{"id":9386,"date":"2020-10-16T20:03:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T18:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/iia-urges-u-s-support-in-investigation-of-auditors-deaths-in-liberia\/"},"modified":"2020-10-16T20:03:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T18:03:29","slug":"iia-urges-u-s-support-in-investigation-of-auditors-deaths-in-liberia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/iia-urges-u-s-support-in-investigation-of-auditors-deaths-in-liberia\/","title":{"rendered":"IIA Urges U.S. Support in Investigation Of Auditors\u2019 Deaths in Liberia"},"content":{"rendered":"

4 were investigating reported allegations of misappropriation of funds<\/em><\/p>\n

LAKE MARY, Fla. (October 16, 2020) \u2014 Out of concern over reports of the suspicious deaths of four public-sector internal auditors in Liberia, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) today called on the U.S. government to support Liberia President George Weah\u2019s request for help in investigating the incidents.<\/p>\n

In a formal letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, IIA President and CEO Richard F. Chambers stated, \u201cWhile evidence of any wrongdoing in the recent deaths of the four auditors so far appears inconclusive, the United States and Liberia have a special relationship dating back more than 160 years and supporting this notable ally would be an important gesture of our countries\u2019 commitment to each other\u2019s security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Occurring over eight days, from October 3-10, the four deaths involved Emmanuel Barten Nyeswua, director general, Liberia Internal Audit Agency, and Albert Peters, Gifty Lama, and George F. Fanbutu, all with the Liberia Revenue Authority. All four reportedly were conducting audits of Liberia government accounts over allegations of misappropriation of funds. Nyeswua died of an apparent fall, while the others died in apparent car accidents.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf these deaths are determined to be more than coincidental accidents, we feel that such a sinister act, particularly on public servants whose sole role is to protect the country\u2019s citizens, would be an attack on the people and an assault on society and democracy,\u201d Chambers wrote. \u201cInternal auditors serve as guardians of trust for their organizations. This is particularly true of public-sector auditors, for they hold a special place in demonstrating and defending the grandest virtues of society and of our noble profession.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is The IIA\u2019s letter to Secretary Pompeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Media Contacts<\/h2>\n

John Babinchak
407-937-1240\/407-325-5560
John.Babinchak@TheIIA.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Suzanne Dawson
S&C Public Relations Inc.
sdawson@scprgroup.com
(646<\/a>) 941-9140<\/p>\n

About The Institute of Internal Auditors<\/h2>\n

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is the internal audit profession\u2019s most widely recognized advocate, educator, and provider of standards, guidance, and certifications. Established in 1941, The IIA today serves more than 200,000 members from more than 170 countries and territories. The IIA\u2019s global headquarters are in Lake Mary, Fla. For more information, visit www.theiia.org<\/a> or www.globaliia.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

4 were investigating reported allegations of misappropriation of funds LAKE MARY, Fla. (October 16, 2020) \u2014 Out of concern over reports of the suspicious deaths of four public-sector internal auditors in Liberia, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) today called on the U.S. government to support Liberia President George Weah\u2019s request for help in investigating […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-iia-naujienos"],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":false,"list":false,"medium":false,"full":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9386\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}