2023-06-19 15:08:23
The trial in the Vincent Dabilgou case continues on June 19, 2023. It is the main accused who is at the helm to answer the charges against him, namely, embezzlement of public funds, hidden financing of political parties, etc.
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The former minister dismissed out of hand the revelations of his CFO, Jean-Gabriel Séré, concerning the fictitious markets contracted under his orders. At the same time, he justified the origin of the Ministry’s Ecobank account and justified certain expenses drawn from this account.
« I’m not into the details of awarding public contracts, I’m not into the details of giving public contracts to people, I’m not into those details, ”defends Vincent Dabilgou firmly to the judges. Thus, at the helm, he said that he was not aware of the contracts contracted between SOPAFER-B and the company Green Energy, but also with the company Ildo Oil. “It is not within my purview”hammered the former minister.
Regarding withdrawals from the Ministry’s Ecobank account, he explained the origin of the account and the expenses he had to make there. ” It is an account for the support of the activities of the minister’s office, but when I arrived, I asked that it be an account intended for the support of the activities of the ministry“said Vincent Dabilgou.
Regarding the expenses he made in this account, Vincent Dabilgou announced among other things: ” If I have sponsorship requests by people, I tell the CFO to see at this level (in the account, Ecobank), my coffee also depended on this account. We talked about furniture, I think the furniture also comes from this account.« .
He suggested that the furniture was for the minister’s office and not his personal home. Later in the hearings with the prosecutor, Vincent Dabilgou ended up admitting that the furniture was brought to his home because he had acquired it in his capacity as minister. He also stated regarding the purchase of motorcycles for his party through this account that: « I, Minister of Transport, did not order expenditure on this account, for the benefit of my party« .
Yet rather, the former DAF of the Ministry in charge of Transport, Jean-Gabriel Séré, the only signatory of this account, was formal: ” Withdrawals were made from this ministry account for the purpose of funding the campaign« . « Derra Amidou withdrew 3 million 600 to produce posters and logos for the NTD, Kaboré Issouf also made withdrawals of 1 million 600 for posters and logos for the NTD party“, among other things, announced the former DAF with statements in hand.
Regarding the origin of the funds for this account, the former minister indicated that the account is supplied by the Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), the National Agency for Civil Aviation (ANAC), the DAAN and the Escalation Assistance Board.
Finally, the Minister insisted that these structures feed this account for the functioning of the cabinet of the Ministry in charge of Transport.
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Hamadou OUEDRAOGO
Clara TUINA (trainee)
Burkina 24
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