Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says that the actions by the authorities in response to sanctions by the US Department of the Trea-sury against two gold dealers and a permanent secretary appear to be “cosmetic”.
Goolsarran, in his July 1st accountability column in Stabroek News said: “Following the United States Government’s imposition of sanctions for corrupt behaviour against three prominent individuals and entities associated with two of them, we note the Authorities’ recent actions. However, such actions appear cosmetic and have not gone far enough to address the root causes of such behaviour and to initiate investigations with a view to taking appropriate disciplinary action against all persons involved, including those who may have aided and abetted these individuals to commit these immoral and unethical acts.
