The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (BCRG) is again shaken by a scandal of embezzlement. After the earthquake of 2014, a new case of an alleged embezzlement of 21 million US dollars, stolen from the Bank’s foreign exchange accounts based in Dubai, is the headache of the press.
According to Radio Espace who gave the information, the money comes from various punctures made on the amounts to be transferred to Citibank and Standard bank in Dubai. The radio reports that the MSS Company, which has a contract for the transportation of currencies with the BCRG, would be behind this hijacking.
Said structure headed by a Mauritanian conveys the currencies of the central bank to another bank based in Dubai. On the amounts transported, significant punctures were made over the months. Today, it is estimated that MSS, would have diverted to the low figure the jackpot of 21 million dollars.
The money would have been used to finance a company specializing in gold production based in Upper Guinea. The bosses of the company responsible for conveying the currency to Dubai are absent from the country, says the same source.
Joined by Freeopinionguinee drafting this Tuesday morning, the second vice governor of the central bank of the Republic of Guinea, Baidy Aribot, refuted this information.
“I categorically deny this information that says there would have been a diversion of US $ 21 million to the central bank. It’s fake! There was no diversion to the central bank. It’s pure lies … “he told our colleagues.
