Army assaulted

FOR the first time in the history of the Armed Forces of Mozambique Defense (FADM), a network led by senior military is dismantled and held by squandering of public funds of funds.There are 33 million meticais diverted in that scheme not only involves, so far, the three detained military (two men and a woman), but also their family, friends and people in intimate relationships, through unauthorized transfers of large sums of money to their accounts. The diversion of these funds proves, once again, that even with the demarches that the State has impressed with a view to better control of public funds, plunder or greed for the public good is still evident in many employees who deal directly with finances. With the arrest of the military in question and were responsible for finance in the Army Command, one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of Mozambique Defense, under the aegis of the General Staff, under the Ministry of Defence (MDN), enlargement the range of entities that enter into the history of our country, as institutions that registered the largest financial leaks. Among the big-name institutions that have had the same cases may stand out the Interior Ministry, Airports of Mozambique, Ministry of Education and Human Development, among others. Incidentally, the "world of the military" has always been regarded as something apart, something which, according to our sources indicate, have created conditions for the fraud to take place.The "News" was behind this case and here presents the "complete video" fraud that undermines the image of the armed forces, the great call corruption involving senior officers of the Army Command. Are military personnel, ex-officio, he was entrusted with the management of funds and, stealing up of its obligations, diverted an accounting value at 33 million meticais of state coffers.Because those indicted are still being heard by the Anti-Corruption Center Office (GCCC), an organization that sent gather them to the dungeons on Friday, the 20th, we have chosen to omit the names of the eight detainees. His arrest is due to be legalized this week. The group included three high-ranking military officers and five civilians unrelated to the institution whose accounts were used to divert the money.The investigation lasted for one year. Or the intended themselves knew they were being investigated, that after having found that that sector had abnormalities related to the handling of funds. His arrest happened after they were notified to appear before the GCCC to present details on the matter collected on the ground. The News knows that some officials of the General Staff and its own army command tried to derail the work of researchers, saying they did not know the target that were sought by the GCCC. Only later, when they realized that it was really serious, and ran the same risk of them (inviabilizadores) get arrested for obstructing the work of justice, is that targeted were instructed to go to GCCC, where they received arrest warrants. Some of the civilians were collected in their homes.

FAMILY IN THE SCHEME

The central SCHEME fraud was the use of the family that controlled the Army Command's finances. These, so far at number five and all detainees received funds as if they were employees. One of the prominent cases is a woman, residing in the district of Moamba, Maputo province, which, as he confessed to investigators, has a son with one of the military leaders now detained. This saw his account to be used for multiple deposits and large sums. Even received more than 100,000 meticais. In real life, the lady is an agricultural producer in Moamba. The currently held military leaders still used accounts of their children and friends to withdraw funds. There is also the record sheets which have been paid where the names are the military and the numbers of the accounts for which the amounts were transferred belong to their children or friends. In this scheme, enter, according to figures advanced to our newspaper by the experts, people who identified themselves as girlfriends and friends of fraud ringleaders, completely unrelated to the armed forces. 2012 to this part, the names in the payrolls and used for fraud never varied. Are the same. All immediate family members and trusted people.

RECEIVE 120 THOUSAND IN THE 10 PLACE

Considerable Part of payments was through payrolls of the Army Command, where detainees military was responsible for the financial sector. They had full control of the entire financial process and made the leaves according to their liking. They set the money intended to serve.According to information in our possession, the Army Command, including the General Staff of that part, still does not have the financial administration of the State Electronic Platform (e-SISTAFE) located. Payments are also made through the national remuneration system, an old procedure that fills a payroll and leads to the bank for payment. The sheet comes to the names, amounts and account numbers where the value is to be transferred. The maps that were going to the bank were made by the military who controlled the financial sector, where banks were limited only to pay.This is where the leaders took the opportunity to inflate the value of the salary of the people appearing on the fraud scheme, or deposit accounts of their family and friends. There are records of people who should, for example, receive 10 or 15,000 meticais real wage, but in your account fell inflated values ​​on the order of 80, 90 to 120,000 meticais. Some times, the values ​​arrived at 250,000 meticais. After the value is transferred, the Army Command of the financial officers proceeded to the redistribution of funds by the other members of the network. If the value fell on account of a family, then was transferred to the accounts of other officials. In other cases, if they fell on their accounts (the military), then transferred to the accounts of relatives.Researchers from GCCC not exclude the possibility of the existence of schemes using names of some military perished, because only the names indicated by them is that the leaves contained. The ongoing work will seek to bring to justice the bar four other military seen as essentials in diversion scheme of the Army Command funds. We are outside the city of Maputo, with indication are working in two provinces and one to study abroad. All they benefited from much of the fraud amounts.The Central Office for Combating Corruption refused to be satisfied. Researchers continue on the ground in search of more evidence and to track down other amounts that continue to account and know of his whereabouts.

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE pronounced

However, our reporting contacted the Ministry of National Defense (MDN) to have more elements of fraud occurred in the Army Command. In the person of Major Benjamin Chabualo, Press advisor, we got the following reply: "The Ministry of National Defense has nothing to comment on the matter not only contribute to the research goes well. Who can comment on is the institution (GCCC) which is investigating. It should be noted that it is an issue that is being investigated for more than five years "- reacted Major Chabualo, on behalf of the Ministry of National Defense.

MONEY BUY SEVEN MILLION WALLETS

It IS KNOWN that many of our schools are struggling with lack of portfolios problem. The Government has undertaken a campaign to raise funds in order to equip the more than 12,000 existing schools in the country and wallets deficit.However, the value of 33 million meticais diverted the Army Command bills come to address the lack of portfolio problems. Given that the average cost of an internally produced portfolio varies between 3.5 and 4.5 thousand meticais, the amount would buy more than seven million cards and equip about 120 classrooms with an average 60-70 students . That is, the amount relieve over eight thousand students who study this time sitting down.

ACCORDING TO GCCC: WORRYING ASSAULT ON PUBLIC FUNDS

NUMA when the state will sophisticated and consolidating the control measures of public funds via e-SISTAFE (Financial Administration Electronic Platform of the state), cases of deviations not cease. On the contrary, there is a swell of unconscionable assault on public funds.Even without added all cases of misuse of funds registered this year, the Central Office for Combating Corruption, through its spokesman, Eduardo Sumana, talking about many billions of meticais diverted this year by civil servants across the country."The assault on the public purse in recent times has been worrying. We found this from the audits that we and other mechanisms. The way to stop all this is to show our commitment and our commitment we tackle these situations with force. Our appeal is in order for people to be vigilant and denounce these situations to see if we can stop.However, it is not just the Army Command that still uses the wage payment mechanism with old procedures for leaves pathway. The Command of the Air Force, Navy, the General Staff and even the Ministry of Defence still use this mode of payment, ie, did not join the e-SISTAFE (Financial Administration Electronic Platform of the state), which is a very great weakness.Why are not to implement innovative mechanisms of control of public funds, it is suspected that situations similar to those that happened in the Army Command might be occurring in these institutions. So do not be evil perpetuated, the Attorney General's Office will propose to the Ministry of National Defence to come out of the old payment model, via salary slip, to use the e-SISTAFE, which provides greater security in the handling of funds public. "The e-SISTAFE is not implemented in all provinces, but these cases could be safeguarded with sophisticated and updated mechanisms of financial control. The way the procedures are being sent, there is no guarantee that the financial shortfall not continue. By the way, what happened implies is an ancient practice that has come to be continued, especially in the military "- stated Eduardo Sumana, a spokesman for GCCC.

- 33 million meticais gave to buy portfolios for 8000 students studying sitting on the floor.