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Jan 17, 2009 News
The People’s National Congress Reform yesterday issued a statement calling for the forensic audit to include senior Government officials and corrupt business people.
According to the party, it has noted that the Auditor-General has confirmed that a forensic audit into the assets of employees of the Customs and Trade Administration (CTA) has been authorized, and most Guyanese would regard this as an important step in the exercise in rooting out corruption from that department.
“However, the PNCR believes that this tool would be useful in tracking down the now endemic corruption in all areas of the society.”
It added that the Auditor-General and the Jagdeo Administration should call upon those persons and entities, including those who have acquired assets which bare no relationship to their incomes and earnings, to submit to similar forensic audits.
Head of State, President Bharrat Jagdeo, recently called for investigations into the assets of corrupt Customs officers
The President was adamant that, “It is one thing to look at the current (Customs officers probe) incident, but when you look at assets and how the assets accumulate,” then that is a whole other issue.
He said that if people were not able to properly account “for their assets, then they have a lot to answer for”.
The President was insistent that the assets analysis component of the investigation be fulfilled.
He pointed to the fact that if the capability was not available locally, the audit office should seek external assistance and Government would foot the bill.
Several Customs officers and other employees of the Guyana Revenue Authority were sent on administrative leave early last year.
Five of the employees that were sent on leave were dismissed during the investigations ordered by President Bharrat Jagdeo.
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