Afghan president orders probe into UN police corruption report
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Publication Date | 24 April 2015 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Afghan president orders probe into UN police corruption report, 24 April 2015, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5565ba3d24.html [accessed 6 June 2023] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
April 24, 2015
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the Interior Ministry to investigate why a United Nations-funded report on corruption in the police force was apparently ignored.
Reuters reports it has seen a copy of the president's directive. The news agency quotes a spokesman for Ghani as saying, "We will not tolerate any kind of corruption."
The UN-funded report was intended to identify corrupt practices at the Law and Order Trust Fund of Afghanistan (LOTFA) that pays for Afghan police salaries, but the report was never distributed.
The report recommendations include firing officials who sabotage the system for processing complaints about misconduct.
Last year, a U.S. agency that oversees spending in Afghanistan alleged that LOTFA had lost track of millions of dollars in payments to "ghost employees."
Based on reporting by Reuters
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
