KABUL - The team tasked to investigate the controversial Smart City housing contract said Tuesday that it sent its report to President Ashraf Ghani one month ago but the Presidential Palace has not made public its details so far.
The findings of the team reveal that the president's former legal adviser Abdul Ali Mohammadi, Kabul Bank's former clearance manager, the Ministry of Urban Development Affairs and Housing (MUDA) and a number of other organizations were involved in the signing of the controversial contract with Khalilullah Frozi, convicted Kabul Bank defaulter.
"The probe into the Smart City case ended one month ago. In our report, we mentioned a number of acts that were against the law," said Chairman of the High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption (HOOAC) Mohammad Hussain Fakhri.
He said findings of the HOOAC show that most government officials involved violated the procurement law, the anti-corruption law and the Constitution in signing the Smart City contract.
Meanwhile, the president's deputy spokesman Sayed Zafar Hashemi said they have received the report and that they will make it public soon.
"The Presidential Palace has received the report on the details of the signing of the Smart City contract. We will share its details with the media at the end of this week," he said.
According to reports, the total debt amounted to $900 million USD when the Kabul Bank collapsed in 2010; however, the AGO has said that they have recovered more than 60 percent of the money so far. (Tolonews)