Wednesday, December 4, 2013
How Global Fund aid corruption report was watered down to remove mention of double billing for staff and computers
‘A report on the corrupt use of British aid money in developing countries has been watered down to remove nearly all of the allegations, an investigation found today.
The alleged misappropriation of tens of thousands of pounds was discovered by investigators working for the Global Fund, into which the UK government recently pledged £1billion.
However, a leaked internal document has reportedly revealed how all but one of the original accusations had been removed from the official report.
Global Fund said only ‘evidence that can be confirmed as fact’ was included in the final version.’
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