by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
UN GATE, July 31 – How corrupt is the United Nations? Well, former UN Assistant Thomas Stelzer irregular payment to whom Inner City Press asked the UN Spokesperson about until it was thrown out of the UN, has now been suspended as head of the International Anti-Corruption Academy for, what else, corruption.
The suspension, confirmed by Stelzer himself, is about private trips that were declared as professional and incorrectly charged expenses. In addition, earmarked funds are said not to have been used for the intended projects. The public prosecutor's office in Wiener Neustadt confirmed on request that they were examining an initial suspicion.
Inner City Press, before ouster orchestrated by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and his spokesman Stephane Dujarric asked then UN Spokesperson Martin Nesirky, "what are the specifics of working at the UN without a contract? It said that Mr. Stelzer is being paid as, almost as a consultant, although he is an ASG, at least on paper.
Nesirky, still employed by the UN in Vienna, replied, Well, I don’t think right here and now I would want to get into individual personnel cases. I don’t think that is appropriate.
Inner City Press has been banned from the UN, and no response yet to its June 19, 2023 application to re-enter and cover the September 2023 UNGA week. Is that appropriate? Watch this site.
***
Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron.
Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com
