December 2022 Issue of The Integrity Bulletin News Magazine

Corruption Is Lifeblood of Indian Bureaucrats and Politicians: Report

India Corruption Research Report 2022 (ICRR 2022)releasedinOctober2022revealsvarious aspectsofcorruptioninIndia.

Today, according to the report,nogovernmentinIndiaiswillingtostopcorruptionbecause now it has become the lifeblood of Indian bureaucrats and politicians. All major global anti-corruption organizations observe that corruption has been increasing at an alarming pace in India while the government has no plans and procedures to stop corruption in the country.

EffectsofCorruptioninIndia.Photo:RMNNewsService

Now it appears that corruption has become an integral part of independent India while all State governments as well as the Central government have been encouraging corruption insteadofremovingit.

Whilepoliticalcorruptionisrampant,bureaucraticnaivetyorinefficiencyistheworstformof corruption. The survival of politicians and political parties depends on corruption money which is used to purchase voters, legislators, and commit all sorts ofelectoralfrauds.India CorruptionResearchReport2022(ICRR2022)addsthatalmostallthepoliticiansintheState governments are highly corrupt. But this report mainly covers the case studies of national

politicalparties:BharatiyaJanataParty(BJP)ofprimeministerNarendraModiandCongress ofleadersSoniaGandhiandRahulGandhi.

Although the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Arvind Kejriwal is a local political group, it is embroiled in major corruption scandals and it appears that AAP is the only party in which almostallthepoliticiansarecorrupt So,thereportalsocoversAAP

Bureaucratsworkhandinglovewithcorruptpoliticianstocircumventthelawandindulgein corrupt practices There is no administrative mechanism for the general public togetridof corruption. Courts are also not quite willing to handle corruption cases because theIndian judiciary is largely controlled by corrupt politicians. Estimates suggest that India is losing around$1trillionannuallytocorruption.Thisamountisnearly36%ofIndiaʼsGDP.

NowitisnotonlythebureaucraticandpoliticalcorruptionthatistroublingordinaryIndians, but in recent years small groups of white collar criminals have started operating like sophisticatedextortiongangsindifferentcitiesofIndia.

They bribe the corrupt bureaucrats to circumvent the law and extort money from ordinary citizens.Policeandlaw enforcementagenciesarenottrainedtodealwithwhite collarcrimes such ascorruptionbyorganizedcriminalgroupswhichoperateopenlyindifferentlocalities. Asbureaucratsalsolackknowledgetooperateinthemoderninformation drivenworld,they are not capable of addressing public complaintsoncorruption.Strangely,mostbureaucrats donottreatcorruptionasacrime.

SincetheadministrativesystemshavetotallycollapsedinIndia,corruptionisincreasingata rapid pace. Government officialsandpoliticianskeepsendingpeopleʼscomplaintsfromone office to anotherlikeapostoffice,buttheynevertakeadministrativedecisionstocatchand punishthecorruptofficials.

Finally, the aggrieved citizens are le with no other option but to approachthecourts.But since courtsarealwaysovercrowdedandjudicialsystemsareinefficient,thecourtdecisions are either inordinately delayed or lack justice. The less said about the Indian courts, the better.

NowcorruptionhasreducedIndiatoalevelofcriminalizedkleptocracy,inwhichallthefour pillarsofdemocracyhavecollapsed.Asaresult,Indiacontinuestobeapoor,underdeveloped country.

The sorry plight of Indians indicates that India has already become a politically unstable banana republic with rampant lawlessness, corruption, and exploitation of the ordinary

citizens. NowIndiashouldformallyappearinthelistofbananarepublicssuchasBotswana, Guatemala,Nigeria,Zambia,andCuba.

Ifthesituationisnotcontrolledimmediately,itisexpectedthatinternationalsanctionswillbe imposedonIndiabecauseofthegovernment'sfailuretostopincreasingcrimeandcorruption inthecountry

Youcanclickheretoreadthefullreportandclickheretowatcharelatedvideo.Youcanalso share the report with your friends and colleagues through email, WhatsApp,orothersocial mediachannelssothattheycouldsupportthisanti corruptioninitiative.

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DDA Violates RTI Act to Hide FAR Construction Crime in Delhi

DDA is trying to hidetheinformationrelatedtoFARbecauseitisacriminalactivityandDDA andotherofficialsarebribedtoallowlethalFARconstructioninoccupiedhousingsocieties. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) which is one of the most corrupt government departmentsinIndia hascrossedalllimitsofcriminality.Withitsaimtoconcealtheongoing construction crime in Delhiʼs housing societies, DDA does not provide information sought throughtheRighttoInformation(RTI)applications.

