West Africa: Senegal Still Investigates Covid Funds

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In Dakar, this Wednesday, May 15, the Keeper of the Seals and Minister of Justice, Ousmane Diagne, spoke during the Council of Ministers to address the evolution of the legal file relating to the irregularities reported by the Court of Auditors in the management of the Response and Solidarity Fund against the effects of Covid-19.

This report, published at the end of 2022, revealed numerous anomalies and led the Public Prosecutor, Amady Diouf on February 6, 2023, , to announce the opening of investigations into alleged cases of"corruption and of abuse of office".

Lamine DIALLO, outgoing accountant from the level 1 public health establishment of Kaffrine, is accused of failure to produce supporting documents for expenses linked to COVID-19 in the amount of 45,000,000 FCFA. Ousseynou NGOM, Director of General Administration and Equipment of the Ministry of Health and Social Action, is accused of mismanagement for failure to justify expenditure for an amount of 36,147,500 FCFA. He is accused of having used the same supporting documents to justify different expenses, charged both to the funds of the"aid and relief" advance fund and to the resources of a bank account opened at Crédit du Sénégal.

Mouhamadou SENE, Director of General Administration and Equipment of the Ministry of Youth, is accused of overcharging on the price of hydro-alcoholic gel in the amount of 41,217,580 FCFA.

 

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