Audit report finds HRCM spent Rf133,639 in violation of public finance regulations
20 Dec 2011, 10:11 PM
Hawwa Lubna
The audit report of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) has revealed that the office has spent a total of Rf133,639 (US$ 8666) in violation of the public finance regulation during 2010.
In the report published on Sunday, Auditor General (AG) Ibrahim Niyaz revealed that the commission spent Rf127,939 on the UNDP project “Collaborating with Civil Society” and Rf5700 on “Strengthening the Administrative Functioning of the Commission” in violation of section 4.01 of the public finance regulation.
According to the report, the money was spent on a reimbursement basis; however the AG noted that it was not repaid till 29 September 2011.
HRCM however informed auditors that the money was deposited to the state’s income account. The Commission also assured the auditors that reimbursement mechanism would be improvised.
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