Former Ag Morlu Denies Involvement in 'Controversial' Statement Criticizing President Boakai's Asset Recovery Committee

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Former Auditor General of Liberia, John Morlu, has distanced himself from a statement circulating on social media, purportedly authored by him, which condemns President Joseph Boakai's Asset Recovery Taskforce.

Monrovia — Former Auditor General of Liberia, John Morlu, has distanced himself from a statement circulating on social media, purportedly authored by him, which condemns President Joseph Boakai's Asset Recovery Taskforce.

Morlu, renowned for his tenure as Auditor General from 2007 to 2011, is credited with significant improvements in financial management in Liberia. He produced more reports including financial, compliance, internal controls, operational and also fraud investigative reports that indicted high-profile officials. His work garnered attention both locally and internationally, with his reports referenced in State Department and UN Secretary General reports on Liberia.

On March 6, President Boakai issued Executive Order 126 establishing an Assets Recovery Task Force. The taskforce is authorized to retrieve wrongfully acquired government assets, identify and trace all stolen and suspicious assets within and outside Liberia and establish an investigative panel, and constitute an effective legal, research, and investigative team to procure tangible evidence.

 

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