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Alexander and Jean-Noel Guerini, brothers of the coast

lejdd.fr, December 4, 2010

From humble beginnings, Corsican and self-taught, both boys said they Basket built their careers in parallel. Never mixed politics and business ...

"Have you read The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas? A wonderful book, everything is said about the siblings and corsitude." A smile, a literary allusion, and that's an elegant way to kick into touch. Policy requires caution, do not rely on Michel Pezet, General Counsel (PS) and prominent Marseille lawyer, to speculate on the degree of intimacy of brothers Guerin. It is true that it is romantic to hope, the story of Jean-Noel and Alexander, two kids from the basket, the stronghold of Corsica Marseilles, the history of this great political ascent of the eldest, senator and president (PS) of the General Council of Bouches-du-Rhone, to the resounding fall of the youngest, the businessman who specializes in treating waste, accounts (too?) flourishing, who sleeps in a cell since Wednesday Luynes prison.

"My brother is my brother and always remain. But it is him and me is me. "Jean-Noel, 59, loudly proclaim these days, hand on heart, he knew nothing of the affairs of his younger brother, and protest against what he denounces be a "media lynching", many wonder how far in Marseille was family solidarity among Guerin. "Alex was everywhere. They called him 'Sir Brother'. He was in the shadow of his elder John Christmas on the General Council, the Socialist Party, the urban community of Marseille. Imagine how one can ignore the actions of another? "Indignant Renaud Muselier, the UMP was elected the first to denounce a "system" in November 2009, while Alexander's legal troubles began.
"bottle to the system of family and community"

"They are close, of course, just as can two brothers who have no other family than the one and the other" , defends Samia Ghali, senator and mayor (PS) of the 15th and 16th arrondissements of Marseille. The elected makes no secret of his friendship for both men. Self-taught, they had, like her, collect a certain contempt Marseilles bourgeoisie, mocking willingly humble origins and accent of the two small-farmer son of Corsican origin Calenzana, a village Balagne.

The family arrived in 1956 on the continent, on the promise of a job in the office of HLM for the father and a small low-rent apartment near the beach of the Catalans, both insured by the Uncle Jean-François Guerin, a figure Marseille, CERD and elected former SFIO Township Basket. "Bottle system of family support and community," says one fellow traveler of Jean-Noel, both brothers have supported one another according to their course, a clan solidarity essential when we want to understand immigration as a city of Marseille. "
Alexander" was everywhere "

Even broken clientelism community, the All- Marseille did not wait for the imprisonment of Alexander to chat about his strange "pervasive." "Without political office or official position, he was everywhere. It was installed in furniture, walls and even in the office of Jean-Noel, "said a senior official of the municipality. Where there is a firm contract with Alexander in the Office HLM, Jean-Noel chaired from 1987. Where we meet Alexander Chair of the Committee for the allocation of cards of the federation of the PS when Jean-Noel locks sections, starting in 2000. Where we see also in 2009, Alexander recruit himself, without warrant of any kind, the Director General of the cleanliness of the urban community of Marseille that just take the left.

Both couples for twenty years (Jean-Noel is married to a lawyer, originally from Paris, Alexander lives and works with his girlfriend, Jeannie Peretti, also indicted by the J. Duchaine), the two brothers share a vague physical resemblance, made thin by their difference in style. "Alexander cultivates the side a bit 'cacou', as they say here," smiled Michel Pezet. Jeans and leather jacket, the man would also have the loud voices of insult and easy. Still

suit and tie, Jean-Noel, he is described by all as "a man who al'emphase spontaneous," "a big hard worker who eats his notes." An elected socialist slip that "Jean-Noel is also capable of Homeric anger, so much so that he always preferred to let his brother play the role of floor leader in PS".

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Marseille: The fall of the youngest Guerin

lejdd.fr, December 4, 2010

In jail since last Wednesday, the brother of the President of the General Council of Bouches-du-Rhone Friday appealed his detention. He is suspected of embezzlement and corruption.

