Probe into billions is diversion after unearthing of donor fund fraud

Omar Shariff

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Presidency Omar Shariff, who is now the subject of a financial crimes probe, believes he was sent on leave as a smokescreen because he had begun unearthing massive corruption, including the alleged misuse of international donor funds, a source close to him said.

Shariff, according to one source, is also confident that the current investigation of him, led by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), will reveal that the money that has passed