South Sudan security arrests state oil company official over black market deal
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August 1, 2017 (JUBA)- South Sudan security services have arrested a
senior state oil company involved in the sale of illicit fuel, despite
presidential order instructing crackdown on the business
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People queue at a fuel station in South Sudan’s capital, Juba on 18
October 2014 (ST)
A high ranking security officer told Sudan Tribune on Tuesday they
have arrested a senior official at the state owned oil company,
Nilpet, for smuggling out fuel to black market instead of selling at
the official rate.
The officer identified the arrested official as James Meth. He said
the arrest was made after a week of deployment of security operatives
to carry out an investigation behind the cause in fuel price.
“Our investigation found evidence that fuel gets to the black market
through officials at the Nilpet. These officials collude with street
vendors, some of our colleagues and other security organs. So it has
been a syndicated activity that is why a fuel appears today and
disappear tomorrow after it is brought,” he said.
The officer said their work has been sanctioned by the top level
leadership to carry out a crackdown on the illicit sale of fuel using
joint security operation after the president gave the order to crack
down on fuel in the black market.
Officials at the state oil company, according to the security officer,
make a profit by creating fuel scarcity in the country and in
smuggling the fuel to the black market where they sell it at an absurd
price.
(ST)
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2 August 09:53, by Mr. Right
These scums of Nile s**t are working for the downfall of this
country’s economy for sure.
If you have evidences, then what are you waiting. Take them to
court for trial where they will be prosecuted and imprisoned for such
illicit acts.
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