A United Nations whistleblower who accused a high-ranking official of sexually assaulting her has been fired over alleged financial and sexual misconduct. She says that it was retaliation for her own complaint of sexual assault.
She says that it was retaliation for her own complaint of sexual assault. The investigation that would lead to her dismissal was started by her alleged assailant.Martina Brostrom, who first went public with her allegations against an assistant secretary general at the UN in a CNN interview in March 2018, says that she was dismissed from the organization on Friday. She denied charges of misconduct linked to her dismissal.
Loures believes her allegations against him were actually retaliation for his investigation into her partner."The baseless charge based on a supposed incident in Bangkok in May 2015 against me was to divert attention from the misconduct and to thwart my career at UNAIDS," Loures said.Loures said that the investigation into Bostrom's partner was prompted by an anonymous email alleging misconduct.
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