MedPage Today (edited by my nemesis Jeremy Faust) wrote about a Bloomberg piece on Oct 4 about investigations in Ethiopia re Tedros
If anyone has any solid info on Tedros please share with me; so far it has been unsubstantiated allegations
Plot Against WHO Director by Sophie Putka, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today October 4, 2023
Documents reviewed by Bloomberg reveal a coordinated attempt by the Ethiopian government and 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed, PhD, its prime minister, to discredit World Health Organization director Tedros Ghebreyesus, PhD, MSc.
Before Ghebreyesus' reappointment in 2022, the administration pushed allegations of sexual misconduct and embezzlement against the leader, detaining his family members in Ethiopia and subjecting them to harassment, despite a lack of evidence supporting the claims, the article stated.
The conflict stems from Ghebreyesus' affiliation with an opposing political party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, that previously governed the country, Bloomberg reported. In 2020, the Tigray war broke out, killing hundreds of thousands just as the WHO's role grew more important than ever given the global pandemic.
No charges have been filed so far, but documents include bank statements, handwritten witness accounts, and emails among investigators, witnesses, and banks, and were sent to judicial officials and federal police. The allegations, which Ghebreyesus vehemently denies, include alleged illegal procurement of HIV test kits and epidemic drugs; enriching himself through contracts given out by the health ministry and the Pharmaceutical Supply Agency, including accepting a bribe; and harassing and assaulting women.
Bloomberg reported that so far, there is no evidence to back up these claims, and that the government's intelligence unit requested financial details and bank statements related to Ghebreyesus, his family, and Tigrayan officials.
"When government officials subvert the fight against corruption and financial crime to settle political scores, it undermines the rule of law and is a setback to authentic good governance efforts," Gabriel Bourdon-Fattal, director of programs at the French whistleblower organization that originally received the documents, said in a statement. According to Bloomberg, Ghebreyesus remains fearful of returning home because of arrests and actions against his family, though the investigation is no longer active.
Economist David Steinman has called for the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief to be prosecuted for genocide, reports Saudi Gazette.
In a complaint filed at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the American economist nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize has accused WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of being involved in directing Ethiopia's security forces who killed, arbitrarily detained, and tortured Ethiopians.
Earlier from 2013 to 2015, Dr Tedros was one of three officials in control of the Ethiopian security services.
Dr Tedros, 55, took over at the WHO three years ago and is the organization's first leader without medical qualifications.
He served as Ethiopia's health minister from 2005 to 2012 and its foreign minister until 2016 when his Tigray People's Liberation Front party was the main member of the ruling coalition.
In his complaint, Steinman pointed to a 2016 US government report on human rights in Ethiopia that found the "civilian authorities at times did not maintain control over the security forces, and local police in rural areas and local militias sometimes acted independently".
Steinman added that the US report cited "other documented crimes". He accused Dr Tedros of being involved in the "intimidation of opposition candidates and supporters", including "arbitrary arrest . . . and lengthy pre-trial detention".
Steinman, a former consultant to the US National Security Council, was a senior foreign adviser to Ethiopia's democracy movement for 27 years until its victory in 2018 under Abiy Ahmed Ali, the current prime minister.
Comment from an Ethiopian citizen:
Gezahegn Gelebo
Thank you Mr. David Steinman; I'm an ethnic Konso and witnessed the evil deeds of this TPLF junta member. You should keep the complaints up, so that the can judned in front of court of law. We are with you.
Any person or organization that gets money from Gates is automatically suspect.