Mexican Firms Paid $89.5M in Bribes in 2016; Sweeping Anti-Corruption Law Now Targets Officials and Businesses
Mexico City (CNSNews.com) – Mexican anti-corruption advocates are giving an enthusiastic thumbs up to sweeping new anti-corruption law that took effect last month, in spite of a political stalemate over the appointment of a special new attorney-general dedicated to prosecuting corruption.
The law targets both government officials and businesses, creates a new judicial and prosecutorial infrastructure for investigating corruption, and makes it a lot easier for citizens to call out corrupt public officials.
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