Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:45:54 +0100
Twelve thousand tons of coffee exported with fraudulent documents
March 12, 2014
A study by the Federal Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission of Ethiopia on
the administrative shortcomings in Coffee Administration has found out that
12 thousand tons of coffee has been sold outside the country through the use
of fraudulent documents. The reporter stated that the how and who stole the
coffee is under investigation. The
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reportedly not been returned to the country.
At the current market price 120 thousand quintal of coffee can be sold for
$16 million or over $300 million birr. ESAT's reporter said Ethiopia has
become a country where one can steal this much
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documents and make one wonder if there was a government.
When the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was in power over 10,000 quintal
of coffee had been lost. Asked about the issue, then, Meles said it was
under investigation, the outcomes of which have not yet been revealed.
Although the Commission says it is investigating it, it is likely that the
findings of the investigation could be muffled, ESAT's reporter added.
ESAT's attempt to get the response of officials from the Ministry of Trade
and Industry has not been successful.
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