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Park Geun-hye

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On 14 January 2021, South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a 20-year prison sentence for former President Park Geun-hye, closing the central criminal case arising from the corruption scandal that had already removed her from office.

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THE PRESIDENT, THE CONFIDANTE AND THE CHAEBOL MONEY
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THE PRESIDENT, THE CONFIDANTE AND THE CHAEBOL MONEY

On 14 January 2021, South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a 20-year prison sentence for former President Park Geun-hye, closing the central criminal case arising from the corruption scandal that had already removed her from office.
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THE ROCKET SCIENTIST, THE FAMILY NETWORK AND THE POLITBURO PURGE
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THE ROCKET SCIENTIST, THE FAMILY NETWORK AND THE POLITBURO PURGE

On 14 July 2026, China’s Communist Party announced the expulsion of Ma Xingrui, one of the most senior civilian officials to fall in President Xi Jinping’s current anti-corruption campaign.
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THE MINISTER, THE PROPERTY EMPIRE AND THE PEP GATEKEEPERS
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THE MINISTER, THE PROPERTY EMPIRE AND THE PEP GATEKEEPERS

On 13 January 2026, a Dhaka court ordered the seizure of 330 foreign properties linked by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission to former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and related persons and entities.
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THE MINISTER, THE BILLIONAIRE AND THE F1 TICKETS
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THE MINISTER, THE BILLIONAIRE AND THE F1 TICKETS

On 3 October 2024, Singapore’s High Court sentenced former Transport Minister S. Iswaran to 12 months’ imprisonment.
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THE PANDEMIC, THE TEST KITS AND THE BRIBE MACHINE
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THE PANDEMIC, THE TEST KITS AND THE BRIBE MACHINE

On 12 January 2024, the Hanoi People’s Court sentenced 38 defendants in the central Viet A COVID-19 test-kit corruption case.
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THE VICE MINISTER, THE STOCK MARKET AND THE SECURITY STATE
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THE VICE MINISTER, THE STOCK MARKET AND THE SECURITY STATE

On 23 September 2022, the Changchun Intermediate People’s Court sentenced former Vice Minister of Public Security Sun Lijun to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery.
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THE PRIME MINISTER, THE PENSION FUND AND THE RM42 MILLION
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THE PRIME MINISTER, THE PENSION FUND AND THE RM42 MILLION

On 23 August 2022, Malaysia’s Federal Court dismissed former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s final appeal in the SRC International case.
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