Resignation
Kamil Idris stepped down a year early from his post of head of WIPO, amidst "allegations of misconduct". He agreed to resign under pressure from Western countries. According to the International Herald Tribune, Kamil Idris "who used a false birth date for more than two decades accepted a package including an extra year's salary of more than US$300,000 (€200,000) and full pension benefits before he offered to resign over questions about his integrity."
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