CBM ex-deputy governor U Bo Bo Nge charged under Anti-Corruption Law
- Thu, 12 May 2022
THE Anti-Corruption Commis[1]sion examined the complaints against ex-deputy governor U Bo Bo Nge of the Central Bank of Myanmar.
According to the inspec[1]tions,
U Bo Bo Nge was re[1]sponsible
to oversee seeking the CBM approvals and re[1]porting to the
Financial Inves[1]tigation
Force for foreign cur[1]rency
transfers of more than US$10,000 by AD banks under the Money Laundering Law
while he was supervising the Foreign Exchange Management Department, Financial
Institu[1]tions
Supervision Department and Accounts Department as deputy governor. Between
1-1-2018 and 31-1-2021, there were more than 290,000 times ($170,000 million)
of money transfers over $10,000 via Elec[1]tronic Reporting
System-ERS to CBM by AD banks. Among these transfers, 352 were requested to CBM
and nine were reported to the Financial Investigation Force. He had weakness in
su[1]pervising
the AD banks, and seven transfers which sought permits (over $73 million, 30
million yen and 100,000 euros) caused losses of more than K102 million to the
government just only for the stamp duty. In 2018, $5 million entered the Small
and Medium Enter[1]prises
Development (SMED) bank and although it was re[1]ported to CBM via
ERS, the CBM could not monitor it and deposited it to the account of Open
Society Myanmar-OSM. The officials of OSM withdrew more than K1,900 million
(more than $1.4 million). According to the estimation of the Internal Revenue
Department, it can be collected more than K360 mil[1]lion just for income
tax for the withdrawal of more than K1,900 million. But due to the weakness of
the CBM, it failed to collect the tax and it caused losses to the State budget.
The officials of CBM report[1]ed
to U Bo Bo Nge to save $350 million at a certain bank that offers more interest
rates than others, he saved it at SMBC bank in Singapore, with his own
decision. It also caused more than $0.39 million (K665 million) loss[1]es
to the government. There[1]fore,
a case was opened against the CBM ex-deputy governor U Bo Bo Nge at Phayagon
Myo[1]ma
police station in Ottarathiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw under Section 55 of the
Anti-Corrup[1]tion
Law on 10 May, according to the commission.