‘Ghost staff’ found, $1.7M returned to state coffers

[geovalin]

The Ministry of Civil Service said more than seven billion riel ($1.7 million) in salaries for civil servants was returned to the state last year after it discovered that the books had been cooked to pay ‘ghost officials’.

 

This is despite claims by the Ministry of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection that there were no more ‘ghost officials’ in Cambodia.

 

The Ministry of Civil Service said more than seven billion riel ($1.7 million) in salaries for civil servants was returned to the state last year after it discovered that the books had been cooked to pay ‘ghost officials’.

This is despite claims by the Ministry of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection that there were no more ‘ghost officials’ in Cambodia.

 

Ministry of Civil Service spokesman Youk Bunna told The Post on Sunday that the ministry found that some civil servants had either passed away or been removed from their institutions, but their names still appeared on the payrolls.

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[PETERTHEEATER]

Thank Heaven this could never happen in LOS.....

 

[phantomfiddler]

A very common phenomenon in Asia, particularly with labor contractors who provide large numbers of workers, as if they are not making enough money being straight !