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Here is the French newspaper, Liberation's original report translated in to English (Thanks to Google Translate) and also in French:
NB: The report had been filed by their correspondent in Karachi .... The submarine image has been added by Justuju ...
10/11/2009 at 00:00
The jars of wine Pakistani President
Ali Zardari had received commissions in the case of submarines of the DCN.
By WILLIAM DASQUI? Sent Spa cial in Karachi
Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, May 12, 2009 in New York (AFP Chris Hondros)
This morning, in an annex of the National Assembly, the parliamentary information mission on "the conditions of negotiations and the contract of sale of three Agosta submarines to Pakistan 90" receives the families of victims of the Karachi attack. Eleven employees of the Directorate of Naval Construction (DCN) died May 8, 2002 in Karachi, while they cooperated in Pakistan under this contract. In the search for causes of this attack, the judge no longer focuses on the scenario of a bombing of Al-Qaeda, it explores two other ways. On the one hand, the hypothesis of an attack in connection with kickbacks unfulfilled. On the other hand, the hypothesis of a punishing attack from negotiations in 2001 by France to sell submarines to India, the traditional enemy - an event held by an intermediary of DCN, Jean - Marie Boivin, during a recent hearing revealed by Mediapart. In both cases, "the importance of the topic justifies parliamentarians seek to know the negotiations surrounding the contract, and details of its implementation," said MP (PS) Bernard Cazeneuve, rapporteur of the mission information and deputy mayor of Cherbourg - stronghold of the DCN. Reasonable goal ... when all the French actors of the contract of 825 million lift the veil on the pattern of corruption that underlies it. For malpractices that have accompanied the military-industrial back to top executive. Locally, Pakistan, Liberation has received documents showing that the current president, Ali Zardari, has been corrupted to the tune of 4.3 million dollars for this contract with France.
Accounts. Explanation: between October 1993 and November 1996, the First Minister, Benazir Bhutto, has many official duties to her husband, Ali Zardari. The latter took the opportunity to require committees in all directions, in agreement with his wife. A feature that earned him the nickname "Mister 10%" and cause his downfall. Arrested December 19, 1996, he was jailed for protecting a drug trafficker cons compensation, according to a letter of attorney from Islamabad we obtained copies. It also mentions several bank accounts opened in Europe. From 1997, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB, so Court of fiscal discipline) undertook to identify assets held abroad by the couple Bhutto-Zardari. Snap cooperation with the Swiss and the British. According to the Office of the Swiss magistrate Vincent Fournier, we asked these requests Pakistani mention the contracts that may have generated kickbacks in favor of Ali Zardari, whose contract submarines of the DCN. Four years later, these efforts are successful.
One report indicates that the NAB April 12, 2001 the British administration in Islamabad transmits almost 22 000 documents on financial transactions Ali Zardari. During the 2001 financial procedures hardened against him. All documents sent by London show he has received large sums from a businessman of Lebanese origin, Abdulrahman al-Asir. This was imposed as an intermediary "by political power" in the French Agreement of September 21, 1994 for the sale of submarines, according to a former head of the DCN heard in Paris. An order from the British judge Lawrence Collins of October 6, 2006 lists the transfers sent by El-Asir to Zardari: 1.3 million dollars in two times, between 15 and August 30, 1994, a month before the signing of contract. Then 1.2 million and $ 1.8 million dollars a year later, between August 22 and September 1, 1995. Judge Collins stated that these payments correspond to operations of corruption. A few months before Zardari's return to power, all prosecutions and seizures, Switzerland, has been abandoned, April 9, 2008.
Military. But the current President of Pakistan is one of the beneficiaries of these flows validated from Paris. According to the hearings of financial DCN, Commissions take a total of 10% of the market for submarines. Divided into two channels: 4% for policies (including Ali Zardari) and 6% for the military. NAB reports collected in Karachi indicate that the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Navy in 1994, Mansoor Ul-Haq, has benefited from corruption. Arrested in April 2001, he was forced to return nearly $ 7 million related to the contract submarines.
THE FRENCH VERSION:
10/11/2009 00H00
Les pots-de-vin du prsident pakistanais
Ali Zardari aurait touch des commissions dans laffaire des sous-marins de la DCN.
