South Sudan finance minister dismisses corruption allegations
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June 19, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudanese finance minister, David Deng
Athorbei, has described financial allegations labeled against him as
‘baseless” and threatened to pursue legal measures against those he
claimed were spreading “false lies.”
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South Sudan’s minister of finance and economic planning David Deng
Athorbei speaks to the press on 23 August 2010 (Photo AFP)
The minister said he has read the stories of the allegations in the
media, but denied having been involved in corruption to steal public
money.
“Yes, I have read in the news unfounded allegations about me and my
family, and I decided to ignore them because they are baseless. This
is the work of people with political motives,” finance minister David
Deng Athorbei told Sudan Tribune when reached on Sunday to comment on
the allegations that he has several accounts at Kenyan Equity Bank
which he uses for money laundering by taking public money outside the
country in the names of two foreign firms.
Athorbei said he has asked legal opinion from his lawyer and to study
the motives behind the allegations.
“I did not want to speak to the media about this. I asked the legal
opinion of my lawyer but of course it is my right and the family to
pursue these allegations through legal measures. This is no longer
about politics. It is about my integrity and the privacy of my
family,” he angrily responded to Sudan Tribune.
The minister was reacting to allegations published by The Indian Ocean
Newsletter (ION) which reported that “strong suspicions hang over the
integrity” of David Deng Athorbei and his son, Apar Athorbei, over
corrupt practices they have involved in.
According to a 17 June report by ION, Athorbei has several accounts at
the Kenyan Equity Bank and uses the accounts of the firms such as
Riuwa Logistics Limited and Eat Right Limited to take funds outside
South Sudan.
The report added that Emmanuel Makuach Ayuel, a consultant for Bank of
South Sudan and brother-in-law of President Salva Kiir’s envoy, Nhial
Deng Nhial, is reportedly in the money laundering business with David
Deng Athorbei.
He [Ayuel] regularly receives deposits in his account of over $200,000
from the British firm De La Rue International Limited which prints the
South Sudanese banknotes, according to the newsletter.
The international news outlet claimed it has received documents as
evidence substantiating the allegations of financial transactions
involving the two officials in business since Athorbei’s appointment
as finance minister.
(ST)
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20 June 08:35, by Dengda
Headline fall short!
I was happy on when it said South Sudan has been Dismissed on
Corruption allegation. However, the headline meant "South Sudan
Minister dismisses Corruption allegation as baseless", I am sad, David
Deng Athorbei and Koryom are on mission to killed and robbed South
Sudan economically, who has black market!! both dollar and fuel?
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June 19, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudanese finance minister, David Deng
Athorbei, has described financial allegations labeled against him as
‘baseless” and threatened to pursue legal measures against those he
claimed were spreading “false lies.”
JPEG - 21.2 kb
South Sudan’s minister of finance and economic planning David Deng
Athorbei speaks to the press on 23 August 2010 (Photo AFP)
The minister said he has read the stories of the allegations in the
media, but denied having been involved in corruption to steal public
money.
“Yes, I have read in the news unfounded allegations about me and my
family, and I decided to ignore them because they are baseless. This
is the work of people with political motives,” finance minister David
Deng Athorbei told Sudan Tribune when reached on Sunday to comment on
the allegations that he has several accounts at Kenyan Equity Bank
which he uses for money laundering by taking public money outside the
country in the names of two foreign firms.
Athorbei said he has asked legal opinion from his lawyer and to study
the motives behind the allegations.
“I did not want to speak to the media about this. I asked the legal
opinion of my lawyer but of course it is my right and the family to
pursue these allegations through legal measures. This is no longer
about politics. It is about my integrity and the privacy of my
family,” he angrily responded to Sudan Tribune.
The minister was reacting to allegations published by The Indian Ocean
Newsletter (ION) which reported that “strong suspicions hang over the
integrity” of David Deng Athorbei and his son, Apar Athorbei, over
corrupt practices they have involved in.
According to a 17 June report by ION, Athorbei has several accounts at
the Kenyan Equity Bank and uses the accounts of the firms such as
Riuwa Logistics Limited and Eat Right Limited to take funds outside
South Sudan.
The report added that Emmanuel Makuach Ayuel, a consultant for Bank of
South Sudan and brother-in-law of President Salva Kiir’s envoy, Nhial
Deng Nhial, is reportedly in the money laundering business with David
Deng Athorbei.
He [Ayuel] regularly receives deposits in his account of over $200,000
from the British firm De La Rue International Limited which prints the
South Sudanese banknotes, according to the newsletter.
The international news outlet claimed it has received documents as
evidence substantiating the allegations of financial transactions
involving the two officials in business since Athorbei’s appointment
as finance minister.
(ST)
Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following
rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their
Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect.
- No inciting violence
- No inappropriate or offensive language
- No racism, tribalism or sectarianism
- No inappropriate or derogatory remarks
- No deviation from the topic of the article
- No advertising, spamming or links
- No incomprehensible comments
Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on
the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site.
There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to
express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your
comment as an article to com...@sudantribune.com
Kind regards,
The Sudan Tribune editorial team.
20 June 08:35, by Dengda
Headline fall short!
I was happy on when it said South Sudan has been Dismissed on
Corruption allegation. However, the headline meant "South Sudan
Minister dismisses Corruption allegation as baseless", I am sad, David
Deng Athorbei and Koryom are on mission to killed and robbed South
Sudan economically, who has black market!! both dollar and fuel?
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