Popular Hague politician Richard de Mos facing suspended jail term in corruption appeal

Motive behind arson that killed six in The Hague may involve soured relationship, SUV sale

NL Times

Newspaper reports published on Wednesday morning suggest that a dispute between two people in a prior relationship, possibly involving a sport utility vehicle, may have been the motive behind the fatal explosions and fire at an apartment complex in The Hague earlier this month. The woman who owns the bridal shop may have been involved in an ongoing argument with …

Explosion Case Rotterdam Roosendaal Tarwekamp Volkskrant B

1 week ago

Motive behind arson that killed six in The Hague may involve dispute over SUV sale

NL Times

A newspaper report published on Wednesday morning suggested that a dispute over a sport utility vehicle may have been the motive behind the fatal explosions and fire at an apartment complex in The Hague earlier this month. The woman who owns the bridal shop may have been involved in a dispute with 33-year-old Moshtag B., the suspected arrested at his …

Explosion Case Rotterdam Volkskrant Roosendaal Motive B Tarwekamp Incident

1 week ago

Judge refuses to toss out bribery charge against NYC mayor

The Independent

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Turkish Adams Bribery Judge Refuses

1 week, 1 day ago

US firms accused of paying bribes for contracts in India pay 300% penalty to avoid prosecution

Firstpost

Three US companies paid more than $200 million in penalties to settle cases of alleged bribery of Indian officials, including in the Indian Railways, to win contracts, according to a report The rail link between Udhampur, Srinagar, and Baramulla would connect Kashmir to the rest of the country. In an investigation published on Monday, The Daily Pioneer has reported that …

India Indian Railways Indian Companies Pay Company Accused

2 weeks, 2 days ago

China's top court reiterates 'zero tolerance' of corruption

China Daily

China's top court has directed courts nationwide to continue the fight against corruption with "zero tolerance" and focus more on solving cases involving livelihood, including education, healthcare and housing, as such disputes are more closely related to the people. Wudang District People's Court in Guiyang identified Zhong's behavior as the crimes of bribery and money laundering, sentencing Zhong to 11 …

Corruption Court Million Yuan Zhong

Hong Kong is becoming hub for financial crime, US lawmakers say

Live Mint

Leading China hawks in the U.S. House of Representatives are calling for a rethink on whether Hong Kong should continue to enjoy the cozy banking relationship it has with the U.S., saying the city is becoming a hub for money-laundering and sanctions evasion. Hong Kong has turned into a major center for the export of controlled Western technology to Russia; …

China Russia Financial Hong Kong Kong Hong

1 month, 1 week ago

South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign. Lee told reporters that he plans to appeal Friday’s verdict by the Seoul Central District Court, which gave him …

Law Court Election Law Election South Korea City South Korean

2 months ago

Dutch Suspect Extradited to Belgium for Extortion in Gent Case

NL Times

Two Dutch suspects have been arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of extortion in connection with the drowning of 53-year-old Hakim Mutyaba during the Gentse Feesten event in 2022. One suspect, Ricardo de V., is being held in prison for 14 days longer, while the other suspect, whose identity is not disclosed, will remain in pre-trial detention for two weeks …

Law Crime Gent

4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh interim govt’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft case

The Hindu

Muhammad Yunus was on Sunday acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over the misappropriation of funds from the Grameen Telecom Workers and Employees Welfare Fund, three days after he took oath as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, according to a media report. Mr. Yunus, the 84-year-old economist, on Thursday took oath as the interim government's …

Case Hasina Yunus Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh Interim Graft Case

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh president announces Nobel laureate Yunus as interim government chief

The Hindu

Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus was on Tuesday appointed as the head of Bangladesh's interim government by President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following deadly protests against her government over a controversial quota system in jobs. During the meeting, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Navy Chief Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, Air Chief Marshal …

Bangladesh Hasina President Chief Nobel Laureate Yunus

5 months, 1 week ago

Former Indonesian agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Deccan Chronicle

Jakarta: Indonesia's anti-graft court sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison Thursday after finding him guilty of corruption-related extortion, abuse of power and bribery involving ministry contracts with private vendors. Five other members of Widodo's Cabinet have been sentenced to prison terms in corruption cases, casting a shadow over his efforts to clean up government while his …

Corruption Limpo

6 months, 1 week ago

Sheikh Hasina has turned Bangladesh into one-party state, says Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus

The Independent

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Bangladesh Party Nobel Yunus Ms Hasina Mr Yunus

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump will surely land in Rikers Island jail if he keeps trying the patience of the judge

