The Deputy Governor of Gok State Kangor Deng Kangor has issued an order suspending the Secretary General of the state government Santino Ater Mon Wantok from his duties on Tuesday this week over financial irregularities at the state general secretariat.

Salaries of two months (May and June) for the Commissioner of Malou Pec County were reportedly missing. The official was also accused of impeding the proper functioning of the structures of the General Secretariat.

Kangor also issued another order for the formation of a committee headed by the Minister of Local government and Law Enforcement Agencies and other four members to investigate the State Secretary General on missing of two months’ salary for the Commissioner of Malou Pec County and his negligence for not giving a financial report of unpaid salaries since January 2016 up to date.

The order says the committee shall complete its work and submit a report to the office of the Deputy Governor within five working days.

For his part, Santino confirmed to Radio Tamazuj that he has received a suspension letter signed by the Deputy Governor and he added that he didn’t touch money of the commissioner but he blamed the cashier for causing him a problem. He said that he will go to the state high court to prove him right or wrong.