Ex-Japan trade minister faces summary indictment over gift scandal Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Kyodo Jun 9, 2021
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have issued a summary indictment against former trade minister Isshu Sugawara for sending money and flower gifts in his constituency in violation of Japan’s election law.
The case had been dropped once before. But the latest move followed a decision by a civil inquest body that Sugawara’s alleged actions merited indictment, dealing the latest blow to the ruling bloc led by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, which is already under fire for a recent series of similar scandals.
Paris: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has seen her party dealt a series of blows ahead of regional elections later this month, after several candidates became embroiled in scandals over.
ISLAMABAD: Nearly a dozen members of the federal and provincial cabinets belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have had to step down over the last 33 months after their names figured in.
ISLAMABAD: Nearly a dozen members of the federal and provincial cabinets belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have had to step down over the last 33 months after their names figured in.
Credit Suisse scandals prompt Switzerland to punish bankers Published: 8:02 PM, May 28, 2021
Switzerland s national flag flies above the logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse at its headquarters in Zurich. - Reuters File Photo SHARE
FRANKFURT: Exasperation with Credit Suisse following a string of scandals is prompting Switzerland to rethink a system in which top bankers have been largely untouchable.
Credit Suisse s heavy losses from the collapse of family office Archegos and the decimation of billions of client investments backed by insolvent British financier Greensill have angered regulators and triggered a rare discussion among lawmakers about fining bankers.
The debate, the biggest public discussion about banking reform since the financial crash, centres on ending the current laissez-faire regime, where fines on bankers are not possible, to copy Britain s stricter rule book.