These days, a criminal activity is happening in Delhiʼs cooperative group housing societies (CGHS)underthefraudulentfloorarearatio(FAR)constrictionscheme.AlthoughDelhiisthe most polluted city in the world, the DDA is allowing FAR construction which is spreading life threatening dust pollution, noise pollution, and air pollution in occupied housing societieswherechildren,men,women(includingseniorcitizens)aresuffering.

Now, FAR construction has assumed the scale of a citywide construction cum corruption racket termed as Widehouse Corruption Scandal. This criminal enterprise is being run by localcriminalswhooperateasmanagementcommittee(MC)membersofhousingsocietiesin connivancewithcrookedpoliticians,corruptbureaucrats,complicitpoliceofficials,dishonest members of judiciary, and buildersʼ mafia. [ You can click here to read the report on FAR constructionandWidehouseCorruptionScandal.]

Inresponsetothecomplaintsfiledbyme,anumberofIASofficersamongothersinvolvedin the FAR racket are facing corruption investigationsorderedbytheDepartmentofPersonnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions,Governmentof India. WhilethecriminalMCmembers incollusionwithbuildersʼmafia threatenresidents

topayhugemoneyforFARcrime,thecorruptofficialsofDDAignoretheaggrievedresidentsʼ complaints to get FAR stopped in their housing societies. Consequently, the FAR crime is spreadingfasterthanpollutioninDelhi

Asajournalistandsocialactivist,Ihavebeenrunningafreeonlinecommunityservice“Clean House”forthepast5yearstoreportaboutcrimeandcorruptionhappeninginDelhiʼsgroup housing societies where millions of people live. The residents who are being harassed by their MC members or administrators file their online complaints on the “Clean House” service while I make the legal casesandreporttotheauthoritiesinordertoseekjusticefor thesufferingresidents.

SinceIgetanumberofcomplaintsrelatedtoFARcrimeindifferenthousingsocietiesofDelhi, recently I decided to work aggressively to get FAR crime stoppedsothatmen,women,and children could be saved from construction related pollution and fatal accidents in society buildings.

RTIAPPLICATION

InordertoknowthestatusofFAR,IfiledthefollowingRTIapplicationwithDDAwhichworks undertheMinistryofHousingandUrbanAffairs(MoHUA),GovernmentofIndia.

SeniorcitizensinagrouphousingsocietyofDwarkainNewDelhiurgethegovernmenttosavethem fromdustandnoisepollutionofextendedFARconstructionactivity PhotoandCampaignbyRakesh Raman/RMNNewsService(filephoto)

ThePublicInformationOfficer(PIO)

MinistryofHousingandUrbanAffairs(MoHUA),GovernmentofIndia/DDA

Subject:RTIApplicationtoSeekInformationundertheRighttoInformationAct2005

NameoftheApplicant:RakeshRaman

DearPIOatMoHUA/DelhiDevelopmentAuthority(DDA), Pleaseprovidemewiththefollowinginformation:

1. List of departments which allow Floor Area Ratio (FAR) construction in Cooperative GroupHousingSocietiesofDelhiincludingDwarka

2. List of Cooperative Group Housing Societies of Delhi including Dwarka where Floor AreaRatio(FAR)constructionhasbeenapproved/sanctionedduring2018to2022.

3. List of Cooperative Group Housing Societies of Delhi including Dwarka where Floor Area Ratio (FAR) construction hasbeenstoppedduring2018to2022withreasonsfor stoppage.

4. List of Cooperative Group Housing Societies of Delhi including Dwarka whose proposalsforFloorAreaRatio(FAR)constructionarecurrentlypending.

5. List of Cooperative Group Housing Societies of Delhi including Dwarka where Floor AreaRatio(FAR)constructioniscurrentlyhappening.

6. List of Cooperative Group Housing Societies of Delhi including Dwarka where Floor Area Ratio (FAR) construction has caused accidents including construction related deathsduring2018to2022.

7. List of Cooperative Group Housing Societies of Delhi including Dwarka from where residentshavecomplainedagainstFloorAreaRatio(FAR)constructionduring2018to 2022.

8 Names and designations of government officials against whom action has been or being taken for lapses in approvals in Floor Area Ratio (FAR) construction in CooperativeGroupHousingSocietiesofDelhiincludingDwarka.

Iftheinformationsoughtaboveisnotavailableinyouroffice,pleaseforwardmyapplication to the concerned public information authority to seek information. Since the RTI Act violationsarerampantinDelhi,pleaseensurethatIgetcompleteinformation.

However,asIwasexpecting,thecorruptDDAofficialsdidnotprovidemewiththeinformation thatIsoughtthroughmyRTIapplicationaboutFARprojectsinDelhi.ItisaviolationoftheRTI Act [YoucanalsoclickheretoreadthecaseofRTIActviolationbytheofficeoftheRegistrar CooperativeSocieties(RCS)ofDelhiGovernment.]

