53 dead pensioners paid for four years

A sting operation by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has exposed rampant corruption and fraud in the distribution of old-age pensions. In what is seen as a tip of the iceberg, DCEO officers discovered 53 ghost pensioners at 17 pay points in Leribe. The 53 died between 2018 and 2022 but officers from the government’s Pensions Unit have kept them on the list of those receiving pensions.