South Sudan security officer remains in detention over financial
scandal in highest office
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June 21, 2015 (JUBA) - A security officer in the office of the
president has continued to remain in a closed detention after he was
implicated in multi-million dollars financial scandal in what seemed
to be yet another highly coordinated corruption scheme in the highest
office of the land.
In early June, 1st Lt. John Agou Wuoi, while working in the office of
president Salva Kiir was arrested after he was found to have allegedly
forged the signature of the president to solicit the release of more
than 15 million US dollars.
“John Agou is in our custody. He remains in detention at the
headquarters in Jebel. A committee has already been formed to carry
out proper investigation into the matter,” a source close to the
presidency told Sudan Tribune on Sunday.
However, the corruption to get away with 15 million US dollars
appeared to have been a highly well-designed, planned and coordinated
activity with senior officials in the highest office of the land who
wanted to use or temporarily sacrifice the very junior officer as a
scapegoat.
Many believe Wuoi could be part of a big scheme to rob the
economically struggling nation of public funds. The incident is the
second high profile publicly leaked financial scandal involving the
office of the president in less than two years.
In early 2013 senior officials close to president Kiir were suspended
for allegedly involving in stealing from office of millions of money.
Investigation committee was formed but failed to charge the prime
suspects. They were later reinstated to their former positions in the
office of the president and nobody was charged for the disappearance
of the money.
But the source told Sudan Tribune he could not confirm as of now about
those involved in the latest theft of 15 million dollars from the
president’s office, pending investigations.
“I cannot say anything about it now because investigation is
continuing but preliminary reports appear to suggest that this is a
major scheme,” he said.
Critics of the government have however been arguing that the same
swindlers, some of whom were suspended in the past after they were
found to have played a role in the first scam in 2013, may have played
another role in the latest wave of attempts to rob the public
resources.
(ST)
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