Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

OXFAM: EXHAITI DIRECTOR HIRED SEX WORKERS

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British aid charity Oxfam on Monday released its internal report into a scandal in Haiti that has shattered its reputation, revealing that a former top official admitted to paying for sex and three staff physically threatened a witness.

The 2011 report into aid workers deployed to Haiti following the devastatin­g earthquake the previous year, revealed that seven staff were accused of using prostitute­s at an Oxfam-funded residence.

Country director Roland Van Hauwermeir­en admitted paying for sex and was offered a “phased and dignified exit” of resignatio­n if he cooperated with the inquiry.

The report said three Oxfam employees were involved in “physically threatenin­g and intimidati­ng” a witness who spoke to the investigat­ors.

Four staff were fired for gross misconduct and three others, including Van Hauwermeir­en, were allowed to quit.

Details of the Haiti scandal surfaced earlier this month and have engulfed Oxfam. A senior executive has resigned and the British government has warned it must reform before bidding for any new taxpayer funds.

Oxfam has denied trying to cover up the allegation­s but admitted it could have been more open at the time. AFP BEST FILM Three Billboards director Martin McDonagh and producers Peter Czernin and Graham Broadbent.

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