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Read more about South Korea sect leader gets 33-year jail term for sex abuse, Yonhap says on Devdiscourse South Korea sect leader gets 33-year jail term for sex abuse, Yonhap says A South Korean court handed a 33-year jail term…
MANILA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, approved the prosecution's withdrawal of most of the charges against Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, in a trial that could kill her hopes to run for president in…
A 61-year-old Israeli national known by the nickname "El Banquero" (The Banker) was arrested at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, in a joint operation by Colombian police and Interpol, authorities said. The suspect, identified as Mikhael Mezrahi, was…
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) detained the owner of a construction company, who is suspected of aiding in the receipt of a bribe in exchange for the right to build housing for military…
THE House of Representatives withdrew three impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte to prevent her trial from dragging into 2027 and losing public interest, Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua said on Saturday. Chua said prosecutors anticipated that Duterte’s defense team…
The New Taipei City Prosecutors’ Office earlier this month indicted former Sunflower movement protester Johanne Liou (劉喬安) on suspicion of smuggling 590g of cocaine into Taiwan by air in 2021. Liou entered the public eye during the 2014 Sunflower movement protest after her…
SINGAPORE: The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) received fewer corruption-related reports in 2024, with the number of cases registered for investigation also remaining low. The anti-graft agency received 177 corruption-related reports last year, a drop of 18 per cent from the 215 reports in…
Kanpur: In an alleged extortion case involving medical tests for home guard recruitment in Kanpur, candidates claimed they were asked to pay bribes to be declared medically fit. Police have detained two doctors and another person for questioning. The candidates…
He had asked to defer his sentence until February 2027. A company director was sentenced to 10 months and two weeks’ jail for his role in a corruption case involving a DSO National Laboratories staff member. Jason Chua Aik Leng, 67, was sentenced…