Blatter, Valcke hire top US lawyers for corruption probe
Fifa president Sepp Blatter and its secretary general Jerome Valcke have both hired high-powered US lawyers to represent them as a corruption probe roils soccer’s global governing body. – EWN
Blazer’s plea deal over Fifa corruption revealed
US prosecutors have made public their 2013 plea agreement with Chuck Blazer, revealing that the former Fifa executive committee member had been secretly providing authorities information for nearly two years before he admitted guilt. – Al Jazeera
Tiger caged
The highest-ranking official accused of corruption under Communist rule is jailed for life. – The Economist
The 4 pillars of corruption, and how to topple them
The single greatest factor in determining the legitimacy of leaders, governments and institutions (whether public, private or non-profit) is probably the amount of confidence citizens have in them. –WEF Agenda
Journalist burned alive after criticising local politician
An Indian politician and five policemen have been charged with murder after a journalist was burned to death days after writing Facebook posts critical of the minister involved. – Daily Mail UK
Intimidation, corruption, evictions – Zimbabwe’s hawkers struggle for survival
The income of street vendors has been affected for years by police intimidation and corruption, and the recent decision to declare them illegal has only made their work harder. – TimesLive
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina faces corruption investigation
Guatemala’s President will be investigated in a corruption probe and could be stripped of immunity that protects him from prosecution. – CNN
Romania parliament rejects calls to lift PM’s immunity
Romania’s parliament has voted to keep the immunity of the prime minister, who is a suspect in a corruption probe. Lawmakers voted 231-120 against anti-corruption prosecutors’ request to prosecute Victor Ponta. – Al Jazeera
Pipes to nowhere: Colombia village dying of thirst as corruption stalls dam project
The Ranchería River has run dry after three years of intense drought, decades of overuse and a lifetime of public corruption in the province of La Guajira, one of Colombia’s poorest and most forgotten regions. – Guardian
Four jailed over Edinburgh City Council bribes
Four men who admitted corruption charges over Edinburgh council building repairs have been jailed. Council workers Charles Owenson (62) and James Costello (44) helped award contracts to Edinburgh Action Building Contracts Ltd (ABC Ltd). – BBC UK
