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Nigeria to charge Dick Cheney over alleged bribery
 [The Nation (Nairobi)] Nigerian authorities plan to charge ex-US vice president Dick Cheney in connection with a bribery scandal allegedly involving energy firm Halliburton, a front man for the anti-graft agency said on Thursday.Asked whether Mr Cheney would be charged over the investigation into construction of a liquefied natural gas plant in southern Nigeria, Femi Babafemi said, "it's true ... definitely." The front man could not give details on the charges that he says are likely to be filed next week, but said "they are not unconnected to his role as the chief executive of Halliburton." A prosecutor on the case said Cheney would be charged jointly along with the former and current leadership of Halliburton and others. Officials from companies in a consortium involved in the LNG plant would also be included in the charges to be "placed before the court at the latest by Tuesday of next week," said Mr Godwin Obla. Mr Cheney would face conspiracy charges and a Nigerian judge would be asked to issue an arrest warrant for him that would be transmitted to Interpol, said Mr Obla. "As the CEO of Halliburton, he has the responsibility for acts that occurred during that period," Mr Obla told AFP. Posted by: Fred 2010-12-03 |
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