The Ministry of Microfinance is filing a complaint against Bambey TV for "defamation and false accusations".

Targeted for several weeks by a series of accusatory publications disseminated by the online media outlet Bambey TV, the Ministry of Microfinance and the Social and Solidarity Economy has decided to take legal action. The institution intends to defend the honor of its employees and establish the truth.

According to the ministry, the Bambey TV platform has been sharing daily allegations directly implicating several officials and agents within the department, including the Director of General Administration and Equipment (DAGE), the minister's driver, and the minister himself. The online media outlet accuses them of regularly receiving large sums of money over the weekends.

Disputed facts and a member of parliament wrongly cited

The administration also denounces claims linking these accusations to the actions of a member of parliament from the majority party. Bambey TV maintained that the MP had submitted a written question to the government demanding full transparency regarding an alleged misappropriation of a subsidy from a ministry department. In reality, the MP was questioning the overall situation and structure of the Solidarity Productive Cooperatives (CPS) being established throughout the country.

For the ministry, these extremely serious allegations are based, among other things, on rumors spread by a former agent of the department, himself prosecuted by the supervisory authority for embezzlement of public funds, arrested and then placed on provisional release.

" An accusation is not proof."

Through this legal action, the supervisory authority clarifies that it is not seeking to hinder freedom of the press, but to protect the credibility of a public institution and the integrity of its employees.

“When an institution is accused of misappropriating public funds, it discredits an entire administration, its agents and the public service. It is perfectly legitimate for the ministry to demand that the truth be revealed,” the department’s statement emphasizes.

The ministry is therefore inviting media officials to bring evidence to court to support their claims, recalling that freedom of information cannot be exercised at the expense of truth and respect for the reputation of others.