Fraud Bureau probe on conduct of former secretary to ministry

A former ministry secretary may soon be called before the Fraud Bureau after revelations that the ex-official was still signing official documents even after his retirement.

The detection was made by the new secretary after the official found that documents related to land transfers had taken place without his approval.

The new secretary had sought advice from senior officials and was advised to complain to the Fraud Bureau as there may be unlawful gains in the process.

Initial investigations had revealed the documents had been backdated to give the impression they were transactions already approved, but that seems not to be the case as approval had not been granted.