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Sierra Leone investigates alleged misuse of emergency Ebola funds
Source: The Guardian
Sierra Leone investigates alleged misuse of emergency Ebola funds
Lisa O'Carroll
Tuesday 17 February 2015 23.33 GMT
Sierra Leone’s anti-corruption commission has launched an investigation into allegations of corruption following a damning report on the use of the government’s emergency Ebola funds. It has called on 40 individuals, including high-profile medical officials and local leaders, to report to its offices immediately with documentation to show how the funds were disbursed.
A government spokesman said the list of names was released on Tuesday as part of an independent investigation into the auditor’s report which found that a third of taxpayers’ money allocated to the Ebola fight between May and October 2014 was not properly accounted for.
“Allegations of corruption, we take very seriously. The perception of corruption is not good the image of the country,” he said.
They have been told to report “with immediate effect” and to “bring along documents in respect of the management of Ebola funds”.
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Lisa O'Carroll
Tuesday 17 February 2015 23.33 GMT
Sierra Leone’s anti-corruption commission has launched an investigation into allegations of corruption following a damning report on the use of the government’s emergency Ebola funds. It has called on 40 individuals, including high-profile medical officials and local leaders, to report to its offices immediately with documentation to show how the funds were disbursed.
A government spokesman said the list of names was released on Tuesday as part of an independent investigation into the auditor’s report which found that a third of taxpayers’ money allocated to the Ebola fight between May and October 2014 was not properly accounted for.
“Allegations of corruption, we take very seriously. The perception of corruption is not good the image of the country,” he said.
They have been told to report “with immediate effect” and to “bring along documents in respect of the management of Ebola funds”.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/17/sierra-leone-investigates-alleged-misuse-of-emergency-ebola-funds
Related: A third of Sierra Leone's Ebola budget unaccounted for, says report (The Guardian)
