited for weak oversight of Iraq contractors  

Africa:  NPA driven by ‘ulterior motives’

 
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 10, November 2006
Including..

Interview : Alan Garwood, DESO

Asia Pacific: India charges bad-egg generals over scams

Europe: Judges interview French defence minister over dirty tricks scandal

Americas: Costa Rica’s President Calls for Stricter Controls on Arms Trading

Middle East: Corruption: the second insurgency costing $4billion a year

Africa: Bad news for Shaik – an ominous twist for Zuma
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 9, October 2006
Including...

Interview: Lord Garden, Interview 2

Asia Pacific: No decision on blacklisting Barak firm

Europe: SFO raids four offices in BAE contracts probe

Americas: American Accused of Taking a Bribe for Work in Iraq

Middle East:  CBS: Corrupt Arms Deal Cost Iraq $800 million

Africa:  Mbeki: No substance to arms deal rumours
 
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 8, September 2006
Including...

Interview :  Lord Garden, Interview 1

Asia Pacific: Defence Attache recalled

Europe: Romanian President Suspends Defense Minister

Americas: Haliburton Fraud Lawsuit Details Super Bowl Party

Middle East: "I Was a Propaganda Intern in Iraq"

Africa:  Zuma's corruption trial collapses  

 
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 7, August 2006
Including...

Interview:  Ian McNamee Saab

Asia Pacific: China Targets Bribery in Military Spending

Europe: Germany Probes Fairfax Contractor In Iraq

Americas: Pinchet loses legal immunity

Middle East:  Former Iraqi Minister arrested for corruption

Africa:  Pahad Recalls that He Met French Arms Maker After All  
 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 6, July 2006

Including...

Interview : Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

Asia Pacific: Taiwan's Ex-Premier Hau Grilled Over Alleged Role in Frigate Scandal

Europe: Excellent Connections

Americas US Congress to question Pakistan F-16 deal

Middle East: U.S. Officer Reported Ready To Plead Guilty In Bribery Case Involving Iraq Building Contracts

Africa: Government 'In the Clear over Arms Deal'

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 5, June 2006

Including:  

Interview :John Githongo

Asia Pacific: Government issues blacklist of 118 defence suppliers

Europe: Arms boss wrote key letter in France scandal

Americas: Congress bribery probe could deepen

Middle East: Lobbyist Says Client Paid Half of Town House's Cost

Africa: Probe that arms deal 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 4, May 2006

Including... 

 Interview :Hennie Van Vuuren ISSAfrica

Asia Pacific:Indian court demands answers on submarine kickback charge

Europe: OECD says companies must reveal records on bribery

Americas:US Contractor Admits Bribery for Jobs in Iraq

Middle East: Contractors in Afghanistan are making big money for bad work

Africa: Kenya’s VP under siege over corruption

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 3, April 2006
Including.. 

Feature Story: Bid to end Saudi probe over arms deal threat

Asia Pacific: Agency puts end to amakudari

Europe:  BAE ordered to name payment agents

Americas: No. 3 CIA official investigated on ties to Wilkes 

Middle East:: Witness protection demanded in Israel for investigation into police corruption

Africa: Interview with John Githongo  

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 2, February 2006

Including...

 

Interview - Sanjeev Gupta, IMF


Asia Pacific : Japan outspends China militarily but keeps clean

Europe : Corruption case in army is exceptional – Defence Minister Kuehnl

Americas :
Venezuelan military officers charged with corruption 

Middle East : Halliburton cuts Iraq bill in wake of overcharging claim

Africa :
John Githongo releases dossier detailing corruption in Kenya 

 
Defence Anti-Corruption Digest Edition 1, January 2006

Including...

 

Interview :  Steve Shaw

Asia Pacific: Arms Acquisition Office Launched (South Korea)

Europe: French Judges search Thales Headquarters (France)


Americas: Pentagon’s ‘black’ budget ripe for corruption (USA)

Middle East: Sharon hit by another corruption scandal (Israel)

Africa:  Government to cancel contract with Denel for procurement of rifles (South Africa)