Sri Lanka’s new government has dropped the services of Dominique Strauss-Kahn like a bad habit — cutting ties with the former IMF chief in the wake of his sensational pimping trial, officials said.
Despite paying him $750,000 to become an adviser to help attract foreign investment, the South Asian island country announced Thursday that it had kicked the 65-year-old to the curb, AFP reports.
“Our (new) government does not feel it necessary to get his services,” said cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne. “We can manage on our own.”
Strauss-Kahn is accused of being at the center of a lavish prostitution ring that held lunchtime sex romps in Brussels, Paris and Washington.
Even though he had already been paid by Sri Lanka officials for his services, it was not clear exactly what type of work was carried out or if any more money was owed, according to AFP.
The Sri Lankan government — which was voted into power in January — would not give a specific reason for distancing itself from the onetime head of the International Monetary Fund, AFP reports.
