Sudan: Steeling of the public funds

A report for the general inspector of the Sudanese budget calculation has revealed that a sum of 4.4 billion Sudanese pounds was stolen during the period from the beginning of September 2000 until the end of August 2001.

In his report submitted to the national council in its meeting held on Tuesday, the general inspector Abu Baker Abdullah Mazen explained that the volume of the theft from the public funds in the area of federal companies, commissions and establishments also reached 1.9 billion Sudanese pounds and the thefts took place in the area of banks and federal units.

He explained that the theft cases were limited and followed up and reached 202 cases and that some 30 million dinars were restored back and yet other cases are still before the courts.