South Sudan discredites corruption rumour of official in UK.December 14, 2008 (JUBA Juba, city, SudanJuba (j  `bə), city (1993 pop. 114,980), S Sudan, a port on the White Nile. ) -- The Ministry of Regional Cooperation of
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Government of Southern Sudan Southern Sudan is a region of Sudan, comprising ten of that country's provinces. The Sudanese government agreed to give autonomy to the region in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement[1] (GOSS) refuted a corruption allegation stemming from a purported news outlet called IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. and circulating over the internet. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a message from IRS received by Sudan Tribune, dated December 5, Stephen Madut Baak, identified as an advisor to President of GOSS Salva Kiir Mayardit Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951) is the President of autonomous Government of Southern Sudan and the successor to the post of Vice President of Sudan, following the death of John Garang in a crash on 30 July 2005. , entered London's Heathrow airport with $3 million in undeclared cash and was subsequently questioned by police. The article implied that Baak had stolen the money from his country. But the Ministry of Regional Cooperation explained Friday that Baak was indeed carrying money into the United Kingdom, though considerably less than $3 million. GOSS indicated that Baak was advanced the amount of $137,000 for him and his three staff in order to establish a GOSS office and purchase a vehicle in London. "Comrade Stephen Madut Baak was also given assistance by GOSS and took loans against his monthly pay LS 200,000.00 (two hundred thousand sterling pounds only) to settle his family and resolve some of his personal problems," said the GOSS ministry, alluding also to his health problems. As it was pointed out by some commentators, the IRS article plagiarized pla·gia·rize v. pla·gia·rized, pla·gia·riz·ing, pla·gia·riz·es v.tr. 1. To use and pass off (the ideas or writings of another) as one's own. 2. phrasing directly from unrelated articles written years ago at The Independent and other news outlets. There likely is no news organization called IRS. These facts indicate that someone with specific information about Stephen Madut Bak's activities fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: the news article by mixing general truths with misinformation mis·in·form tr.v. mis·in·formed, mis·in·form·ing, mis·in·forms To provide with incorrect information. mis . "It is a living historical fact that Comrade Baak is a very senior person in the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), who served the movement in various capacities with dedication and diligence," said the GOSS statement from Juba. The statement also acknowledged, "Given his health problems, he will serve from the GOSS Liaison office in London due for official opening in the early FY 2009." "It is true that any amount more than ten thousand sterling pounds should have been declared at the port of entry to British Customs and excise according to international practice. This is an admissible mistake because the money should have been wired using the accounts of the Ministry's offices abroad," it continued. (ST) Copyright 2003-2008 SudanTribune - All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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