Par GUILLAUME DASQUI?? Envoyé spécial Karachi
Le prsident du Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, le 12 mai 2009 New York (AFP Chris Hondros)
Ce matin, dans une annexe de lAssemble nationale, la mission dinformation parlementaire sur les conditions de ngociations et dexcution du contrat de vente de trois sous-marins Agosta 90 au Pakistan reoit les familles des victimes de lattentat de Karachi. Onze salaris de la Direction des constructions navales (DCN) ont pri le 8 mai 2002 Karachi, alors quils coopraient au Pakistan dans le cadre de ce contrat. Dans la recherche des causes de cette attaque, le juge ne privilgie plus le scnario dun attentat dAl-Qaeda, il explore deux autres voies. Dune part, lhypothse dun attentat en relation avec des commissions occultes non honores. Dautre part, lhypothse dun attentat venant sanctionner des ngociations menes en 2001 par la France pour vendre des sous-marins lInde, lennemi hrditaire - une ventualit retenue par un intermdiaire de la DCN, Jean-Marie Boivin, lors dune rcente audition dvoile par Mediapart. Dans les deux cas, limportance du sujet justifie que les parlementaires cherchent connatre les ngociations qui ont entour ce contrat, et les dtails de son excution, explique le dput (PS) Bernard Cazeneuve, rapporteur de cette mission dinformation et dput maire de Cherbourg - fief de la DCN. Objectif raisonnable condition que tous les protagonistes franais de ce contrat de 825 millions deuros lvent le voile sur le schma de corruption quil sous-tendait. Car les malversations qui ont accompagn cet accord militaro-industriel remontent au sommet du pouvoir excutif. Sur place, au Pakistan, Libration a ainsi recueilli les documents montrant que lactuel prsident, Ali Zardari, a pu tre corrompu hauteur de 4,3 millions de dollars pour ce contrat pass avec la France.
Comptes. Explication : entre octobre 1993 et novembre 1996, la Premire ministre, Benazir Bhutto, offre plusieurs fonctions officielles son mari, Ali Zardari. Ce dernier en profite pour exiger des commissions tous azimuts, en accord avec son pouse. Une particularit qui lui vaudra le sobriquet de Mister 10%, et provoquera sa chute. Interpell le 19 dcembre 1996, il est incarcr pour avoir protg un trafiquant de drogues contre rmunration, selon une lettre du procureur dIslamabad dont nous avons obtenu copie. Celle-ci mentionne aussi plusieurs comptes en banque ouverts en Europe. A partir de 1997, le National Accountability Bureau (NAB, sorte de Cour de discipline budgtaire) entreprend de rpertorier les avoirs dtenus ltranger par le couple Bhutto-Zardari. Des cooprations senclenchent avec les Suisses et les Britanniques. Selon le bureau du magistrat helvtique Vincent Fournier, que nous avons sollicit, ces requtes pakistanaises mentionnent les contrats susceptibles davoir gnr des commissions illicites au profit dAli Zardari, dont le contrat des sous-marins de la DCN. Quatre ans plus tard, ces dmarches savrent fructueuses.
Un rapport du NAB indique que le 12 avril 2001 ladministration britannique transmet Islamabad prs de 22 000 documents portant sur les oprations financires dAli Zardari. Au cours de cette anne 2001, les procdures financires se durcissent contre lui. Lensemble des pices adresses par Londres montrent quil a reu dimportantes sommes de la part dun homme daffaires dorigine libanaise, Abdulrahman el-Assir. Ce dernier a t impos comme intermdiaire par le pouvoir politique franais lors de laccord du 21 septembre 1994 pour la vente des sous-marins, selon un ancien responsable de la DCN auditionn Paris. Un ordre du juge britannique Lawrence Collins du 6 octobre 2006 dresse linventaire des virements envoys par El-Assir Zardari : 1,3 million de dollars en deux fois, entre le 15 et le 30 aot 1994, un mois avant la signature du contrat. Puis 1,2 million de dollars et 1,8 million de dollars un an plus tard, entre le 22 aot et le 1er septembre 1995. Le juge Collins affirme que ces paiements correspondent des oprations de corruption. Quelques mois avant le retour de Zardari au pouvoir, lensemble des poursuites et des saisies, en Suisse, a t abandonn, le 9 avril 2008.
Militaires. Mais lactuel prsident pakistanais nest quun des bnficiaires de ces flux valids depuis Paris. Selon les auditions des financiers de la DCN, les commissions prennent un total de 10% de ce march des sous-marins. Rparties en deux canaux : 4% pour les politiques (dont Ali Zardari) et 6% pour les militaires. Des rapports du NAB recueillis Karachi indiquent que le chef dtat-major de la marine pakistanaise en 1994, Mansoor Ul-Haq, a profit de la corruption. Arrt en avril 2001, il a t contraint de restituer prs de 7 millions de dollars lis au contrat des sous-marins.
http://www.liberation.fr/societe/010160 ... akistanais
NB: The report had been filed by their correspondent in Karachi .... The submarine image has been added by Justuju ...
