Friday, June 4, 2010

French President Sarkozy Linked To Kickback Scam On Submarine Sale To Pakistan

France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy attends the final news conference of the Africa-France Summit in Nice June 1, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Eric Gaillard

President Sarkozy Named By Inquiry Into Pakistan Submarine Payments -- Times Online

President Sarkozy was caught up in a long-simmering kickbacks scandal yesterday when police in Luxembourg named him as the creator of a company that handled tens of millions of pounds in illegal funds.

An inquiry appears to implicate Mr Sarkozy in a case involving the sale of French submarines to Pakistan in 1994. It will strengthen suspicions of French investigators that money from the contract was funnelled to finance a 1995 presidential campaign managed by Mr Sarkozy, who was then Budget Minister.

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