Tag: Enforce
Ireland must urgently apply more resources to enforce Anti-Bribery Convention, says OECD
[ad_1] 18/12/2013 – Ireland should increase its resources to detect and investigate foreign bribery more efficiently. Resources have, in recent years, been largely devoted to investigating non-bribery cases in the financial sector. Ireland has not prosecuted a foreign bribery case in the twelve years since its foreign bribery offence came into force, and law…
OECD encouraged by Israel’s recent investigative activity, but remains seriously concerned with overall efforts to enforce foreign bribery laws
[ad_1] 24/06/2015 – Israel is not sufficiently proactive in detecting and investigating foreign bribery, with no prosecutions over the past 7 years, despite 14 allegations of foreign bribery involving Israeli individuals or companies. The OECD Working Group on Bribery is, however, encouraged by the recently-opened investigations, and will pay close attention to how these…
The Czech Republic must take significant steps to enforce its foreign bribery laws, but demonstrates commitment to improve
[ad_1] 22/06/2017 – The Czech Republic must strengthen its efforts to detect, investigate and prosecute foreign bribery. Seventeen years after ratifying the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, the Czech Republic has yet to prosecute a case involving the bribery of foreign public officials. This is a cause for concern, especially considering the export-oriented nature of the…
J&K official beats up people to enforce lockdown, invites public ire
[ad_1] Mir said that he did not use a wooden stick but a maize plant to ‘discipline’ people SRINAGAR: A video of a senior government official thrashing citizens in an attempt to enforce the lockdown necessitated by the current wave of the COVID-19 in north-western Baramulla district has shocked people of Jammu and Kashmir and beyond and sparked anger…
‘Hundreds’ of Israeli Police Officers Arrive in Lod to Enforce Curfew
[ad_1] Israel Border Police officers were sent to the city of Lod on Wednesday, May 12, after synagogues and dozens of cars were set on fire by Arab Israelis and a Muslim cemetery was torched by Jewish Israelis, Israeli media reported. Israeli authorities declared a state of emergency in the city, which is home to…
Hungary must enforce its foreign bribery offence against companies, including foreign subsidiaries
[ad_1] 01/08/2019 – The Working Group is concerned that Hungary has not commenced any foreign bribery investigations or prosecutions in over nine years since the Phase 3 evaluation of implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. However, the companies operating in the country have significant exposure to export-related risks of the bribery of foreign public…
Iceland should step up efforts to detect and enforce its foreign bribery offences
[ad_1] 17/12/2020 – Detection of foreign bribery, as well as awareness of related risks, are still lacking in Iceland. In spite of having been one of the original signatories to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, Iceland has only recently commenced its first foreign bribery investigation. Detection of foreign bribery by the Icelandic authorities needs therefore…
Kerala High Court: Enforce govt rates for treating Covid in private sector
[ad_1] A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday directed the State government to strictly implement the order on the rates fixed for treatment of Covid patients in private hospitals and nursing homes. The Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Kauser Edappaganth also made it clear that the charge for the 50…
How Chinese Fans Enforce Chinese Nationalism on the World
[ad_1] Advertisement “Speak Chinese or get out of China.” “This is China, Speak Chinese.” “Speaking our language is the basic respect.” These are quotes from “Produce Camp” fans on Twitter, one of the websites that are banned by China’s Great Fire Wall. The the popular boy group competition show held its fourth season, and it’s…