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☆ WHO Dismisses Biosecurity Expert After Sexual Misconduct Inquiry, Lawyer Cries Foul
  + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +1 min
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said it has dismissed a biosecurity expert after an internal inquiry upheld allegations of sexual misconduct but the man's lawyer dismissed the investigation as a smear campaign. "(The expert) has been dismissed from WHO following findings of sexual misconduct against him and corresponding disciplinary process," WHO spokesperson Marcia Poole said in an email to Reuters overnight. The expert's lawyer told Reuters on Thursday that her client contested the allegations against him and would challenge the dismissal. "This shows the true aim of the campaign - which was to smear my client without a visible accuser." Asked to respond, the WHO spokesperson said the staff member had been dismissed following a thorough investigation.
Persons: Marcia Poole, Emma Farge, Jon Boyle Organizations: World Health Organization, WHO, Reuters Locations: GENEVA, Swiss
☆ WHO dismisses lead COVID origins investigator for sexual misconduct
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Emma Farge | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
In a response to Reuters, Ben Embarek said he contested the accusation of harassment and was challenging the sanction. "Peter Ben Embarek was dismissed last year following findings of sexual misconduct against him that were substantiated by investigations, and corresponding disciplinary process," said WHO spokesperson Marcia Poole. Ben Embarek said that a single incident in 2017 "was settled immediately in a friendly way." "I am not aware of any other complaints and no other complaints have ever been brought to my attention," Ben Embarek said in a digital message. The agency said that people are more willing to come forward about sexual misconduct and that it is taking action where allegations are substantiated.
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