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Fired UN Oil-For-Food Official Gets His Job Back This is just an excerpt; you can get the full gruesome story in the link at the top of this message. UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations on Tuesday reinstated the only U.N. official who was fired over the Iraq oil-for-food scandal after an internal appeals body ruled that he had done nothing wrong, his lawyer said.
Joseph Stephanides was advised of the decision in a letter received Tuesday morning, said his lawyer, George Irving.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan still believes that Stephanides, fired on May 31, violated staff rules in his handling of an oil-for-food contract, but agreed the punishment was too harsh, Irving said.
The Joint Disciplinary Committee, an internal U.N. appeals board, ruled last month that Stephanides should be reinstated, issued a written apology and paid about $200,000 — about two years back pay — for the emotional suffering and damage to his reputation caused by Annan's handling of the case.
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terrible podcaster 15000+ posts
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Tell me about it.It gives the anti-UN crowd fresh ammunition.
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