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Govt. Indicts NPA Parker, Others

21 July 2015, 8:07 pm Written by  Ballah M. Kollie, LINA
Published in LINA Bulletin
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MONROVIA, July 21 (LINA) –The Government of Liberia has indicted suspended Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA), Matilda Parker and two others for alleged economic sabotage, theft of property and criminal conspiracy.

The Special Grand Jurors for the County of Montserrado upon oath unsealed the indictment against Parker, suspended NPA Comptroller, Christina Kpabar Paelay and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Denmar Enterprise, Deneah M. Flomo for allegedly robbing government of US$837,950.

According to the indictment, the action of the three Liberians is in flagrant violation of Chapter 15, Sub-chapter “F”, Sections 15.80(a)(b)(c), 15.81 (a)(b)(c ), and 15.82(b)(c), , of the New Penal Law of the republic of Liberia.

The indictment indicated that between the period July 2011, up to December 2012, while in their respective positions, co-Defendants Parker and Paelay, made fraudulent payments from the accounts NPA for the removal of wrecks from the Port of Greenville valued at US$500,000.

The payments also covered the provision of security consultancy at the ports of Monrovia, Buchanan, and Greenville with a value of US$300,000.00 respectively. But the indictment noted that in the payments for security consultancy, an additional amount of US$37,950 was included.

It added that all transactions were without the approval of the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC) thus preventing “no objection” to sole source the two contracts as is required by the PPCC Act.

The indictment further indicated that the contract for the removal of wrecks from the Port of Greenville did not meet the approval of the Liberia Maritime Agency, since the work was marine-related.

Of all the payments made, no work was done, but there were reports submitted by the accused.
LINA BMK/PTK

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