In its deceptive response to my RTI application, DDAclaimedthatitdoesnothavethedata aboutFARconstructionprojects,whileDDAisthemaindepartmentresponsibleforgivingFAR approvals.[TheresponsefromDDAisreproducedbelowasExhibit1.]

Obviously,DDAistryingtohidetheinformationrelatedtoFARbecauseitisacriminalactivity and DDA and other officials are bribed toallowlethalFARconstructioninoccupiedhousing societies.

However, I have not given up and willsoontakemorestepstoinformtheauthoritiesabout FAR construction crime so that it could be stopped in the housing societies. I also urge residents to help me in this effort to get FAR stopped and Delhiʼs environment protected. Residents whohavebeenfollowingmycampaignsagainstFARconstructioncrime mustbe knowing that FAR construction can be stopped and even illegal FAR construction can be demolishedbytakingtherightadministrativesteps.

MyobjectiveistogetallcriminalsinvolvedinthegenocidalFARconstructioncrimejailedand ifpossible executedbythelaw enforcementauthorities.

YoucanclickheretowatchtherelatedvideoonRMNYouTubeChannel. RakeshRaman

Simple Steps to Submit Online Complaint of Your Housing Society

Your complaint can be about corruption, floor area ratio or FAR construction, or other irregularitiesinyourhousingsociety.

As most residents are suffering in Delhiʼs cooperative group housing societies, they canfile their complaints in a free online community service named “Clean House.”Youcanusethe free"CleanHouse"servicetosubmityourhousingsocietycomplaint.Youcanfillinasimple onlineformtodescribeyourcase Therelevantlinksaregivenunderthisvideo Youcanalso watchaYouTubevideoinHinditounderstandtheproceduretofillintheformandreportyour

casetothe“CleanHouse”service.Subsequently,youcanparticipateinanonlinemeetingto discussyourcasewiththe“CleanHouse”service.

SimpleStepstoSubmitOnlineComplaintofYourHousingSociety.Photo:RMNNewsService

Depending on the case, a notice will be served upon the management committee orMCof yourhousingsocietyorgovernmentofficialsagainstwhomyouhavefiledthecomplaint.Your complaintcanbeaboutcorruption,floorarearatioorFARconstruction,orotherirregularities inyourhousingsociety.

Youwillalsoprovideatleast2photographsofyourhousingsocietyfromthefrontsidewhere the name of your society is written and where a particular incident such as illegal construction,etc.hashappened.Yourcaseincludingthevideoofonlinemeeting(ifany)will appear publicly on the “Clean House” service You can click here to watch the video on YouTube.

TheAAPpoliticianSisodiaistellingflagrantliestohidehisinvolvementintheliquorscandal.

In a startling revelation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has revealed that 140 mobile phoneswerechangedbyover30personsallegedlyinvolvedintheliquorscamofDelhi.

Delhi deputy chief minister (CM) Manish Sisodia is the primeaccusedinthisliquorscandal TheED whichinvestigatesseriousfinancialcrimecases claimedinaspecialPreventionof Money LaunderingAct(PMLA)courtonNovember10thatSisodiaandothersinvolvedinthe excise / liquor scam have changed a total 140 phones with intention to destroy digital evidence during the relevant period The value of these phones is estimated to be Rs 120 crore.Inthiscase,theAamAadmiParty(AAP)politicianSisodiaistellingflagrantliestohide hisinvolvementintheliquorscandal.

Aer attending a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) hearing on October 17 in this case, Sisodia claimed without any evidence that CBI asked him to quit AAP and join Bharatiya JanataParty(BJP)whichwillmakehimDelhiCM.

Among his lies,SisodiaalsosaidthatCBIhasadmittedthatthereisnocaseagainsthimbut heisbeingharassedlikehiscolleagueSatyendarJain,whoisinjailforthepastfivemonthsin amoneylaunderingcase.

ButinastatementreleasedonOctober17,CBIrefutedalltheclaimsofSisodiaandsaidthat SisodiawasquestionedstrictlyontheallegationsintheFIR(firstinformationreport)andthe evidence collected so far during the course of investigation. CBI added that Sisodiaʼs

AsignaturecampaignwaslaunchedonSeptember6,2022inDelhitogettaintedAamAadmiParty (AAP)politicianandDelhiGovernmentministerManishSisodiaremovedfromhisposition.Photo:BJP

statementwillbeverifiedinduecourseandfurtheractionwillbetakenasperrequirements ofinvestigation.

LIQUORSCAMCASE

Aer the August 19 raids by the CBI at Sisodiaʼs residence, he and his AAP accomplicesare tellingblatantliesorhalftruthswiththeaimtoprotecthimintheliquormafiacollusioncase.