Hindustan Times

Legal expert Neama Rahmani has stated that former President Donald Trump could be sent to Rikers Island, the largest jail in New York City, if he violates another gag order. Legal expert Neama Rahmani warns that former President Donald Trump could face jail time if he violates another gag order, potentially inciting mass protests and "civil unrest." And there are …

Trump Donald Trump President Rahmani Jail Mass Protests Jail Time

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is granted bail in a Bangladesh graft case

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A court in Bangladesh on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in a $2.3 million embezzlement case. Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering the use of microcredit to help impoverished people, was sentenced to six months in prison in January on a separate charge of violating labor laws. Prosecutor …

Bangladesh Nobel Yunus

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Zimbabwe opposition figure gets suspended sentence after nearly 2 years in pretrial detention

Associated Press

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A Zimbabwe opposition figure who spent nearly two years in pretrial detention is set be freed after a magistrate sentenced him to a suspended prison sentence on Tuesday for inciting violence. Job Sikhala, an outspoken official with the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change party and a former member of parliament, was given the suspended two-year sentence …

Zimbabwe Sentence His Lawyers Nkomo Opposition Figure Sikhala

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh appeals court grants bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in labor case

The Independent

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Appeal Bangladesh Verdict Company Muhammad Yunus Nobel Laureate Grameen Telecom

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh appeals court grants bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in labor case

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — An appeals court in Bangladesh on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had been sentenced earlier to six months in prison for violating the country’s labor laws. Sunday’s court decision said the bail would remain effective until a final decision is made on the appeal for the sentencing. Yunus’ supporters said the case is …

Appeal Bangladesh Verdict Company Nobel Grants Bail Yunus

10 months, 3 weeks ago

31-year-old man arrested for threatening politician Richard de Mos

NL Times

The police arrested a 31-year-old man on Friday for threatening Hague politician Richard de Mos. De Mos, chairman of the local Hague party Hart voor Den Haag, wrote on X that he was threatened and insulted on a tram on Monday. Het is heel serieus opgepakt door de politie.” Man aangehouden voor bedreigen raadslid Richard de Mos https://t.co/GmmXEGOsHj — Hart …

Mos Den Haag De Mos Richard De Mos Threatening Politician Een Man

11 months, 1 week ago

Police in The Hague caught 126 fugitives in 2023

NL Times

A police team in The Hague arrested 126 fugitives last year who were convicted of crimes but did not serve their jail sentences. The police unit in The Hague involved in enforcing sentences, EVA, tracked down a 52-year-old man in Rijswijk who will spend another eight years in prison for sexual assault of children, child pornography, and fraud. A 31-year-old …

Prison Man Arrested 126 Fugitives

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Amnesty International condemns Nobel laureate Yunus's conviction by Bangladesh court

The Hindu

Amnesty International has condemned the conviction of Bangladesh's Nobel laureate economist Muhammad Yunus by a Dhaka labour court, calling it "emblematic of the beleaguered state of human rights" in the country where critics are "bulldozed" into submission. In a post on the social media platform X, Amnesty International's South Asia regional office said, "The conviction of Yunus is emblematic of …

Law Human Rights Labour Bangladesh Labour Laws Nobel Yunus

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh court sentences Nobel laureate Yunus to 6 months in jail. He denies violating labor laws

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A labor court in Bangladesh’s capital Monday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country’s labor laws. Sheikh Merina Sultana, head of the Third Labor Court of Dhaka, said in her verdict that Yunus’ company violated Bangladeshi labor laws. As Yunus is known to have close connections with political …

Labor Labor Laws Bangladesh Verdict Hasina Nobel Yunus

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labour law case

The Hindu

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was convicted on January 1, 2024 of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically motivated. A labour court in the capital Dhaka convicted and sentenced them to “six months’ simple imprisonment”, lead prosecutor Khurshid Alam Khan told AFP, adding that all four were immediately granted bail pending appeals. In …

Law Labour Labour Laws Hasina Yunus Nobel Peace Violating Bangladesh

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh convicts Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in labour law case

Al Jazeera

The microfinance pioneer is accused by PM Sheikh Hasina of ‘sucking blood’ from the poor, but supporters say charges politically motivated. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been convicted of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically motivated. “Professor Yunus and three of his Grameen Telecom colleagues were convicted under labour laws and sentenced to …

Law Labour Bangladesh Labour Laws Yunus Nobel Laureate Convicts Nobel

1 year ago

Nine arrests in connection with kidnapping of The Hague resident rescued in Belgium

