Corruption causes enormous harm. It damages trust in public institutions and governance, causes significant losses to the public purse, and distorts public spending priorities. Yet the detailed harm caused by specific corrupt acts is rarely elaborated in court trials or put to juries in corruption cases. Those who are harmed most by the corruption – often the poorest in affected countries – rarely receive any compensation or direct benefit from successful enforcement actions.
We advocate for proper representation of harm caused by corruption in criminal trials and Deferred Prosecution Agreements, and compensation to be given to victims of bribery, corruption and economic crimes, particularly to communities that have suffered harm from these crimes.
Just how much does the UK recover from corruption? Annual asset recovery statistics published last week show some modest progress in the UK’s asset recovery performance, with a strong showing...
Today a London court ordered the confiscation of £101.5 million from high-profile Nigerian politician James Ibori who laundered his corrupt loot into the UK with the help of close associates....
We welcome the government’s aim of "delivering a cultural shift in victims’ experiences by putting their interests at the heart of the justice system". However, we are concerned that victims of complex economic and financial crime, such as corruption, are currently finding it far too hard to achieve recognition, and receive support and compensation.
Spotlight has no evidence to support or contradict the allegations (contrary to suggestions that may arise from recent Pakistani press reports) made against Mr Imran Khan in relation to the...
In December, following the sentencing of commodities giant Glencore for bribery, Spotlight on Corruption and a range of international and African civil society organisations wrote to Justice Secretary Dominic Raab...
Spotlight on Corruption proposes an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill that would extend the new costs order regime introduced for Unexplained Wealth Orders in the Economic...
Following last month’s sentencing of commodities giant Glencore for bribery, Spotlight on Corruption and a range of international and African civil society organisations have written to Justice Secretary Dominic Raab...
