IPNEWS: The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia has called for the immediate suspension of Mr. Stanley Ford, Director General of the Financial Intelligence Agency for his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal.
The call of CENTAL follows a FrontPage Africa Newspaper’s publication on February 27, 2024 that the FIA, which is mandated to investigate financial crimes, is itself alleged to have been caught in the web of dubious financial dealings and crimes.
The institution also quotes the FPA’s report as saying, over one million United States Dollars was disbursed in the name of the Comptroller, including over US$500,000 withdrawn on the same day it was transferred by the Central Bank of Liberia.
The Executive Director of CENTAL, Anderson Miamen told a news conference on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Monrovia that another report placed the total amount involved in the scandal at over US$6 million.
He called for the suspension of Mr. Forh and all those at the center of the saga until the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission completes its ongoing investigation into the matter.
At the same time, CENTAL Executive Director has encouraged the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission to timely complete her ongoing investigation into the matter as well as provide regular updates to the public.
Anderson Miamen further urged institutions and individuals leading anti-corruption efforts to set very high standards for others to follow, both in and out of government.
