‘Corrupt’ police in Mexico drug war
Mexican police have detained one their own commanders in the violence-plagued city of Ciudad Juarez following allegations of links to the country’s drug cartels.
Officers also accused the federal commander of protecting criminals in the city, where more than 5,000 federal police and soldiers have been deployed in an effort to replace local police considered too corrupt to be effective.
But as Al Jazeera’s Mark Orchard reports, these federal forces are now facing the same charges. (Aug 09, 2010)
Duration : 0:1:22
Categories: Corruption Tags: Corruption, English, Judgement, Subs
Haiti’s curse of corruption
Corruption was a major problem in Haiti even before the massive earthquake that struck the country nearly a month ago, killing some 200,000 people.
Now reports have emerged that counterfeiters are producing fake food coupons, coming on the heels of revelations that a thriving black market of aid supplies has sprung up.
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from the capital Port-au-Prince on what many have called Haiti’s “curse of corruption”. (09 Feb 2010)
Duration : 0:7:3
Categories: Corruption Tags: aljazeera, americasnews, Corruption, earthquake, haiti