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Court convicts five defendants in CPO corruption bribery case
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The Corruption Court panel at Central Jakarta District Court has convicted five defendants in the bribery case for acquitting a corruption trial on CPO export facilities from 2023-2025. The total bribes received amount to Rp39.1 billion. Prison sentences range from 11 to 12.5 years for the defendants.
Odisha Congress has announced it will report alleged attempts to bribe its MLAs in Karnataka ahead of Rajya Sabha elections to the Election Commission. The party suspended three MLAs who voted against the party whip. OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das stated that alert MLAs foiled the bid.
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The Narcotics Crime Directorate of Bareskrim Polri has arrested Erwin alias Koko Erwin, a suspected drug lord on the wanted list (DPO), while attempting to flee to Malaysia. The arrest took place in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, on February 26, 2026, along with two other accomplices. Erwin is alleged to have bribed Rp1 billion to former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro.
A 53-year-old doctor at the University of Tokyo Hospital has been arrested on suspicion of accepting about ¥700,000 in bribes from a former executive at a medical equipment company. The payments were allegedly in exchange for prioritizing the firm's devices. Police believe they abused a donation system for research support.
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To tidligere medarbejdere ved Norrtälje Fængsel er anholdt på mistanke om grov undersøgelsespligtstreg og modtagelse af bestikkelser efter at have smuglet mobiltelefoner til fanger knyttet til organiseret kriminalitet. En mand og en kvinde blev anholdt i politiets razziaer tidligere denne uge, med yderligere personer involveret. Anklager Ludmila Pronko leder efterforskningen af forbrydelserne ved det højsikrede anlæg.
A Daily Maverick investigation reveals how CMS Water Engineering, a black-owned firm, allegedly engaged in bribery and diverted lucrative contracts to a white-owned company led by Rudolf Schoeman Jnr. This scheme contributed to failed water projects across North West province, exacerbating infrastructure woes. Employees and insiders describe a trail of cash payments, gifts to officials, and unfulfilled tenders worth hundreds of millions.