MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – In February, 2015, a series of conflict of interest scandals involving houses bought by Mexico's president emerged. In April, a Mexican official resigned after a public outcry over his use of a government helicopter for personal needs.
La Reforma Constitucional que crea el #SistemaNacionalAnticorrupción es un paso histórico en favor de una nueva cultura de la legalidad.
— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) May 27, 2015
Mexico was in the 103rd place in the 20th Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published by Transparency International, the global coalition against corruption in December, 2014.
Para combatir el desafío de la corrupción en México, hoy promulgué la Reforma Constitucional que crea el #SistemaNacionalAnticorrupción.
— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) May 27, 2015
The country’s new anti-corruption system establishes a special coordination council that will be tasked with detecting or preventing violations in this area, as well as punishing those involved in corruption schemes.
According to Transparency International’s 2014 data, the least corrupt countries are North Korea and Somalia. Russia was in the 136th place of the organization’s 20th ranking.
