UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Thursday launched an audit to shed light on the relationship between a Chinese real estate developer and a foundation run by his associate who are accused of paying bribes to UN diplomats.

Former General Assembly president John Ashe was arrested on Tuesday for taking $1.3 million in bribes from developer Ng Lap Seng to promote his plan to build a UN conference center in Macau.

Ashe, a former UN ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda, also sought to advance the Chinese businessman’s interests in his Caribbean home country.

Declaring that there will be “no tolerance for corruption at the United Nations,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asked the UN internal oversight office to carry out the audit.