The Minister of Solidarity and Humanitarian Action, Bernard Binado was put in custody on Thursday, August 15, he is suspected of embezzling US 555,590 dollars from the Government of the Republic for assistance victims of the territory of Minembwe, in the province of Sud Kivu.

This guard in sight came after the complaints of the victims of Minembwe with the government of the Republic following the slowness in contributing to the fulfillment of the promise of assistance of the national executive.

He was put in custody with some members of his cabinet, in the cell of the Prosecutor General's Office where the intelligence services. Remember that the money was intended for the victims of the fire that was declared June 30 and that had consumed more than 200 homes at Zaire Camp, located in the territory of Minemwe, Sud Kivu province.

According to the information, Bernard Biando had placed this fund in a currency dealer office to have percentages, alas money has volatilized. On the other hand, the members of his cabinet say that only the minister is the one responsible for the disappearance of this money.

Top Congo, indicates that the minister Bernard Biando, have not touched to this envelope, there was robbery at the accounting accountant who informed me five days after this robbery, and was arrested.

He pointed out that the Public Treasury had disbursed this envelope for a month and the accountant who kept this money in the safe, he added that after his mission in Europe, he ordered a disbursement in favor of the population of the territory from Minembwe, but the order had not been executed because the money had been stolen according to the accountant and it was made available to the police. The minister of solidarity and humanitarian action, Bernard Binado, also deplored the procedure that led him to his arrest.


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