NL Times

Nine suspects were arrested in recent days in connection with the kidnapping of a 27-year-old resident of The Hague at the end of November, the Public Prosecution Service reported on Thursday. The investigation into the case led to the arrest of a 37-year-old man from Amsterdam on December 7 and the arrest of a 45-year-old man from Amsterdam one day …

Man Hague

1 year, 2 months ago

More than 118 cases of corruption await prosecution sanction

The Hindu

There are six cases involving Indian Administrative Service officers among over 118 cases of corruption involving public servants that await prosecution sanction from the Central and State governments, according to the Department of Personnel and Training data. A Central Bureau of Investigation plea seeking clearance to prosecute BJP member Maneka Gandhi in an alleged corruption case dating back to 2001 …

Corruption Cases Prosecution Sanction Case Bjp Central

1 year, 2 months ago

Explained | Why are cases against Mohammad Yunus drawing attention?

The Hindu

The story so far: In May this year, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against several members of the board of directors of Grameen Telecom, that included Nobel laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus, over allegations that the board was involved in misusing funds from the workers. In the backdrop of a slew of official investigations by the Sheikh Hasina government, an …

Political Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Hasina Sheikh Nobel Yunus

1 year, 2 months ago

2 senior generals purged from Myanmar’s military government are sentenced to life for corruption

Associated Press

BANGKOK — A military tribunal in strife-torn Myanmar has sentenced two high-ranking generals to life imprisonment after they were found guilty of high treason, accepting bribes, illegal possession of foreign currency and violating military discipline, state-run media reported Wednesday. The officers include Lt. Gen. Moe Myint Tun, who had been army chief of staff, served as a member of the …

Military Myanmar Moe Myint Tun

1 year, 3 months ago

China finance boss jailed for life as part of major corruption purge

The Independent

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China

1 year, 3 months ago

Dozens of graft charges against Malaysian deputy premier are dismissed deep into his trial

The Independent

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Zahid

1 year, 5 months ago

Former Mozambique finance minister pleads not guilty in US federal court over $2 billion scandal

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Mozambique’s former finance minister pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court in New York on Thursday in connection with a $2 billion corruption and money laundering scandal that prosecutors said defrauded American investors and threatened to further destabilize the economy of one of the world’s poorest countries. Manuel Chang served as finance minister from 2005 to …

Mozambique Federal Court Chang Finance Minister Mozambican

1 year, 5 months ago

Former Mozambique finance minister is extradited to the US to face trial over $2 billion scandal

Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — A former Mozambique finance minister who has been held in prison in South Africa for nearly five years was extradited Wednesday to the United States to face a fraud and corruption trial over a $2 billion scandal involving fraudulent government loans. South African authorities said that Manuel Chang, who was Mozambique’s finance minister from 2005 to 2015, was …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Former minister Arie Slob appointed to break The Hague impasse

Dutch News

Former education minister Arie Slob has been brought in to try to form a new council administration in The Hague after the last coalition collapsed in a dispute over power sharing with Richard de Mos. D66, the largest coalition party, favoured holding cross-party talks, while the VVD and Christian Democrats were also in favour of working with De Mos’s group, …

Coalition Party Hague Vvd Groenlinks De Mos Pvda

1 year, 5 months ago

Former minister Arie Slob appointed to break The Hague impasse

Dutch News

Former education minister Arie Slob has been brought in to try to form a new council administration in The Hague after the last coalition collapsed in a dispute over power sharing with Richard de Mos. D66, the largest coalition party, favoured holding cross-party talks, while the VVD and Christian Democrats were also in favour of working with De Mos’s group, …

Coalition Hague Groenlinks De Mos Pvda Vvd Party

1 year, 7 months ago

Former top city attorney gets 9 months of home detention in DWP corruption case

LA Times

A former high-level lawyer in the Los Angeles city attorney’s office was sentenced Tuesday to nine months of home detention for taking part in an extortion scheme tied to the Department of Water and Power’s 2013 billing debacle. Thomas Peters of Pacific Palisades also was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for his role in the sprawling corruption case involving …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Prosecutor to appeal against Hague aldermen's acquittal in corruption case

NL Times

The Public Prosecution Service filed an appeal against the acquittal of former Hague aldermen Richard de Mos and Rachid Geurnaoui in a corruption case. The court acquitted the former aldermen, another party member, and five entrepreneurs of corruption and participation in a criminal organization two weeks ago. The city benefits the most from that.” The OM charged De Mos and …

