Indian police have arrested a prominent social activist just hours before he was preparing to push ahead with a public hunger strike to demand tougher anti-corruption legislation. Anna Hazare was detained by plain-clothes police officers early Tuesday at a New Delhi apartment as he prepared to lead a procession to a public park to begin […]
India Detains Anti-Corruption Activist Ahead of Planned Hunger Strike
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
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India Detains Anti-Corruption Activist Ahead of Planned Hunger Strike
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Indian police have arrested a prominent social activist just hours before he was preparing to push ahead with a public hunger strike to demand tougher anti-corruption legislation. Activists say Anna Hazare, 74, was detained by plain-clothes police officers early Tuesday at a New Delhi apartment, as hundreds of his supporters protested outside. Police say they […]
India Arrests Anti-Corruption Activist Ahead of Planned Hunger Strike
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Indian police have arrested a prominent social activist as he was preparing to push ahead with a hunger strike to demand tougher anti-corruption legislation. Activists say Anna Hazare was arrested early Tuesday at his New Delhi apartment, as hundreds of his supporters protested outside. Hazare and his followers want Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to enact […]
Indian PM Vows Strict Action Against Graft
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday his government will take the “strictest possible action” to counter widespread corruption in the country. In a speech in New Delhi marking the 64th anniversary of India’s independence from Britain, Mr. Singh said there is “no magic wand” to solve the issue. He said the government was fighting […]
Indian PM Vows Strict Action Against Corruption
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says his government will take the “strictest possible action” against corruption. Mr. Singh said Monday that there is no “magic wand” to solve the problem of graft, but he promised to work towards greater transparency and to fight corruption on many levels. The prime minister made the comments at New […]
Indian PM Vows Strict Action Against Corruption
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says his government will take the “strictest possible action” against corruption. Mr. Singh said Monday that there is no “magic wand” to solve the problem of graft, but he promised to work towards greater transparency and to fight corruption on many levels. The prime minister made the comments at New […]
Indian PM Promises ‘Strictest Action’ Against Graft
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
India’s prime minister says his government is taking the “strictest possible action” against corruption. Manmohan Singh said Monday in his Independence Day speech at New Delhi’s Red Fort that it is important not to create an atmosphere in which India’s progress comes into question while corruption cases are investigated. The government has introduced a new […]
Lawyer for Indonesian Graft Suspect Denied Access to Client
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
A lawyer representing Indonesian graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin says he has been denied access to his client. Nazaruddin, the former treasurer of the governing Democratic Party, was brought back to Indonesia Saturday on a chartered plane from Bogota, Columbia where he was arrested last Sunday after months on the run. His lawyer, O.C. Kaligis, told […]
Indonesian Anti-Coruption Agency Wants to Be First to Question Nazaruddin
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency wants to be the first to question the fugitive former treasurer of the ruling Democratic Party when he is returned from Colombia to face fraud charges. An agency spokesman, Johan Budi, told reporters in Jakarta Tuesday that fugitive Muhammad Nazaruddin is a suspect in a major bribery case being handled by the […]
Corruption Scandals Spark New Clashes in India
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Police in India’s capital blasted protesters with water cannons and beat them back with batons outside parliament as they try to contain rising outrage over a series of corruption scandals. Thousands of opposition supporters took the streets in New Delhi Tuesday, while inside the parliament building, opposition lawmakers staged a protest of their own. India’s […]