Sisodia whoisadeputyCMunderDelhiCMArvindKejriwal isfacingseriousallegationsof corruption, criminal conspiracy, and falsification of governmentaccounts,whiletheCBIhas filedanFIRinwhichSisodiaʼsnameisatthetopofalistof15accusedinthiscase.

The opposition party in Delhi BJP has been running aggressive campaigns to get Sisodia removed from his positioninthegovernment.ButKejriwalisnotremovinghimpresumably forthefearthathemightdivulgethenamesofotherAAPpoliticianswhomaybeinvolvedin liquor scam and other scandals. In July, the Lt. Governor (LG) Vinai Saxena who is the administrativeheadofDelhi hadaskedtheCBItoprobeSisodiaʼssurreptitiouslinkswiththe liquormafiathatledtomassivecorruptioninthesaleofliquorshoplicencesinthecity.

AnAugust22articleinTheNewIndianExpressdetailsdifferentaspectsofthecasealongwith the names of the accused who allegedly colluded with Sisodia to run the criminal liquor networkinvolvedinanestimatedcorruptionofhundredsofcroresofrupees.

Now,insteadofansweringthemediaquestionsrelatedtoDelhiliquorscaminwhichSisodia is allegedly involved, the AAP members are unsuccessfully trying to divert the case to unrelatedissuessuchasDelhischooleducationthatSisodiahandles.

In their media interactions on Sisodiaʼs liquor scam case, the AAP spokespersonshadbeen unnecessarily flaunting a New York Times (NYT) schooleducationarticlewhichlookslikean advertorial (advertisement or paid article) arranged by AAPʼs publicity department. The articlewithoutanyresearchfalselypraisesSisodiaandDelhischooleducation.

SinceSisodiaandhisaccomplicesinAAParenotansweringthequestionsandconfusingthe whole liquor scam case with their false rhetoric, the CBI should immediately arrest and interrogateSisodiaandotherssothatpeoplecouldknowthetruth.

Appeal for Donations

As I have launched a research project to compile an exclusive report on corruption in India, you are requested to support this project financially with your donations You can click here to know more about this project and details for donations ThankYou Rakesh Raman

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AnanonymoushotlinewillbesetupforpeopletoreportMetPoliceofficersandstafffor corruption, abuse and other breaches of trust or power. Recent scandals to hit the force includestrip searchingchildren,themurderofSarahEverard,andthesharingofpicturesof BibaaHenryandNicoleSmallmanaertheywerekilled.Officershavebeenconvictedofa string of offences including sex crimes, the and assault. The line will be run by Crimestoppers.ReadMore

A court in Mozambique has begun handing down verdicts in the countryʼs biggest corruptionscandal,inwhichthegovernmentunleashedafinancialearthquakebytryingto conceal huge debts. The 19 high profile defendants, who include former state security officials and the son of an ex president, faced charges ranging frommoneylaunderingto bribery and blackmail related to a $2bn “hidden debt” scandal that crashed the nationʼs economy.ReadMore

South Africa's justice minister has told the BBC the government has acted to stem corruption in the country In June, a judicial inquiry led by chief justice Raymond Zondo concludedthattherulingANCpartyshouldbe"ashamed"thatcorruptionhappenedunder itswatchandthat,sinceformerPresidentJacobZumaʼsresignationinFebruary2018,ithad done"littletotacklecorruptionwithinthepartyranks".TheZondocommissionhadlooked into so called "state capture" under former President Zuma where businesses and politiciansredirectedresourcesintotheirownpockets.ReadMore

The U.S. Department of the Treasuryʼs Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned one Russian national, Dmitry Kudryakov, and one Belarusian national, Iryna Litviniuk, for their role in exploiting the Guatemalan mining sector, as well as three associatedentitiesconnectedwiththeircorruptionschemes.Theseindividualsandentities are designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implementstheGlobalMagnitskyHumanRightsAccountabilityActandtargetsperpetrators ofserioushumanrightsabuseandcorruptionaroundtheworld.ReadMore

Media Reports on Corruption in India

The CentralBureauofInvestigation(CBI)arrestedSuperintendentofCentralGoodsand ServicesTax(Audit)NSMaheshwari,postedinGandhidham,inKutch,foracceptingabribe ofRs1lakhtoclearcontainersattheKandlaportinGujaratwherehewasearlierpostedas Superintendent of Customs. During the searches conducted at the office and residential premises of the accused, the investigators recovered cash to the tune of Rs6.5lakhcash andincriminatingdocuments,saidastatementissuedbytheCBI.ReadMore

