Daily Corruption News 8 August 2017 Today's Top Story Venezuela: Venezuela top court orders jailing of opposition mayor Muchacho Reuters Venezuela's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of opposition mayor Ramon Muchacho of the Caracas district of Chacao, which has been the site of intense anti-government protests against President Nicolas Maduro.The court said in a statement that its Constitutional Chamber sentenced him to 15 months in prison, and it dismissed him from his post. Other News Israel: Pressure mounts on Netanyahu as Israeli corruption probes intensify Huffington Post Kenya: Who are the men competing to be president of Kenya? Washington Post Papua New Guinea: PNG court dismisses challenge to legality of arrest warrant for PM Radio New Zealand South Africa: 'D' Day for South Africa's president over corruption claims CNN USA: House Democrats call for transparency in Trump's deregulatory panels The Hill Multimedia Russia: Alexei Navalny, Putin's challenger Financial Times Blog/Opinion Global: As Asia's corporates grow up, tackling global corruption will fall to the UN Forbes (TI mention) USA: Why governmental transparency will not work without strong leadership The Conversation UK From Transparency International Press Release: Venezuela: Without an independent judiciary, there is no democracy Press release: South African MPs should vote President Zuma out of office in no confidence test
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