10/11/2009 at 00:00
The jars of wine Pakistani President
Ali Zardari had received commissions in the case of submarines of the DCN.
By WILLIAM DASQUI? Sent Spa cial in Karachi
Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, May 12, 2009 in New York (AFP Chris Hondros)
This morning, in an annex of the National Assembly, the parliamentary information mission on "the conditions of negotiations and the contract of sale of three Agosta submarines to Pakistan 90" receives the families of victims of the Karachi attack. Eleven employees of the Directorate of Naval Construction (DCN) died May 8, 2002 in Karachi, while they cooperated in Pakistan under this contract. In the search for causes of this attack, the judge no longer focuses on the scenario of a bombing of Al-Qaeda, it explores two other ways. On the one hand, the hypothesis of an attack in connection with kickbacks unfulfilled. On the other hand, the hypothesis of a punishing attack from negotiations in 2001 by France to sell submarines to India, the traditional enemy - an event held by an intermediary of DCN, Jean - Marie Boivin, during a recent hearing revealed by Mediapart. In both cases, "the importance of the topic justifies parliamentarians seek to know the negotiations surrounding the contract, and details of its implementation," said MP (PS) Bernard Cazeneuve, rapporteur of the mission information and deputy mayor of Cherbourg - stronghold of the DCN. Reasonable goal ... when all the French actors of the contract of 825 million lift the veil on the pattern of corruption that underlies it. For malpractices that have accompanied the military-industrial back to top executive. Locally, Pakistan, Liberation has received documents showing that the current president, Ali Zardari, has been corrupted to the tune of 4.3 million dollars for this contract with France.
Accounts. Explanation: between October 1993 and November 1996, the First Minister, Benazir Bhutto, has many official duties to her husband, Ali Zardari. The latter took the opportunity to require committees in all directions, in agreement with his wife. A feature that earned him the nickname "Mister 10%" and cause his downfall. Arrested December 19, 1996, he was jailed for protecting a drug trafficker cons compensation, according to a letter of attorney from Islamabad we obtained copies. It also mentions several bank accounts opened in Europe. From 1997, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB, so Court of fiscal discipline) undertook to identify assets held abroad by the couple Bhutto-Zardari. Snap cooperation with the Swiss and the British. According to the Office of the Swiss magistrate Vincent Fournier, we asked these requests Pakistani mention the contracts that may have generated kickbacks in favor of Ali Zardari, whose contract submarines of the DCN. Four years later, these efforts are successful.
One report indicates that the NAB April 12, 2001 the British administration in Islamabad transmits almost 22 000 documents on financial transactions Ali Zardari. During the 2001 financial procedures hardened against him. All documents sent by London show he has received large sums from a businessman of Lebanese origin, Abdulrahman al-Asir. This was imposed as an intermediary "by political power" in the French Agreement of September 21, 1994 for the sale of submarines, according to a former head of the DCN heard in Paris. An order from the British judge Lawrence Collins of October 6, 2006 lists the transfers sent by El-Asir to Zardari: 1.3 million dollars in two times, between 15 and August 30, 1994, a month before the signing of contract. Then 1.2 million and $ 1.8 million dollars a year later, between August 22 and September 1, 1995. Judge Collins stated that these payments correspond to operations of corruption. A few months before Zardari's return to power, all prosecutions and seizures, Switzerland, has been abandoned, April 9, 2008.
Military. But the current President of Pakistan is one of the beneficiaries of these flows validated from Paris. According to the hearings of financial DCN, Commissions take a total of 10% of the market for submarines. Divided into two channels: 4% for policies (including Ali Zardari) and 6% for the military. NAB reports collected in Karachi indicate that the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Navy in 1994, Mansoor Ul-Haq, has benefited from corruption. Arrested in April 2001, he was forced to return nearly $ 7 million related to the contract submarines.
THE FRENCH VERSION:
10/11/2009 00H00
Les pots-de-vin du prsident pakistanais
Ali Zardari aurait touch des commissions dans laffaire des sous-marins de la DCN.