LokSabhaSpeakerOmBirlasaidtheeffectiveuseoftheRighttoInformationAct(RTI) will help in building a developed and corruption free country as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Inaugurating the 15th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission (CIC), the Speaker said the main aim of the RTI Act is empowering citizens, bringing transparency, getting the system rid of corruption and taking democracy to the peopleofthecountryinthetruesense.ReadMore

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Saumya Chaurasia, deputy secretary to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in connection with a money laundering investigation into an alleged coal levy scam in the state, PTI reported. The agency took ChaurasiaintocustodyundercriminalsectionsofthePreventionofMoneyLaunderingAct (PMLA)aeraroundofinterrogation.ReadMore

An official from the public works department (PWD) was caught red handed while allegedlyacceptingabribeofRs25,000inMadhyaPradesh'sBhopaldistrict,anofficialsaid. Basedonacomplaint,theLokayuktapolicelaidatrapandcaughtanexecutiveengineerof the PWD department accepting the bribe at Nehru Nagar crossing, Bhopal Lokayukta superintendentofpoliceManuVyastoldPTI.ReadMore

FormerUttarakhandChiefMinisterandMPTirathSinghRawatsaidinapurportedvideo, which went viral on social media, that “commission khori” (corruption) is the biggest problemofthehillState,causingamajorembarrassmenttoBJPgovernment.ReadMore

The ED said it has attached immovable properties worth Rs 82.77 crore belonging to PoojaSinghal,asuspendedIASofficerinRanchi,Jharkhand.TheEDhadinitiatedamoney laundering investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by the Jharkhandpolice andVigilanceBureauJharkhand.ReadMore

UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption

The hashtags #UnitedAgainstCorruption and #IACD2022 will be used on alldigitalplatforms fortheInternationalAnti CorruptionDayoutreach.

The 2022 International Anti Corruption Day (IACD) on 9 December seeks to highlight the crucial link between anti corruptionandpeace,security,anddevelopment.Atitscoreisthe notion that tackling this crime is the right and responsibility of everyone, and that only through cooperation and the involvement of each and every person and institutioncanwe overcomethenegativeimpactofthiscrime.

UNCACat20:UnitingtheWorldAgainstCorruption.Photo:UNODC

According to UNODC, states, government officials, civil servants, law enforcement officers, media representatives, the private sector,civilsociety,academia,thepublicandyouthalike all have a role to play in this. The 2022 IACD also marks the startoftheeffortstomarkthe twentiethanniversaryofUNCAC.

Thisisreflectedbythethemeofthisyearʼsinternationalday,“UNCACat20:UnitingtheWorld Against Corruption”. Over the next year, culminating with IACD2023,togetherwithpartners worldwide, stakeholders will be reflecting on a world made better thanks to the collective push afforded by the Convention and, crucially, what gaps remain to ensure this is a truly strongmechanismfortheyearsahead.

The hashtags #UnitedAgainstCorruption and #IACD2022 will be usedonalldigitalplatforms for the International Anti Corruption Day outreach. The hashtag #UNCAC20 will be used to markUNCACat20startingonIACD2022,throughout2023untilIACD2023

January2021 February2021 March2021 April2021 May2021 June2021 July2021 August2021 September2021 October2021 November2021 December2021 January2022 February2022 March2022 April2022 May2022 June2022 July2022 August2022 September2022 ICRR2022 November2022

Rape Accused Massaged Jailed AAP Minister Satyendar Jain: Reports

SatyendarJainmustbecagedinaprisonsuchastheGuantanamoBaydetentioncamp,which isaU.S.militaryprisonknownforitsharshtreatmentofprisoners.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Satyendar Jainwhoisanaccusedinamassivemoney launderingandcorruptioncaseisspendingaluxuriouslifeinDelhi'sTiharJail.

AvideowhichhasgoneviralshowsthatJain whoisaministerwithoutportfoliointheDelhi Government of chief minister (CM) Arvind Kejriwal is enjoying a VIP treatment including full bodymassageinsidethejailcell.

The video*, released on November 19, shows Jain getting a foot, back, and head massage, and reading papers while lying comfortably on a bed in jail. He is not even wearing the uniformthatprisonersaresupposedtowear.*RMNNewsServicecannotindependentlyverify theveracityofthevideo

Although AAP claimed that Jain was taking physiotherapy treatment, new reports of November22suggestthatKejriwalʼspartywaslyingasthemasseurinthevideoisaprisoner jailedinarapecase

It is alsoallegedthatJainismeetinghiswifeandotheraccusedinthiscasetoinfluencethe outcomeofthemoneylaunderingcaseinwhichheisallegedlyinvolved

SatyendarJaininEDCustody.Photo:AAP

TheoppositionpartiesaredemandingthatJain whowasalsohandlingprisonsportfolioasa minister should be shied toajailoutsideDelhi.However,thechangeofjailwillnotserve the purpose because most prison officials across the country are corrupt. The jailed politiciansoenreceivealltheluxuriesinjails.

