Serious allegations have been made against ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵand its Secretary General, Umberto de Pretto, and Chief Operating Officer, Boris Blanche.
·¬ÇÑÊÓƵstrongly and categorically rejects all of these unfounded allegations.
·¬ÇÑÊÓƵworks in full compliance with the law and all funds are fully accounted for.
·¬ÇÑÊÓƵtakes these allegations extremely seriously and is currently assessing all legal options. ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵis particularly concerned about how these allegations could damage the organisation, its members, partners and dedicated staff.
Coming on the eve of IRU¡¯s General Assembly, held on 8 April 2016, these allegations were discussed by ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵmembers at that meeting. The audited 2015 accounts were subsequently approved and the meeting concluded with a large majority of members continuing to fully support the Secretary General and his staff.
·¬ÇÑÊÓƵwelcomes the fact that the Board will oversee an additional independent external audit in order to help clear these allegations as quickly as possible.
·¬ÇÑÊÓƵunderstands that a file has been submitted to the Geneva State Prosecutor¡¯s Office, and stands ready to collaborate with the Swiss authorities to bring this matter to a close.
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Contact:
John Kidd
Head of Communications
john.kidd@iru.org
+41 79 386 9544