Nevertheless, he said that hunger remained a big part of life in the impoverished country.
"If you don't have money or power, you die in a ditch," he said. Corruption rampant

He was candid in describing how he got by, saying that, in his former job as a police officer he "would turn a blind eye to people who broke the law but gave me money," and that he would threaten them with jail time if they didn't pay him the requested bribe.