Fisheries ministry denies auditor general’s allegations of missing documents

The Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has denied allegations made by Auditor General Niyaz Ibrahim in a letter to parliament’s public accounts committee.

Niyaz had informed the oversight committee that his office has been unable to complete the audit of the ministry for 2009 due to missing documents.

At a press conference today, Permanent Secretary Abdulla Naseer said all documents requested by the audit office were provided following a request on August 29, 2013. He added, however, that the ministry was unable to find six payment vouchers.

In addition, employees did not submit travel reports for 10 overseas trips in 2009, Naseer continued, which were among the documents the auditor general claimed were missing.

Meanwhile, in his letter, Niyaz told MPs that the audit office has decided to conduct a compliance audit of the ministry for 2009 in lieu of a full financial audit.

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