A gas station attendant accused of diverting nearly 7000 liters of Diesel fuel
An employee of a fuel distribution company appeared in court, accused of embezzling over 7,000 liters of Diesel and Gasoline, equating to over 6 million FCFA. At the bar, he admitted to part of the facts by citing months of unpaid wages and a phone breakdown as justification.
SUMMARY
A manager of an oil company based in Togo is accused of fraudulently pocketing the proceeds from the sale of over 7,000 liters of fuel.
According to the company’s estimation, this would represent an amount exceeding 6 million CFA francs. The accused, now facing the court, is alleged to have intentionally failed to report his daily sales.
The procedure required agents to report daily sales via a WhatsApp forum. An internal tracking mechanism that was met with silence from the accused.
The latter justified his absence by a phone breakdown. An explanation deemed unconvincing by the complaining company, who assert that the accused used the same phone during this period for other communications.
A damage partly acknowledged by the accused
At the bar, the defendant quoted by Bip Radio admitted to having only 4 million CFA francs in his possession, whilst emphasizing that this amount was supposed to cover his back wages accumulated over eleven months. A defense that raises further questions about the company’s internal management and the working conditions of its employees.
The court, although sympathetic to the arguments related to unpaid wages, remains skeptical about the version of the phone breakdown, convinced that the said device was functioning perfectly at the time of the facts.
While awaiting final conclusions, the case has been adjourned to a later date for further investigation.
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