Day: May 8, 2020

A release on Mondo Visione on 8 May advised that the orders were issued against the individuals following their convictions in the State Courts of Singapore for offences involving fraud and dishonesty, and took effect from 4 May.  A former representative of Barclays Bank Singapore Branch has been disqualified for 25 years, with the others barred for 10 or 6 years.

https://mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/monetary-authority-of-singapore-bans-four-individuals-for-fraudulent-and-dishon/

 

 

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On 8 May, the Bangkok Post and others reported that an Indonesian court has jailed a former CEO of Garuda Indonesia for bribery and money laundering related to procurement of airliners and engines from Airbus and Rolls-Royce.  He is said to have been sentenced to 8 years in jail and fined $1.4 million. He was CEO 2005-2014.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1914968

 

 

 

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On 8 May, the Anadolu Agency reported that an Ethiopian court has sentenced Bereket Simon, who was minister of communication from 1995 to 2012, to 6 years in prison over corruption charges, local media reported.  He was convicted over embezzlement of public funds and abuse of power.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/former-ethiopian-minister-jailed-for-corruption/1834077

 

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A news release from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime on 7 May says that measures implemented by governments to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have led to drug trafficking routes by air being disrupted, along with drastic reduction or increased interdiction in trafficking routes over land. Some drug supply chains have been interrupted and traffickers are looking for alternative routes, including maritime routes, depending on the types of drugs smuggled.

https://www.unodc.org/unodc/press/releases/2020/May/covid-19-is-changing-the-route-of-illicit-drug-flows–says-unodc-report.html

UN REPORT: COVID-19 and the drug supply chain: from production and trafficking to use

https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/covid/Covid-19-and-drug-supply-chain-Mai2020.pdf

 

 

 

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On 8 May, the Daily Maverick posed this question in a detailed article, saying that insurgents in northern Mozambique may be positioning themselves to reap greater profits.  It says that illicit trade in the north of the country has capitalised on and fostered corruption at all levels of government.  There are drugs, human trafficking, high-value hardwood timber and gold and rubies that are, or can be, involved.  One intriguing element is the flow of “rough” rubies (uncut gems sold by artisanal miners), following the discovery of ruby deposits in 2009.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-05-08-are-mozambiques-insurgents-closing-in-on-illicit-trafficking-profits/

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