corruption
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The court also sentenced Siddiq's aunt, the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and two other family members to varying prison terms in separate corruption cases.
From BBC
Security experts say efforts to tackle these crises are hampered by corruption, poor intelligence sharing, and underfunded local police forces.
From BBC
In October, China announced it had launched corruption investigations into nine military officials.
From Barron's
There have never been any Belt and Road projects under the Panama Canal Authority, which is an autonomous legal entity and has never been involved in a corruption scandal.
“The duty of youth is to challenge corruption,” read one student’s sign.
From Los Angeles Times
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