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| Fox: DA Launches Criminal Probe of Sevan |
| 2005-02-05 |
| Closing in on Kojo UNITED NATIONS The Manhattan district attorney has launched a criminal probe into Benon Sevan, the U.N. Oil-for-Food chief who investigators said had "serious conflict of interest" while overseeing the program. Sources close to the case told FOX News that District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, who has been investigating financial relationships within the Oil-for-Food program, planned to probe the activities of Sevan, who has been accused of receiving about $1 million worth of lucrative oil vouchers. A report released Thursday pointed to significant management problems within the United Nations surrounding the $60 billion Oil-for-Food program. The report by a U.N.-authorized committee headed by Paul Volcker said that Sevan had "seriously undermined" the integrity of the United Nations. "Our conclusion is he placed himself in a serious conflict of interest," Volcker said at a news conference. "Our investigation continues into what other implications there may be if any." Morgenthau's investigation into Sevan, whose diplomatic immunity, the U.N. said, won't be lifted unless it's requested by Volcker or a prosecutor, marks the first step toward prosecution of the official. |
| Posted by:Mrs. Davis |
| #6 Seems there is a problem with lifting the diplomatic immunity. He lands in Cyprus.... he's in Cyprus's hands, and they have to give him up for any legal prosecution. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2005-02-05 11:23:23 PM |
| #5 ...Sevan, whose diplomatic immunity, the U.N. said, won't be lifted unless it's requested by Volcker or a prosecutor... M'thinks any such lifting will occur within hours- of Mr. Sevan's flight landing in Cyprus. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-02-05 11:10:39 PM |
| #4 "PAUL VOLCKER: Now first and obviously the most disturbing finding is the accumulation of evidence that the Director of the Office of the Iraq Program, Mr Benon Sevan, in fact did repeatedly solicit oil allocations for a small trading company called AMEP (African Middle East Petroleum)." http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1296027.htm |
| Posted by: Tom 2005-02-05 9:52:54 PM |
| #3 I guess the Law and Order episode will be on in March. Doink-Doink! |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2005-02-05 9:47:11 PM |
| #2 phil, I just posted an article about that from Newsday. It appears Kojo is not being 100% cooperative. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-02-05 6:52:37 PM |
| #1 Looks like they are zeroing in on Kojo as well - For example, an article published in the Times of London late last month detailed contact between Kojo Annan and Hani Yamani, the son of a former Saudi oil minister, in a failed bid for an oil-for-food deal. The paper quoted two unnamed "business associates" of Yamani, who claimed Kojo traveled to Morocco to help finalize the $60 million oil sale which later fell through. Link |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-02-05 6:40:31 PM |