Therefore, Jain must be caged in a prison such as the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, whichisaU.S.militaryprisonknownforitsharshtreatmentofprisoners.

Since many more AAP politicians who are facing serious corruption investigations aresoon expectedtobeincarcerated,theircellsmustalsobereservedintheGuantanamoprison.[You canclickheretowatcharelatedvideoonYouTube.]

For example, another colleague of Kejriwal and deputy CM in Delhi Government Manish Sisodia is allegedly involved in a big interstate liquor scam with his alleged links with the liquormafia.

Satyendar Jain was sent to jail on June 13, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) which investigatesseriousfinancialcrimecases isinterrogatinghiminthemoneylaunderingcase.

Jain, 58, was arrested by the ED onMay30underthecriminalsectionsofthePreventionof Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Reports suggest that ED hasquantifiedthedisproportionate assets,besidesestablishingtheallegedtrailofmoneyinthecase.

According to reports, in order to hide his alleged crime, Jain refused to answerEDqueries, saying that he has lost his memory aer Covid infection. Since the money laundering case againstSatyendarJainappearstobereal,KejriwalʼsAAPdoesnothaveanyevidencetoprove hisinnocence.

But Kejriwal and other AAP politicians are offering absurd arguments that since Jain made Mohalla Clinics in Delhi,hecanʼtbeaculpritinthemoneylaunderingcaseforwhichtheED hadarrestedhiminMay.

InaTwittermessage,EDsaidonJune7thatithadconductedsearchesonJune6,2022under PMLA, 2002 (Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002) at the premises of Satyendar Jain andothers.

The ED added in its statement that various incriminating documents, digital records, cash amounting to Rs. 2.85 crore and 133 gold coins weighing 1.80 kg in total fromunexplained sourceshavebeenseizedinthiscase.

Meanwhile, another AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan was arrested on September 16 by the Anti CorruptionBranchofDelhiinacorruptioncase.

ItisbelievedthatKejriwalandotherAAPpoliticiansarecollectinghugecorruptionmoneyto spend in elections, buy false media advertisements to deceive the voters, and hire people whoattendKejriwalʼselectionralliestogiveafalseimpressionthatheisapopularpolitician.

Club de Madrid Joins Program to Protect Democracies from Corruption

Club de Madrid is the worldʼs leading forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers.

Members of Club de Madrid (CdM) have joined the initiative to establish the International Anti Corruption Court (IACC) proposed byIntegrityInitiativesInternational(III).Theseminar ʻProtectingDemocraciesfromCorruptionʼaimedtohelppromoteSpainʼsdemocraticculture

by initiating a debate on how widespread corruption impacts democracies globally and empathizing the need to increase international collaboration to support national initiatives aroundtheworld

ConferenceoftheStatesPartiestotheUnitedNationsConventionagainstCorruption(UNCAC)

COSP8 Photo:UNODC(RepresentationalImage)

With this project, CdM says it is fostering political will to promote an environment where logical steps emerge to consolidate, strengthen, and reinforce the current international framework for combating corruption. Additionally, CdM isengagingtheSpanishsocietyina discussionaboutwhetheritistimetoestablishanInternationalAnti CorruptionCourt(IACC) thatcouldhelpsafeguarddemocraciesaroundtheworld.

TheSummitforDemocracyʼsdiscussionsonpreventingandcombatingcorruptionserveasa backdropfortheproject.Inordertomakesurethattheprojectʼsfindingsareinlinewiththe U.S. Department of Stateʼs focal point, which is in charge of directing the discussion ofthe SummitʼsCohortonCorruption,CdMhasparticipatedintheSummitʼsplanningprocessasa memberofcivilsocietyfromtheverybeginning.

Club de Madrid Members and a select group of corruption experts discussed the effects of grand corruption ondemocracyandexaminedthestepsnecessarytoestablishanIACC.The event took place on November 17atUniversidadFranciscodeVitoria ClubdeMadridisthe worldʼs leading forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers, who leverage

theirindividualandcollectiveleadershipexperienceandglobalreachtostrengtheninclusive democraticpracticeandimprovethewell beingofpeoplearoundtheworld.

Crime, Corruption, and Impunity in India

Politicians, bureaucrats, police, and judges have formed a criminal gang in India. The following cases depict how they collude with criminals and commit crimes and corruption with impunity while the ordinary citizens are suffering. Click the following links for details.

