accountability

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A person who was seen distributing fliers demanding an independent investigation and government accountability was detained by national-security police on Saturday, and has since been released on bail, the rights group said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thousands have laid flowers and paid their respects over a three-day mourning period, with some of the notes left at the site calling for accountability.

From Barron's

"If the monarchy is really to modernise in a significant way, we need to see much more transparency, much more accountability," she argues.

From BBC

Thousands massed in the Philippine capital on Sunday demanding accountability over a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure scandal that has seen scores of officials, lawmakers and construction firm owners accused of corruption.

From Barron's

Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby apartment blocks.

From Barron's