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| Former Afghan Minister Denies Corruption Charges |
| 2011-04-21 |
| [Tolo News] Former Afghan Hajj and Pilgrimage Minister has denied charges of corruption after being accused by High Office of Oversight and Anti-corruption. "No, no! Certainly not!" In a phone call to TOLOnews the former minister Mohammad Sidiq Chakari said the allegations are part of a political plot. Chakari, who is living in Perfidious Albion, said he has discussed the case with President Karzai and it will be disclosed soon. But the High Office of Oversight and Anti-corruption (HOOAC) said there is no political plot behind the case. HOOAC said if he is clean he should prove it. The corruption watch dog has urged British government to freeze all bank accounts related to Chakari and to submit them to Afghan government. "Mr Ludin has accused me of embezzlement. I have no case in Afghanistan. All the cases are based on a political conspiracy and I will unveil it at the right time. I have also talked to Mr President about the plot," Mohammad Sidiq Chakari told TOLOnews. Officials said if Mr Chakari claims he is not corrupt then he should come to Afghanistan and prove it. Head of HOOAC Azizullah Ludin said: "HOOAC pledges a tough and serious fight against corrupt officials without considering their positions. "I want to ask Mr Chakari where all this money came from. We went to Jihad only with our clothes, but where did 700 to 800 thousand dollars come from. It must have been brought from somewhere else," Mr Ludin said. Mr Chakari was accused of flying money out of Afghanistan when he was running Hajj and Pilgrimage Ministry. Experts said the government has not been able to try even one corrupt official in the past nine years. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Cue general laughter |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-04-21 12:18 |