Par GUILLAUME DASQUI?? Envoyé spécial Karachi
Le prsident du Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, le 12 mai 2009 New York (AFP Chris Hondros)
Ce matin, dans une annexe de lAssemble nationale, la mission dinformation parlementaire sur les conditions de ngociations et dexcution du contrat de vente de trois sous-marins Agosta 90 au Pakistan reoit les familles des victimes de lattentat de Karachi. Onze salaris de la Direction des constructions navales (DCN) ont pri le 8 mai 2002 Karachi, alors quils coopraient au Pakistan dans le cadre de ce contrat. Dans la recherche des causes de cette attaque, le juge ne privilgie plus le scnario dun attentat dAl-Qaeda, il explore deux autres voies. Dune part, lhypothse dun attentat en relation avec des commissions occultes non honores. Dautre part, lhypothse dun attentat venant sanctionner des ngociations menes en 2001 par la France pour vendre des sous-marins lInde, lennemi hrditaire - une ventualit retenue par un intermdiaire de la DCN, Jean-Marie Boivin, lors dune rcente audition dvoile par Mediapart. Dans les deux cas, limportance du sujet justifie que les parlementaires cherchent connatre les ngociations qui ont entour ce contrat, et les dtails de son excution, explique le dput (PS) Bernard Cazeneuve, rapporteur de cette mission dinformation et dput maire de Cherbourg - fief de la DCN. Objectif raisonnable condition que tous les protagonistes franais de ce contrat de 825 millions deuros lvent le voile sur le schma de corruption quil sous-tendait. Car les malversations qui ont accompagn cet accord militaro-industriel remontent au sommet du pouvoir excutif. Sur place, au Pakistan, Libration a ainsi recueilli les documents montrant que lactuel prsident, Ali Zardari, a pu tre corrompu hauteur de 4,3 millions de dollars pour ce contrat pass avec la France.
Comptes. Explication : entre octobre 1993 et novembre 1996, la Premire ministre, Benazir Bhutto, offre plusieurs fonctions officielles son mari, Ali Zardari. Ce dernier en profite pour exiger des commissions tous azimuts, en accord avec son pouse. Une particularit qui lui vaudra le sobriquet de Mister 10%, et provoquera sa chute. Interpell le 19 dcembre 1996, il est incarcr pour avoir protg un trafiquant de drogues contre rmunration, selon une lettre du procureur dIslamabad dont nous avons obtenu copie. Celle-ci mentionne aussi plusieurs comptes en banque ouverts en Europe. A partir de 1997, le National Accountability Bureau (NAB, sorte de Cour de discipline budgtaire) entreprend de rpertorier les avoirs dtenus ltranger par le couple Bhutto-Zardari. Des cooprations senclenchent avec les Suisses et les Britanniques. Selon le bureau du magistrat helvtique Vincent Fournier, que nous avons sollicit, ces requtes pakistanaises mentionnent les contrats susceptibles davoir gnr des commissions illicites au profit dAli Zardari, dont le contrat des sous-marins de la DCN. Quatre ans plus tard, ces dmarches savrent fructueuses.
Un rapport du NAB indique que le 12 avril 2001 ladministration britannique transmet Islamabad prs de 22 000 documents portant sur les oprations financires dAli Zardari. Au cours de cette anne 2001, les procdures financires se durcissent contre lui. Lensemble des pices adresses par Londres montrent quil a reu dimportantes sommes de la part dun homme daffaires dorigine libanaise, Abdulrahman el-Assir. Ce dernier a t impos comme intermdiaire par le pouvoir politique franais lors de laccord du 21 septembre 1994 pour la vente des sous-marins, selon un ancien responsable de la DCN auditionn Paris. Un ordre du juge britannique Lawrence Collins du 6 octobre 2006 dresse linventaire des virements envoys par El-Assir Zardari : 1,3 million de dollars en deux fois, entre le 15 et le 30 aot 1994, un mois avant la signature du contrat. Puis 1,2 million de dollars et 1,8 million de dollars un an plus tard, entre le 22 aot et le 1er septembre 1995. Le juge Collins affirme que ces paiements correspondent des oprations de corruption. Quelques mois avant le retour de Zardari au pouvoir, lensemble des poursuites et des saisies, en Suisse, a t abandonn, le 9 avril 2008.
Militaires. Mais lactuel prsident pakistanais nest quun des bnficiaires de ces flux valids depuis Paris. Selon les auditions des financiers de la DCN, les commissions prennent un total de 10% de ce march des sous-marins. Rparties en deux canaux : 4% pour les politiques (dont Ali Zardari) et 6% pour les militaires. Des rapports du NAB recueillis Karachi indiquent que le chef dtat-major de la marine pakistanaise en 1994, Mansoor Ul-Haq, a profit de la corruption. Arrt en avril 2001, il a t contraint de restituer prs de 7 millions de dollars lis au contrat des sous-marins.
http://www.liberation.fr/societe/010160 ... akistanais
