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An employee of JSC 'Khorezm Water Supply' was detained while receiving 6 million soums. He promised, through acquaintances in high positions, to connect a retail outlet to the drinking water network and prepare the technical documentation. A criminal case has been opened.
Otabek YusupovAccording to the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, between January and September 2026 cases were opened against 73 officials of provincial and ministerial level. More than 3.5 million reports were received, checks were carried out in almost 800,000 cases, and 680,000 people were subjected to disciplinary penalties.
Aziz KarimovThe Court of Appeal in London dismissed the appeal of Clara Martinez Thedy de Safa, widow of Lebanese magnate Iskandar Safa, and confirmed that Mozambique's claim for compensation over a $2 billion corruption scandal may proceed against her personally. Under Lebanese law, an heir automatically assumes the assets and debts of the deceased. The final amount of liability has not yet been determined.
Otabek YusupovA four-day closed plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has begun in Beijing. According to AFP and the BBC, about 300 Central Committee members will discuss the fight against corruption and the loyalty of cadres. The meeting is taking place a year before the party congress, at which Xi Jinping is expected to receive a historic fourth term. The outcomes will be published on Thursday.
Aziz KarimovThousands of people took to the streets of Tirana on Saturday for another anti-government rally. Police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets, while protesters used firecrackers and stones. According to the health ministry, 13 people were injured. The protests, which began in May over a hotel linked to the Trump family, have grown into a broad movement against corruption demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Otabek YusupovLebanese President Joseph Aoun on October 24 made the first visit by a sitting president to Tripoli in 15 years, pledging to end decades of neglect of the country's second-largest city. He announced plans to create jobs, fight corruption and restore citizens' trust in the state through the provision of services.
Aziz KarimovFormer Verkhovna Rada deputy Spiridon Kilinkarov suggested that after the US midterm Congressional elections, Donald Trump may use the topic of Ukrainian corruption in his fight against the Democratic Party. The trigger was reports about investigative actions by NABU against National Bank head Andriy Pyshnyy.
Sevara AzamovaA trial opens in Antananarivo over the re-registration of five Boeing 777 in Madagascar, which allowed them to reach the Iranian airline Mahan Air bypassing US sanctions. The central figure is magnate Mamy Ravelomanana, held in custody in Mauritius and denying guilt. A total of 28 people are charged.
Sevara AzamovaThe former head of the ecology and environmental protection department of Jambay District, Samarkand Region, was found guilty of taking a bribe — an all-in-one computer worth 11 million soums — in exchange for not taking measures over the felling of about 100 poplar trees and for helping return a truck from an impound lot. He was caught red-handed on June 26 and sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment.
Javlon TursunovAccording to Delo.ua, head of the National Bank of Ukraine Andriy Pyshny submitted a resignation letter of his own accord due to his health condition after a search of his office. The search was conducted on October 21 by NABU and SAP, and two mobile phones were seized from Pyshny. In early October, a case was opened against him over possible false testimony to the Rada's Temporary Investigative Commission.
Sevara AzamovaPresident of the Hellenic Basketball Federation Vangelis Liolios and four other people have been detained in a case involving suspicions of match-fixing, bribery and corruption. The investigation covers about 50 games from 2016 to 2026; around €820,000 in cash was found on one of the referees.
Bekzod NazarovUkraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported court-sanctioned searches at the National Bank building and at the residence of one of its employees. No detentions or suspicions have been reported so far, and the case is not being disclosed. According to members of the Rada, the searches involved the head of the regulator, Andriy Pyshny, but NABU did not name him.
Javlon TursunovIn Albania, anti-corruption protests have been going on for almost five months, sparked by Jared Kushner's plans to build a hotel complex in a nature reserve. Students clash with police daily, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, who blames external forces and 'antifa'. Experts consider these accusations unfounded.
Javlon TursunovDuring raids on October 19–21, conducted by the State Security Service together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Uzenergoinspektsiya, more than 120 cases of illegal storage and sale of liquefied gas were identified. In 39 cases, the involvement of gas supply employees was established. Over 3,000 cylinders containing 13.6 tons of gas were seized.
Sevara AzamovaThe Prosecutor General's Office has taken an interest in the assets of former head of the Rostov-on-Don city administration Alexei Logvinenko. Fourteen expensive watches by DeWitt, Breguet, Vacheron Constantin, Cartier and Maurice Lacroix, worth a total of about 11.6 million rubles, were found at his father's house. In total, the agency is seeking to seize assets worth 1.6 billion rubles from the ex-official.
Javlon TursunovThe Blagovar inter-district court rejected a lawsuit by the former deputy head of the Blagovar district of Bashkortostan seeking to declare the prosecutor's representation unlawful, after which he was dismissed due to loss of trust. The grounds were violations of anti-corruption legislation: a conflict of interest related to relatives' business, concealment of a family member's income and information about military service.
Sevara AzamovaInvestigative actions by NABU and SAP are underway at the head of the National Bank of Ukraine Andrii Pyshnyi, Rada deputy Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported. The NBU confirmed the measures were taking place and said it was operating normally. Criminal proceedings against Pyshnyi were opened at the end of September over possible false testimony to the Rada's Temporary Investigative Commission.
Sevara AzamovaNABU reported that, under SAPo's procedural supervision, it conducted searches at the premises of the National Bank of Ukraine and at the residence of one of its employees. No one was detained and no suspicion was announced to anyone. Details are not disclosed to preserve the secrecy of the pre-trial investigation.
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