Appeal Hague

1 year, 8 months ago

Mumbai court acquits 3 accused of extortion bid from Maharashtra IAS officer

India Today

A special court in Mumbai has acquitted three people who had been charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act for an extortion bid of Rs 10 crore in 2017 from then senior Indian Administrative Service officer Radheshyam Mopalwar. Special Judge AM Patil on Wednesday, while passing the judgment, said that for reasons recorded separately, Accused Satish Sakharam …

Mumbai Maharashtra Ias Officer My Client Mopalwar Vedmehta

1 year, 8 months ago

Venezuela detains 44 officials in corruption probe

Al Jazeera

Government cracks down on embezzlement that is believed to have cost it billions of dollars. So far, the country’s powerful oil minister, Tareck El Aissami, has resigned over the graft investigation, and Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Twitter on Sunday that the prosecutor’s office has detained “44 subjects linked to various corruption schemes that have sought to embezzle …

Officials Corruption Probe Venezuela Detains

1 year, 9 months ago

Ex-Goldman banker Ng sentenced to 10 years over 1MDB scandal

Al Jazeera

Ng was last year found guilty of helping his former boss Tim Leissner embezzle money from the sovereign wealth fund. Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of helping loot billions of dollars from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund. A jury in Brooklyn federal court last April found Ng, …

Sentence Malaysia Malaysian Goldman 1Mdb

1 year, 9 months ago

Malaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin arrested, faces graft charges

The Independent

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Malaysia Muhyiddin Faces Graft

1 year, 11 months ago

Macau court sentences gambling boss to 18 years in prison

The Independent

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Macau Mr Chau Gambling Boss

1 year, 11 months ago

Maldives: Court finds former president guilty of corruption, awards 11 years in prison

Firstpost

Yameen abused his position and took one million USD from a private company to facilitate the sale of Aarah for resort development. He allegedly accepted a bribe of USD 1 million from former MP Yoosuf Naeem Maldives: A Maldives court found former President Abdulla Yameen guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced him to 11 years in prison as …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Conspiracy theorist Willem Engel faces possible community service, suspended prison term

NL Times

The Public Prosecution Service recommended judges convict conspiracy theorist Willem Engel on charges of sedition, and sentence him to 180 hours of community service, and a three-month suspended prison sentence. Almost a year ago, 22,581 people collective signed a declaration calling for criminal charges against the Engel, the chair of Covid-19 conspiracy group Viruswaarheid, which means “Virus Truth” in English. …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Man wrongly imprisoned by Dutch government for 2.5 years

NL Times

A man who was arrested at Schiphol in June 2019, although he was not a suspect in any investigation, has been determined wrongfully imprisoned. A court in The Hague ruled the Dutch government abused its power and that the man is entitled to compensation, according to De Volkskrant. However, the entrepreneur of Moroccan descent did not actually have suspect status …

Man De Volkskrant Investigation According

2 years, 2 months ago

Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi’s prison term to 26 years

Associated Press

BANGKOK — A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on two more corruption charges Wednesday, with two three-year sentences to be served concurrently, adding to previous convictions that now leave her with a 26-year total prison term, a legal official said. Suu Kyi had already been sentenced to 23 years’ imprisonment after being …

Military Prison Election Myanmar Suu Kyi Mandalay Suu

2 years, 3 months ago

Former top cops receive suspended death sentences from China's Xi Jinping

Firstpost

Chinese authorities have announced a spate of high-profile sentences this week, as an anti-graft campaign kicks into high gear ahead of a political meeting next month where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term A Chinese former top security official faces life in prison after a court on Friday hit him with a suspended death sentence …

Security Sun Chinese Million Xi Jinping Life Sentence Bribes

2 years, 3 months ago

Another Hague official arrested for selling passports, driver's licenses

NL Times

A 32-year-old municipal official from The Hague is in custody for selling false passports and driver’s licenses. Early this month, licensing department RDW noticed that the photo on a newly applied for driver’s license did not correspond with previous images on the system. This man is the second Hague official suspected of falsifying passports. According to Omroep West, 50-year-old Mildred …

Hague Official Suspected

2 years, 5 months ago

Inspector, PSI suspended for not taking action against rowdy running extortion racket from prison

The Hindu

An inspector and his junior attached to Kalasipalya police station were suspended for not taking action against a rowdy who was running an extortion racket from prison. Despite complaints, when no action was taken, the complainant approached DGP prisons, who informed the City Police Commissioner C.H. “PI Kalasipalya Chetan Kumar and PSI Prasanna Kumar are suspended by Commissioner of Police …

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