Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 - Executive Summary

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2019 29 47  Human Rights Watch, S audi Arabia: Clarify Status of ‘Corruption’ Detainees , February 2019, https:// www.hrw.org/news/2019/02/18/ saudi-arabia-clarify-status-corruption- detainees 48 Quartz, Congo Brazzaville’s ‘first son’ laundered $50 million through six European countries – report , August 2019, https://qz.com/africa/1682083/ congo-brazzaville-president-son- accused-of-laundering-50m/ 49 Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2019: Republic of Congo , February 2019, https://freedomhouse. org/report/freedom-world/2019/ congo-republic-brazzaville 50 Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2019: Madagascar , February 2019, https://freedomhouse. org/report/freedom-world/2019/ madagascar 51 OCCRP, Over Half of Madagascar’s MPs Accused of Corruption , May 2019, https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/9765- over-half-of-madagascar-s-mp-s- accused-of-corruption 52 Reuters, Angola hits ‘Princess’ dos Santos with asset freeze , December 2019, https://www.reuters.com/ article/us-angola-corruption/angola- hits-princess-dos-santos-with-asset- freeze-idUSKBN1YZ0IB 53 Al Jazeera, Angola recovers more than $5bn in stolen assets , December 2019, https://www.aljazeera.com/ news/2019/12/angola-recovers-5bn- stolen-assets-191217172830128.html 54 Reuters, Ghana suspends seven high court judges over corruption accusations, October 2015, https://www.reuters.com/ article/us-ghana-judiciary/ghana- suspends-seven-high-court-judges- over-corruption-accusations- idUSKCN0S002U20151006 55 BBC News, Murder in Accra: The life and death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale , January 2019, https://www.bbc.com/ news/world-africa-4700287 8 56 Reuters, Italy parliament approves corruption crackdown in win for 5-Star , December 2018, https://www.reuters. com/article/us-italy-corruption-law/ italy-parliament-approves-corruption- crackdown-in-win-for-5-star- idUSKBN1OH25B 57 OCCRP, Greece: New Government Forms Anti-Graft Body , August 2018, https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/ cc-watch-briefs/10588-greece-new- government-forms-anti-graft-body 58 Reuters, EU targets Poland, Romania with defense of judicial independence , April 2019, https:// www.reuters.com/article/us-eu- poland-judiciary/eu-targets-poland- romania-with-defense-of-judicial- independence-idUSKCN1RF14V 59 Transparency International, European commission confirms Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has conflict of interest , June 2019, https://www. transparency.org/news/pressrelease/ european_commission_confirms_ czech_prime_minister_andrej_babish_ has_conflic 60 The Guardian, Malta’s corruption is not just in the heart of government, it’s the entire body , December 2019, https://www.theguardian.com/ commentisfree/2019/dec/03/malta- corruption-daphne-caruana-galizia- murde r 61 Martini, Maíra, Why Danske Bank Estonia appears in so many money- laundering scandals , August 2018, https://voices.transparency.org/ why-danske-bank-estonia-appears-in- so-many-money-laundering-scandals- 424047fe987 c 62 Brillaud, Laure and Martini, Maíra, The case for an EU anti-money laundering agency is clear: will the EU take action?, December 2019, https:// voices.transparency.org/the-case-for- an-eu-anti-money-laundering-agency- is-clear-will-the-eu-take-action- a12133d5989 6 63 Dell, Gillian and McDevitt, Andrew, Exporting Corruption - Progress Report 2018: Assessing enforcement of the OECD anti- bribery convention . Transparency International, September 2018, https://www.transparency.org/ whatwedo/publication/exporting_ corruption_2018 64 Stundin, An Icelandic fishing company bribed officials in Namibia and used Norway’s largest bank to transfer 70 million dollars to a tax haven , November 2019, https:// stundin.is/grein/9920/?sfns=mo 65 BBC News, Sweden’s Ericsson to pay over $1bn to settle US corruption probe , December 2019, https:// www.bbc.com/news/world-us- canada-50695438