Government Admits Loss of Money at the President’s Office
The South Sudan government Spokesperson Dr. Barnaba Marial has admitted that there was a break-in at the Ministry of Presidency and where money was stolen and investigations are being launched on the matter. 28 March 2013 South Sudan government Spokesperson Dr. Barnaba Marial expressed regrets over the incident and disagreed with previous figures reported that, about US $6 million was stolen. [Gurtong | File] By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 27 March 2013 [Gurtong] - Speaking to Gurtong in an exclusive interview, Marial who expressed regrets over the incident however, disagreed with previous figures reported that, about US $6 million were been stolen. “This is a report which is not focused. As you know the office of the President is a large complex and the administration side is very far from the President’s office,” Dr. Marial said. “Yes there is a break-in in which some money was taken some thing of about 170,000 South Sudan Pounds (SSP) and about $14,000 US Dollars that was broken into. So the administration offices are investigating the course,” Marial admitted. “It was not near in the office of the President and there is nothing like US $ 6 million. There is no where someone can keep US $6 million in the office,” added Marial. “The money taken was a petty cash. This money is kept for payment of drivers and overtime and any emergency situation that come up,” he said. Some media outlet had reported the incident quoting anonymous source at the Presidency alleging that $6 million US Dollars was stolen over the weekend. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
