Friday, November 7, 2025

UN Whistleblowers in South Sudan Tell Inner City Press of Vehicle and Housing Corruption


by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

UN GATE / Juba, Nov 5 – How corrupt is today's UN under Antonio Guterres? Consider South Sudan, where UN personnel stand accused of child rape on which UN spokespeople Stephane Dujarric and Melissa Fleming have refused all Press questions. On October 18 this, supplemented on November 4, from UN whistleblowers sent to Inner City Press:

Dear Matthew Russell Lee, 

  The alleged actions of Mr. Ashraf Mohamed Fathy Abdullah Ouf, the Chief of the Transport Section, paint a picture of systemic abuse of power, gross mismanagement of resources, and the culture of impunity [bred by Guterres]. UNMISS budget has been cut by 15%, thus translating to 815 civilian staff job cuts and a reduction of 4,500 uniformed personal. 

The privilege of a dedicated vehicle is typically reserved for Directors (D1 level) and above.  Ashraf Ouf a P5, not only has a dedicated vehicle but commands two SUVs for his exclusive use: a Toyota Prado (UN 55555) with automatic transmission and a Nissan Patrol (UN 05555).

 A concerning practice has been observed wherein vehicles recommended for write-off are first fully serviced and, in some cases, filled with a full tank of fuel before being dispatched to the Property Disposal Unit.  A telling case involves a Toyota Hilux double cabin, previously assigned to Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh, (KJ Singh) a former Transport Officer in UNMISS transport section. Upon his retirement in 2023, the vehicle was fully serviced, fitted with a set of new tires and given a full tank of fuel, then taken the Property Disposal Unit (PDU) to be officially written off. UN rules explicitly state that international staff aren't allowed to purchase disposed UN assets. The first right of purchase for written-off assets belongs to national staff. A national staff member expressed interest in the vehicle but was advised by an insider not to bother, as the vehicle was "going to KJ Singh." Subsequently, the vehicle was purchased by a third party and was spotted in Kampala, Uganda, where the retired Mr. Singh runs a business...

Denise Guce, Chief of Budget and Finance Section: Despite having a perfectly functional and high-spec Toyota Land Cruiser. In 2025 she was issued a brand-new 2023 Toyota Prado

 Gordon Wardley, Chief of Conduct and Discipline: He was issued an automatic transmission 4x4 SUV.

On top of his two SUVs, Ashraf has secured two UN-issued accommodations, while entitled to one staff accommodation, which he merged two units to create one large personal residence. Thereby denying another international staff a standard accommodation. Within this expansive compound, he has two washing machines and two dryers installed. This is especially galling to other staff as the mission has officially stopped issuing dryers to all staff due to a severe liquidity crisis.

Tony's cronies... and (money) laundering.

 Guterres, they say, should end censorship. Application was made on June 19, 2025, here. Still as of October 7 no answer at all from Melissa Fleming or Stephane Dujarric. Totally corrupt. Watch this site.

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