| In Corrupt Guterres
UN World 5th ITU Complaint
Published by Banned Inner
City Press
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
UN GATE,
Jan 13 – How corrupt is the
UN-world system under Antonio
Guterres, who bans the Press
which investigates? This
example is again from ITU,
International
Telecommunication Union, whose
whistleblowers have, like
others, reached out to banned
Inner City Press:
Doreen
Bogdan-Martin’s tenure at the
ITU exemplifies a troubling
misuse of authority within the
UN system. Leveraging her
influential position,
Bogdan-Martin reportedly
attempted to manipulate
ongoing investigations into
allegations of misconduct
against her. One glaring
example involves her inviting
WIPO’s Director General-whose
agency was tasked with
conducting an independent
investigation into her
conduct-to ITU’s Senior
Management Retreat and other
high-profile events.
These actions,
perceived by many as an effort
to curry favor and compromise
the investigation’s
impartiality, underscore a
dangerous pattern of
leveraging personal
connections to shield herself
from accountability. Such
tactics not only undermine the
integrity of the investigation
but also reflect a broader
culture of impunity and
manipulation that jeopardizes
the credibility of the UN
system as a whole.
The parallels
with the WIPO scandal serve as
a stark warning. Whistleblower
revelations have exposed a
culture of nepotism, unchecked
power, and financial
irregularities. These issues
mirror the systemic flaws now
under scrutiny at the ITU and
other UN agencies.
Like WIPO, the
ITU under Ms. Bogdan-Martin
has been accused of shielding
its leadership from scrutiny
while ignoring internal
misconduct and governance
failures. These connections
are further evidence that Ms.
Bogdan-Martin’s leadership at
ITU is not an isolated case
but part of a broader pattern
of mismanagement within the UN
system - that is, Antonio
Guterres.
More coming.
After repeated
refusal to respond by
spokespeople including
Stephane Dujarric and Melissa
Fleming, here was the first
complaint on Inner City Press'
DocumentCloud here.
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