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| Explained: OCCRP, which publishes hit pieces on Adani group, is funded by US govt agencies known for targeting India | | | |  NEW DELHI DECEMBER 05:-
The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which published a hit piece on the Adani Group last year, is now under the scanner over its funding from the US government agencies.
Founded in 2007, OCCRP claims to have a network of journalists across 6 continents who ‘specialise in reporting on organised crime and corruption.’
Although it brands itself as an independent organisation, in reality, OCCRP receives a huge share of funding from the US Department of State and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
The disturbing revelations about its ties with the US government were made by the French newspaper ‘Mediapart’ in an investigative piece published on Monday (2nd December).
Titled ‘The hidden links between a giant of investigative journalism and the US government’, Mediapart delves into the overwhelming influence of the US government on the working of OCCRP.
“While the OCCRP presents itself as being totally independent, its management have placed it in a position of structural dependence upon the US government, as revealed in this investigation,” it stated.
OCCRP and its financial dependence on US govt agencies
According to Mediapart, the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project was created due to the financial support extended by the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.
“Still today, Washington provides around half of the budget of the OCCRP, and has the power to veto the nomination of “key personnel” in the NGO, including Drew Sullivan,” it added. | | | | |
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