Paul Wolfowitz's tenure as president of the World Bank was today increasingly under threat, after the bank's powerful governing body indicated that he broke their ethical guidelines in awarding pay increases to his partner.The statement by the bank's board leaves Mr Wolfowitz vulnerable to disciplinary action, especially if the bank president is found to have lied about his handling of the affair. The news comes just a day after World Bank staff called on him to resign over the matter.
In a statement released this morning, the board said its investigation found that Mr Wolfowitz had approved promotions and pay increases for Shaha Riza - a World Bank staff member with whom he was romantically involved - without a review or decision by the bank's ethics committee or board of directors.
That contradicts an earlier statement by Mr Wolfowitz's office which claimed: "All arrangements concerning Shaha Riza were made at the direction of the bank's board of directors."
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said @ Fri Apr 13, 2007 @ 2:34pm
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