Cabinet Secretariat Case Ministry of HomeAffairs (MHA) Case

BANKNIWASCASE

Mr. Jain alleges in his complaint that administrator Mr. Vijender Kumar is committing objectionable activities at Bank NiwasCGHSmainlyinconnivancewithanotherresidentMr. RajeshJaiswal,whoclaimstobeapolicemanatDelhiPolice

However, aer some perfunctory interactions on his complaint, the police did not takeany stepstoinvestigatethematterandproviderelieftoMr Jainandhisfamily Similarly,despite Mr. Jainʼs complaints, the LG office, Registrar Cooperative Societies (RCS) office, and Delhi DevelopmentAuthority(DDA)didnottakeanyactiontostoptheirregularitiesatBankNiwas CGHS.

Earlier, the “Clean House” service had issued a formal notice to Bank Niwas CGHS administrator Mr. Vijender Kumar on September 26, 2022 (reproducedbelow)urginghimto respondtotheallegationslevelledbyMr.Jain.ButMr.VijenderKumardidnotrespond.

WhileIrunthe“CleanHouse”service,IhadalsocomplainedtotheRCSofficeonSeptember 26,2022aboutthefinancialandotherirregularitieshappeningatBankNiwasCGHSunderits administratorMr.VijenderKumarandhisaccomplices.

The RCS office informed me that this case is being handled by Assistant Registrar Mr. A.L. Madan who told me on October 31, 2022 that it is “under consideration.”Isentacoupleof reminders (on October 14 and November 20, 2022) to the RCS office with the appeal to remove Bank Niwas CGHS administrator Mr. Vijender Kumar from his position as he is allegedlycommittingarangeofcrimes.Thecaseisinprogress.

Ideally, Mr. Vijender Kumar should resign from Bank Niwas CGHS insteadoffacingthelegal repercussionsforhisallegedcrimesandRCSofficeshouldholdelectionattheSociety.

IwillsoonurgethehigherauthoritiestotakelegalactionagainstMr VijenderKumarandhis accomplicesatBankNiwasCGHSaswellasatDelhiPolice,RCSoffice,andDDA.

If Mr Vijender Kumar wants, he can send me his formal email response on the above allegations or rebuttal, if any, so that I could give it an appropriate editorial treatment. Meanwhile,IheldanonlinevideomeetingwithMr.JainonNovember23,2022tounderstand thedevelopmentsintheongoingcase.Youcanclickheretoreadthefullcasereport.|Rakesh Raman

Inter-agency Cooperation in Countering Economic Crimes

TheCouncilofEuropewillprovidefurthersupporttotheinvolvedinstitutionsbycontributing withguidanceontheeffectiveuseoffinancialintelligenceininvestigations.

The CouncilofEuropeorganisedaworkshopon“Interinstitutionalcooperationandtheuse of financial intelligence andotherrelevantinformationincounteringmoneylaunderingand financingofterrorism”

The workshop took place on 8 and 9 November 2022 within the framework of the joint EuropeanUnionandCouncilofEurope“ProjectagainstEconomicCrimeinKosovo”(PECKIII).

TheWorkshopaimedatprovidingaplatformfordiscussiononchallengesandopportunities in the use of financial intelligence and all other relevant information for money laundering andterroristfinancinginvestigationsconductedbycompetentauthorities.

The activity brought together participants from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Police, Customs,TaxadministrationandProsecutorialCouncil.Inaddition,representativesofPolice and FIUs of Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia participated and shared their knowledgeandpracticalexperiences.

Participants discussed the FIUʼs support in domestic and international financial investigations. Through the facilitation of Council of Europe experts, the participants also exchanged on law enforcementʼs experience in the access and use of financial intelligence andotherrelevantinformationforoperationalneedsincludingtypologiesandgoodpractices

Photo:CouncilofEurope

related to the appropriate use of financial intelligence as well as the ways to enhance cooperationmechanisms.

Moreover, the activity served to raise awareness on international standards regarding the characteristics of an effective systemunderImmediateOutcome6[1]oftheFinancialAction TaskForce(FATF)

TheCouncilofEuropewillprovidefurthersupporttotheinvolvedinstitutionsbycontributing with guidance on theeffectiveuseoffinancialintelligenceininvestigationsandprosecution ofMoneyLaundering,theFinancingofTerrorism(FT)andassociatedpredicateoffences.

The activity was organized within the framework of the “ProjectagainstEconomicCrimein Kosovo” (PECK III), jointly funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implementedbytheCouncilofEurope.

Construction, Corruption, and Pollution in Delhi

Ongoing Case: Please ensure that the ongoingcorruptionandenvironmentalcrimeinDelhi housingsocietiesisstoppedimmediatelyandtheculpritsaregiventheharshestpunishment

To December3,2022

TheAssistant.VigilanceOfficerIII OfficeoftheChiefVigilanceOfficer

DelhiDevelopmentAuthority(DDA),NewDelhi

Subject: Complaint regarding construction, corruption, and pollution in occupied housing societiesofDelhi.

