Probe of NCN irregularities over – Misir

Prem Misi

The probe into financial irregularities at the state-owned broadcaster, NCN, is over says Chairman of the Board, Prem Misir.

“We’re all aware of what happened, (Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed ‘Fuzzy’) Sattaur resigned. I’m personally not aware of any other investigation going on,” he said in a brief comment when contacted yesterday. Pre-viously, he had told Stabroek News that irregularities were found but was tight-lipped about their nature and would only say that the probe is continuing.

This was shortly after Sattaur resigned and the Programme Manager Martin Goolsarran was suspended for eight weeks. The board of NCN launched an investigation in June into suspected financial irregularities at the network and Goolsarran was sent on administrative leave in relation to a $3.9 million cheque made payable to