NNA - Caretaker Tele-Communications Minister Johnny Corm said on Sunday that the report of the Court of Auditors on huge financial waste in the sector in the years 2010 to 2020 requires follow-up to achieve results.

According to him, the judiciary must pursue the case to the end.

"It is not enough for us to issue a report about a waste of six billion dollars, as if these billions will be returned to the Ministry...Unfortunately, that will not happen. But the judiciary must follow the issue to the end. We will support it, knowing that the current Tele-Comm Ministry directors are not the same persons who were in charge during the period mentioned in the report," he said.

Additionally, Corm affirmed that his Ministry insists on stopping illegal internet services, pointing to the existence of an organized network robbing the stations.

His words came in an exclusive interview with "Al-Ghad Satellite Channel", which broadcasts from Cairo and London, in which he pointed out that the reality has changed a lot today, whereby funds are no longer avaialble in abundance as in the past; however, he indicated that waste still exists due to illegal internet.

Corm continued to indicate, in response to a question, that the increase on tariffs will not achieve results in the click of a button, as the sector needs time to recover due to the presence of old dues to suppliers that must be paid.

The Minister of Tele-Communications was keen on saluting the workers in the sector despite the huge challenges they are facing, whereby the sector's services have not stopped and the internet and mobile services continue to be secured.

=========R.Sh.