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Janko
Gambia
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 Posted - 04 Jun 2013 : 19:02:02
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Jonathan-Pardoned Alamieyeseigha’s $1.1 Million Assets Seized By U.S.
Rockville, Md., Property Purchased with Nigerian Corruption Proceeds Forfeited Through Justice Department’s Kleptocracy Initiative
A forfeiture judgment was executed today against real property with an estimated value of more than $700,000 in Rockville, Md., that had been purchased with corruption proceeds traceable to Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Criminal Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton.
“Foreign officials who think they can use the United States as a stash-house are sorely mistaken,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Raman. “Through the Kleptocracy Initiative, we stand with the victims of foreign official corruption as we seek to forfeit the proceeds of corrupt leaders’ illegal activities.”
“This investigation was initiated by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Asset Identification & Removal Group (AIRG) in Baltimore, in an effort to recover the criminal proceeds from Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha’s assets, whose shell companies were convicted of money laundering offenses in Nigeria,” said ICE Director Morton. “HSI’s AIRG will continue working with the Department of Justice to seek to recover illicit proceeds gained through foreign corruption and to protect the U.S. financial system from being utilized by criminals.” ...
Source: Al Jazeera
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Clean your house before pointing a finger ... Never be moved by delirious Well-wishers in their ecstasy |
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Jun 2013 : 22:03:25
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FOROYAA NEWS ON "GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY" CULLED "BERLIN,29 April 2013 / PRNewswire Africa / -";
WHEN IMMUNITY BECOMES A LICENCE TO BREAK THE LAW
"It is common practice that legal systems around the world protect senior government officials from prosecution by granting them political immunity. This is supposed to shield them from undue pressure. But immunity to the law has also allowed numerous politicians across the world to go unpunished for crimes big and small, including corruption. Immunity can lead to impunity.
The privilege of immunity sometimes gives the impression that politicians can do as they please, which can result in acts against the public good. If a government official is protected by immunity and accepts a bribe for a contract, they have little fear of the justice system, even if they are found out to be guilty.
After getting away with it once, the instinct is to do it again and again until someone finally says? Stop’. But all over the world, too few are saying? Let’s stop impunity'.
Transparency International is working at stopping people and corporations from getting away with criminal activity or bending the law in their own favour. We strongly believe that impunity triggers actions that lead to the abuse of public resources or the manipulation of laws for politicians' personal gain or for the benefit of the few. Political immunity, therefore, must always be justified."
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toubab1020
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Posted - 05 Jun 2013 : 01:20:58
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The truth will out,BUT are the practices likely to disappear ?
The answer is the same as, Is the moon made of green cheese ? 
quote:
Originally posted by kobo
FOROYAA NEWS ON "GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY" CULLED "BERLIN,29 April 2013 / PRNewswire Africa / -";
WHEN IMMUNITY BECOMES A LICENCE TO BREAK THE LAW
"It is common practice that legal systems around the world protect senior government officials from prosecution by granting them political immunity. This is supposed to shield them from undue pressure. But immunity to the law has also allowed numerous politicians across the world to go unpunished for crimes big and small, including corruption. Immunity can lead to impunity.
The privilege of immunity sometimes gives the impression that politicians can do as they please, which can result in acts against the public good. If a government official is protected by immunity and accepts a bribe for a contract, they have little fear of the justice system, even if they are found out to be guilty.
After getting away with it once, the instinct is to do it again and again until someone finally says? Stop’. But all over the world, too few are saying? Let’s stop impunity'.
Transparency International is working at stopping people and corporations from getting away with criminal activity or bending the law in their own favour. We strongly believe that impunity triggers actions that lead to the abuse of public resources or the manipulation of laws for politicians' personal gain or for the benefit of the few. Political immunity, therefore, must always be justified."
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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