The fact is, the committee's allegations are baseless. Mr. Sevan never took a penny, as he has said from the beginning.

The fact is, the committee's allegations are baseless -- Mr. Sevan never took a penny, as he has said from the beginning. The IIC is and, since the beginning of its efforts, has been on a mission to scapegoat Mr. Sevan in a misguided attempt to spare the United Nations criticism and deflect attention away from the conduct of others.

such allegations are baseless and absurd.

We investigated the allegations and charges that were made and found them to be baseless,

The election results are accurate. However, baseless allegations have been made that were designed more to discourage rather than to enlighten voters, and we feel that a state audit is needed to reassure the public.

It's gratifying to see the board take these allegations seriously. It's just disheartening that it took so long.