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| kisley |
Posted - 30 Oct 2014 : 12:25:25
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2811605/Gambian-diplomats-cheated-British-taxpayer-5million-importing-32-tonnes-tobacco-pretending-personal-use.html |
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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 12 Dec 2014 : 11:54:54
Ah..............I can now understand thanks for the translation from politicospeak into English sab   
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Originally posted by sab
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Someone somewhere in the Government of The Gambia has taken notice and decided to give a course which encompasses being a diplomat, look at this from the Daily Observer !!
Loads and loads of convoluted wording and politcospeak leading to,a much simpler explanation what this is all about, not being a politico but a simple soul I cannot translate this language, any reader help?
I am assuming the translation would be – OUR department will TAKE A LOOK at our RECRUITMENT requirements and procedures enabling us to train from the outset the loyal people whom are to be servants to their countrymen and ambassadors to their country.
It appears they were in denial of 'being a servant' but looked upwards and followed by example....GREED & CORUPTION
Trying to catch the horse after it’s bolted is not a good idea.
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| sab |
Posted - 12 Dec 2014 : 10:33:05
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Someone somewhere in the Government of The Gambia has taken notice and decided to give a course which encompasses being a diplomat, look at this from the Daily Observer !!
Loads and loads of convoluted wording and politcospeak leading to,a much simpler explanation what this is all about, not being a politico but a simple soul I cannot translate this language, any reader help?
I am assuming the translation would be – OUR department will TAKE A LOOK at our RECRUITMENT requirements and procedures enabling us to train from the outset the loyal people whom are to be servants to their countrymen and ambassadors to their country.
It appears they were in denial of 'being a servant' but looked upwards and followed by example....GREED & CORUPTION
Trying to catch the horse after it’s bolted is not a good idea.
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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 11 Dec 2014 : 15:49:49
RESULT: Interested ? YOU will have to really exert a lot of effort here and check by the link,I want you to read the full article,there is other UK news that you may be interested in but I cannot be bothered to take a load of time cutting and pasting just to make it easier for you to read.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/545979/Gambian-embassy-gang-tobacco-scam-jailed
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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 09 Dec 2014 : 22:46:41
Yes I know maybe the D.O. will not report on this case and the sentencing tomorrow,let's see if they D O (no pun intended you understand  ) 
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Originally posted by Momodou
But DO has not reported this case YET
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| Momodou |
Posted - 09 Dec 2014 : 22:10:41
But DO has not reported this case YET |
| toubab1020 |
Posted - 09 Dec 2014 : 17:55:23
Someone somewhere in the Government of The Gambia has taken notice and decided to give a course which encompasses being a diplomat, look at this from the Daily Observer !!
Loads and loads of convoluted wording and politcospeak  leading to,a much simpler explanation what this is all about, not being a politico but a simple soul I cannot translate this language, any reader help?
Snippet:
“We hope that through open and honest dialogue in the next two weeks, we will leave this training with a better understanding of the critical and important role of diplomacy in moving our country’s interest for the socio-economic development of The Gambia. That agenda is what we are here to move forward with the support of the UNDP, cognizant of the need to focus on capacity building within the diplomatic corps for improved skills and optimum service delivery,” she underscored."
http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/partners-poised-to-enhance-capacity-in-diplomacy |
| toubab1020 |
Posted - 09 Dec 2014 : 14:08:56
Interesting to see what sentence these now discredited Gambian diplomatic representatives of Gambia receive.
One thing is for certain their careers are in tatters now.
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"Ms Rose also thanked the government of The Gambia, which waived diplomatic immunity for four of the defendants.
“The public should have confidence that in cases where our tax systems have been exploited, all steps will be taken to ensure that diplomatic staff cannot commit offences and then hide behind diplomatic immunity,” she added.
Those found guilty were remanded in custody and will be sentenced on Wednesday." |
| Momodou |
Posted - 09 Dec 2014 : 13:46:16
Gambian diplomats guilty of tobacco fraud
The Point: Published on Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Gambian diplomats who sold tax-free tobacco from their London embassy have been found guilty of cheating the UK taxpayer out of almost £4.8m.
Deputy head of the Gambian Diplomatic Mission in Kensington, Yusupha Bojang, and his colleagues ordered 29 tonnes of rolling tobacco over three years.
They imported more than half a million 50g pouches at tax-free rates for personal or High Commission use.
Much of it was sold from the embassy, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Because it was sold and not actually for personal use, VAT and excise duty should have been paid, the CPS added.
The trial was held at Southwark Crown Court in London.
Bojang, first secretary Gaston Sambou, welfare officer Georgina Gomez and finance attaché Ebrima John, who all had diplomatic privileges, along with Veerahia Ramarajaha, Audrey Leeward and Hasaintu Noah, were found guilty of conspiracy to cheat the Inland Revenue .
Ramarajaha was also convicted of dealing, harbouring, concealing or carrying dutiable goods.
Another defendant, Ida Jeng Njie, was found not guilty of conspiracy to cheat the revenue.
Immunity waived
Lisa Rose, specialist fraud prosecutor at the CPS, said the group’s deception involved a serious breach of the trust of their own government and of the British people.
“The scheme they designed and implemented not only resulted in the public purse being cheated of almost £4.8m in tax revenue, but it also abused their diplomatic status, taking advantage of the entire system of diplomatic privilege which is reliant on trust and responsibility,” she said.
“For all practical purposes, the scheme in operation was like running a business and the volume of tobacco was so large that to suggest it was for personal use, or for the use of the High Commission, is implausible.”
Ms Rose also thanked the government of The Gambia, which waived diplomatic immunity for four of the defendants.
“The public should have confidence that in cases where our tax systems have been exploited, all steps will be taken to ensure that diplomatic staff cannot commit offences and then hide behind diplomatic immunity,” she added.
Those found guilty were remanded in custody and will be sentenced on Wednesday.
BBC
Source: The Point
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| Momodou |
Posted - 03 Nov 2014 : 19:25:19
 Gambian diplomats charged with £5m tax fraud in UK
The Point: Published on Thursday, October 30, 2014
A group of Gambian diplomats in the United Kingdom have been accused of defrauding the British taxpayers of nearly £5 million (about D350 million) by importing 32 tonnes of tobacco which they pretended was for personal use, a court has heard.
Yusupha Bojang, 54, deputy head of the Gambian diplomatic mission in Kensington, UK, and his seven co-defendants allegedly ordered so much tax-free tobacco that suppliers could not keep up with demand, the Daily Mail, one of the newspapers in England, reported in its online edition on Wednesday.
In some cases, the diplomats were ordering tobacco worth more than their annual salary while still claiming it was for personal use, Southwark Crown Court was told.
The eight defendants allegedly masterminded the plot by abusing a scheme which grants tax exemption on goods to diplomatic missions, provided they are for personal use.
The court heard that defendants collectively ordered or were invoiced for more than half a million 50g pouches of tobacco during the three-year scam - despite evidence suggesting none of them smoked......
Read Full Story |
| toubab1020 |
Posted - 30 Oct 2014 : 13:31:24
Thanks Kisley,
If you google:
"All eight defendants are on trial at Southwark Crown Court and deny conspiracy to cheat the public revenue"
It will take you to many interesting pages concerning cases that have been prosecuted.
As usual it's ALL ABOUT MONEY.In this case TAX money.
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Originally posted by kisley
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2811605/Gambian-diplomats-cheated-British-taxpayer-5million-importing-32-tonnes-tobacco-pretending-personal-use.html
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