by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
UN GATE, Oct 10 – How corrupt is the UN-world system under Antonio Guterres, who bans the Press which investigates? Today's example is from the ITU, the International Telecommunication Union, whose whistleblowers have, like others, reached out to banned Inner City Press:
"Lawfare in the ITU / Pattern of Abuse of Authority by the ITU Secretary-General (Doreen Bogdan-Martin or DBM) / Cover-up of complaints or investigations against her, despite being "founded" or "substantiated"
There was an Anonymous Complaint against DBM.... It was sent to a number of Missions in Geneva and has been circulating amongst them. One of the Missions shared it with DBM, who then had to go through the "ceremony" of having it assessed.
After publication of the above, "the news article by Inner City Press caused waves during ITU Council Working Group (CWG) meeting held October 7-9 in Geneva. Many following the CWG didn’t expect a Delegate to raise the mysterious cases against the Secretary-General, referencing the Inner City Press article. The Delegate brought up the 'noise and innuendo outside the ITU,' and referred to the anonymous complaint sent to Missions and reports published online. Requesting that this be added to the Council’s agenda, he noted that the anonymous letter and the Lawfare article, from a 'reputable or irreputable outlet,' require Council’s attention because they concern ITU’s reputation and leadership.
The next day, another Delegate highlighted the lack of transparency on 'the issue' and requested that the CWG be 'properly' informed without delay. What does the assessment report reveal? What does the legal opinion say? Do these say 'unfounded', and how many cases are there? Will Member States ever get the truth, or will these documents remain shrouded from their very own eyes?
We'll have more, including the complaint, on this.
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