Investigator Decries Oil-for-Food Probe
A senior investigator from Paul Volcker’s independent committee into allegations of corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food program criticized his former employer Saturday for misrepresenting the grounds for his resignation earlier this month.
The investigator, Robert Parton, confirmed a report by The Associated Press earlier this week that he had resigned along with another investigator to protest recent findings by the committee that cleared U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan of meddling in the $64 billion program.
“Contrary to recent published reports, I resigned my position as Senior Investigative Counsel for the IIC not because my work was complete but on principle,” Parton said.
Members of the committee told CNN he and Miranda Duncan resigned because they had completed their work. So it isn’t really Parton speaking out against the probe, but rather that committee members are lying about why he and Miranda quit.
And what does the Volcker clan have to say about this? No one could be reached for comment.
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