By William Madouk
The Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations has dismissed a recently circulated “wealth tracking list” document as fraudulent.
The mission clarified that the document was not authored by the UN Sanctions Committee or its panel of experts.
In a statement, the mission stated that the document lacks legitimate origin from any UN-related bodies, urging the public to avoid relying on “concocted, unverified,” and “misleading” documents.
“This document which claims to contain a “South Sudan Wealth Tracking list” has no legitimate origin from the United Nations, the Security Council, or any related bodies,” partly read the statement.
“The South Sudan permanent mission to the UN urges the public and media to disregard the fake document,” it added.
The mission clarified that sharing or unverified information could lead to needless mix-ups.
“All UN communications, carry official document numbers and signature, elements that the fake document currently circulating does not have,” the mission noted.
According to the mission, verified and official documents of the United Nations are uploaded to their website.
Explaining the mandate of the UNSC, the mission said the body’s duty is to maintain global peace and security. while, the Sanctions Committee – oversees the application of sanction based on specific mandates.
Meanwhile, the panel of experts – under the sanctions committee, conducts thorough investigation and submits reports on their findings. Thereafter, the report will be scrutinized before being made public.
A document purported to have been written by the Sanctions Committee and Panel of Experts provided a list of South Sudanese, it claimed had tracked their wealth.
If further claimed that they had notified parties and member states to provide information on ‘illicit wealth transfer from South Sudan.
The document in question listed 30 South Sudanese individuals- among them are Dr. Banjamin Bol Mel, Tut Gatluak and Adut Salva Kiir.