This Sunday, Lord of the South was sold at Deauville. The owner of this stallion, Alexandre Guerin, did not attend this sale, nor that of foals and yearlings he sells at the same time: he was incarcerated in the prison of Luynes, near Aix- en-Provence.

Arrested Monday, the younger brother of boss of the General Council and the PS in Bouches-du-Rhone has been remanded in custody Wednesday evening. He had been indicted for "abuse of corporate assets, and embezzlement of public property, concealment, bribery, influence peddling and possession of ammunition." Bulk

he "denies any involvement in the facts alleged against him," says Emmanuel Molina, one of his lawyers. And because he considers his provisional detention "particularly unfair", he appealed the measure Friday afternoon.

As part of its investigation into alleged fraud in the awarding and operation of public procurement, Judge Charles Duchaine heard this week another 19 people, six have been indicted: the companion of Alexander Guerin, one of its members and officials of the cities of Aubagne and Marseille .

"political coup" or "Operation Clean Hands"?

On the Old Port, the left has denounced a "political stunt" and right applauded the beginning of "Operation Clean Hands". But for Ms. Florence Rault, another council boss dumps, "the judge will have a hard time establishing the offenses he attributed to my client. By maintaining fantasies and amalgams, he continues to do wrong. "

What exactly is accused Alexandre Guerin? Through its Environment and SMA SMA Vautubière, cheating on weights of waste treatment" private waste "with funds allocated to deal with "public waste" of overcharging and the use of contractors close to highway robbery (hence the suspicion of money laundering).

Investigators also suspect of having used his influence gained as " brother "to provide public housing to" friends "... and to facilitate achievement of certain markets Public - waste, photocopiers, perhaps transport and nursing homes - organized by institutions where the political weight of his brother is great. Every time his name would have been an effective safe-conduct.

His omnipresence in the urban community plot

His omnipresence in the urban community of Marseille finally plot. There has no official mandate, but according to several testimonies, it would have developed some control over elected representatives and officials based on a mixture of intimidation, charm and counterparties.

The president of that institution, Eugène Caselli (near Jean-Noel Guerin), has recognized this week with our colleagues in Provence Alexandre Guerin was "very present" in Marseille Provence Metropole (MPM), although, says he mysteriously, "it was not done in our premises."

direct witness of various maneuvers, a member of the committee bidding for MPM, the elect (UMP) Xavier Cachard today JDD describes the strange circumstances in which awards were held dedicated procurement cleaning and waste collection: "We had to hold the candidate most expensive and least efficient", he says, still stunned. At the headquarters of the Metropolitan, Alexandre Guerin could count on a relay: Michel Karabadjakian.

Director of cleanliness at MPM, he was indicted for "influence peddling" and "corruption" by J. Duchaine. Before the police cell "Waste 13", he explained that he had not been recruited by Eugène Caselli but the younger Guerin, before ensuring that companies of his choice to be advantaged. "Karabadjakian was grateful to Mr. Alexandre Guerin to have proposed for this position, advance his lawyer, Michel Pezet; 7.200 euros per month, it was an interesting position. So, yes, he then left a bit to level loads. "

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Chirac, a bribe surfaced

Release, December 6, 2010

Intermediate Takieddine was secretly compensated in 1997 by Rafik Hariri, a friend the former president, to abandon its commissions in the sale of frigates to Saudi Arabia.

Part of Karachi case, the investigation into the arms markets of the 90s Will it lead to a new Chirac affair? Judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke has asked the prosecution to extend its investigations to the sale of frigates Sawari 2 in Saudi Arabia.

Liberation, December 6, 2010

See also

- Karachi: The secret memorandum , lejdd.fr, December 5, 2010

- Karachi: Takieddine attack Villepin and Millon, Europe 1, 5 December 2010

- Karachi: Who should we believe Villepin, Sarkozy Takieddine or ...? , agoravox.fr

- New information on the judicial file Karachi, nouvelobs.com, November 23 2010

- The cons-attack Ziad Takieddine, "through" , lexpress.fr, May 30, 2010

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Treasure Saudi balladuriens

Le Point, December 1, 2010 By Herve Gattegno

In 1997, Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepin had prevented two intermediaries to collect a whopping bribe of nearly 2 billion francs because they suspected them of being linked to funding for the camp balladurien.

already emerged in the investigation into the case of the attack in Karachi, the two men - the Lebanese and Syrian Takieddine Ziad Abdul Rahman al-Asir - were to receive a percentage on four arms contracts signed with Saudi Arabia under the government of Edouard Balladur (1993-1995).

