U.N. Decides Not To Pay Legal Bills Of Ex-Oil Official
The United Nations reversed a commitment to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees for a senior U.N. official who was accused of ethical lapses while administering the $64 billion oil-for-food program in Iraq.
The U.N. decision Monday came after U.S., British and Iraqi officials expressed concern about U.N. plans to use surplus Iraq oil revenue to defend Benon Sevan against accusations that he improperly steered lucrative Iraqi oil contracts to an Egyptian businessman.
They only reversed their decision because of public opinion.
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Picking Up The Tab
The fact that they saw nothing wrong with using public funds to pay private bills speaks volumes for the organization.