Sources within the Ministry of Finance state that an email account belonging to the Public Debt Management Office has been hacked, resulting in the fraudulent transfer of over $2.5 million.
According to the sources, the Ministry has lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) regarding the incident and has suspended four officials, including a Deputy Director General. Initial investigations reveal that the funds were released despite the Central Bank issuing two prior warnings against the payment.
Sources further noted that the Committee on Public Finance has requested the Ministry to provide detailed information regarding the alleged fraud.
Meanwhile, the Independent Lawyers’ Association has written to the Speaker, calling for a parliamentary investigation into whether the $2.5 million from the Treasury was misappropriated by a computer hacker.