DearVigilanceOfficer, Please refer to your letter No. F.27(Misc.)06/2022/Vig/AVO III/5122 dated 23.11.2022 (reproduced on the next page) asking me to confirm my complaint and provide related information IconfirmthatIownthiscomplaint Inthisregard,pleasestudyadetailedreport of 43 pages given below. This report includes the modus operandi oftheactorsinvolvedin this criminal enterprise, names of accused officials, government documents, infographics, photographs,videolinks,andsoon.

SUPPLEMENTARYDOCUMENTS

LetterdatedOctober17,2022senttoSpecialTaskForce(STF),DDA.[Clickfordetails]

LetterdatedDecember2,2022withDelhiHighCourt(Vigilance)reference.[Clickfordetails]

Note: You are requested to click the blue hyperlinks in all the documents to understand various aspects of the case. I will also be available through online meetings / video conferencing to explain the case. Please ensure that the ongoing corruption and environmental crime in Delhi housing societies is stopped immediately andtheculpritsare giventheharshestpunishment

Youcanclickheretodownloadandstudythecompletecasereport.

RakeshRaman

About the Editor

The editor of The Integrity Bulletin news magazine Rakesh Ramanisanational award winning journalist and founder of the humanitarian organization RMN Foundation. Besides working at senior editorial positions with leading media companies, he was writing an exclusive editpage column regularly for The FinancialExpress(adailybusinessnewspaperofTheIndianExpressGroup)

Nowadays, for the past 12 years, he has been running his own global news services on multiple news sites He runs various environment protection, education awareness, and anti corruptioncampaigns,andpublishesdigitalmagazinesandresearchreportsondifferent subjects.

Earlier, he had been associated with the United Nations (UN) through the United Nations IndustrialDevelopmentOrganization(UNIDO)asadigitalmediaexperttohelpbusinessesuse technologyforbrandmarketingandbusinessdevelopment.

Atpresent,RakeshisassociatedwiththeVarietiesofDemocracy(VDem)ProjectasaCountry ExpertforIndiatoprovideexpertresearchinputsonmultipletopicspertainingtodemocracy and governance. The VDem Project is managed by VDem Institute under the University of Gothenburg,Sweden.Currently,heisalsoworkingasaneditorforWikipedia,whichisafree onlineglobalencyclopedia.

In order to inform the Indian citizens and the global community about the extent of corruption in India, he compiled and released in October 2022 a comprehensive report on corruption in the country. Under the title “India Corruption Research Report 2022 (ICRR 2022),” the research report covers diverse aspects of corruption inIndia.Hehaslauncheda nationwide campaign to introduce socialdemocracyinIndiainordertobuildanegalitarian society in whichallcitizenscouldenjoyequalrights,opportunities,freedoms,andaccessto justice.Heisrunninganeditorialsection/microsite“PowerPlay:LokSabhaElection2024in

India” to cover the election news, events, and political campaigns. In his anti corruption activities, he participated in a global petition led by Germany based international organization Transparency InternationaltocallfortheUNGeneralAssemblySpecialSession against Corruption, UNGASS2021,todirectallcountriestosetupcentral,publicregistersof beneficialownership.

He runs a community driven anti corruption social service “Clean House” to help the residents of Delhi raise their voice against the growing corruption and injustice in housing societieswheremillionsofpeoplesufferbecauseoframpantcorruptionandlawlessness.He hasalsoformedanenvironmentprotectiongroupcalledGreenGroupinNewDelhi,whichis themostpollutednationalcapitalintheworld.

As Rakesh has been facing constant threats including death threats for his editorial and anti corruption work, the Paris based international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF)thatdefendsfreedomofjournalistshasurgedtheIndiangovernmenttosavehimfrom threatsandpersecution.Youcanclickheretodownloadandreadhisfullprofile.

AboutTheIntegrityBulletinProject

The Integrity Bulletin content project is being managed by RMN Foundation, which is the humanitarianinitiativeofRMNNewsService.TheIntegrityBulletinnewsmagazineisbeing circulated among the top UN agencies, globalanti corruptionorganizations,international law enforcement agencies, civil society organizations, lawmakers, social activists, politicians,andothersinIndiaandabroad.AsthefounderofRMNFoundationandeditorof RMNNewsService,Iammanagingthisprojectindependentlywithoutanyfinancialorother support.RMNNewsServiceislookingforcollaboratorsacrosstheworldwhocanjoinhands with it tocarryoutmajorcampaignsandprojectstoengagewithdifferentstakeholdersin theanti corruptiondomain.