Sao Tome president dismisses health minister amid scandal

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Sao Tome president dismisses health minister amid scandal

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sao-tome-president-dismisses-health-minister-amid-scandal-134623011.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/38ngbYBo1oLzwDoLFNFlQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2014-01-03T134623Z_1_AJOEA02129E00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-SAOTOME-MINISTER-20140103.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>Sao Tome's President Manuel Pinto da Costa dismissed Health Minister Leonel Pontes amid a scandal over the misuse of development funding from Taiwan, according to a presidential decree published on Friday. On Thursday, Sao Tome's main opposition party - Independent Democratic Action (ADI) - accused the minister of using funding from Taiwan for his ministry for personal use. Pontes told journalists he had tendered his resignation ahead of the presidential decree to ensure political stability and the good of the nation. He admitted the payments but denied any wrongdoing, saying that Sao Tome law allowed ministers to pay relatives for services rendered to the ministry.</p><br clear="all"/>

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