These markets include the Sawari 2 contract, which provided for the delivery of the frigates armed Saudi kingdom, totaling about 19 billion francs (2.9 billion euros).

documents published by Le Point revealed that two businessmen, already taxed by the cabinet of Francois Leotard on the contract of sale of Agosta submarines to Pakistan and known as the "network K, finally abandoned their claims on financial contracts Saudis.

A letter from the CEO of Sofresa, structure State responsible for monitoring major contracts with Saudi Arabia (now renamed Odas), dated March 3, 1997 and addressed to Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense of this country, the book details the commissions provided. The table attached to this letter certifies that, before the traffic light at the Elysee, the intermediaries had nevertheless already banked more than 50 million euros. The investigation has also proved that they had received 33 million euros on the sale of submarines to Pakistan.

The "strong suspicion" de Villepin

After the presidential election of 1995, Chirac's believed that this amount could be earmarked for financing their political rivals. Their suspicions were primarily the entourage of Edouard Balladur, former Defense Minister Francois Leotard and his principal adviser, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres.

Asked by Judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke, Dominique de Villepin, former secretary general of the Elysee, confirmed the existence of "strong suspicions as illegitimate, even rétrocommissions" on contracts Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, while affirming that the investigations conducted at the time by the DGSE had made "no formal proof.

He however indicated that the wiretapping of several relatives of Francois Leotard had shown that direct links exist between intermediaries and political figures.

"In the names mentioned, there were both Ministers and members of the entourage of ministers, "he said, without citing any.

J. Van Ruymbeke, responsible for financial investigations on the underside of the attack in Karachi, has asked the prosecutor to Paris, last weekend, expanding its referral for possible crimes related to the contract Sawari 2.

In order to be-release dated November 26, 2010 - whose site Mediapart published excerpts - the judge refers to "new evidence" from the testimony of former minister Charles Millon, the former CEO of Sofresa Michel Mazens, Dominique de Villepin and two executives of DCN, the builder of ships.

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Alexandre Guerin, brother of Jean-Noel Guerini, placed in custody sight in Marseille

20 minutes, 30/11/2010

Twenty people were heard yesterday by Judge Duchaine. The survey J. Duchaine market waste in the Bouches-du-Rhone takes a new turn.

Alexandre Guerin, brother of Jean-Noel Guerini, senator and president PS of the General Council, was heard yesterday morning by police and taken into custody. In total, twenty people were interviewed in the gendarmerie in the presence of Marseilles J. Duchaine, of which five were remanded in custody.

Among these is Philippe Rapezzi, who hold various leadership positions in several companies Alexandre Guerin. Three officials of the Metropolitan (MPM) and the agglomeration of Aubagne were also placed in custody. This is Michel Karabadjakian, deputy director of the Metropolitan (MPM) in charge of cleanliness since February 2010. He was previously director of urban cleanliness for the city of Marseille.

"They have cooperated fully"

Within the urban community of Aubagne, Herve Thérond, currently director general of the Pinna and his predecessor Daniel, now retired, were remanded in custody . Fifteen others have been heard by the judge.

Remy Barges, the Chief of Staff of President of the General Council of Bouches-du-Rhone, and Gaudin Gilbert, director of communications were heard as witnesses.

"They have cooperated fully and seamlessly to support the ongoing investigation into procurement and resumed their duties at midday after their hearing," said the General Council in a statement.

Two people have fled

new fact, the hearings of Judge Duchaine not have been confined to the waste issue.

Jean-François Noyes, former chief of staff Jean-Noel Guerin and president of the HLM Office, Habitat 13, has been heard. As the Chief of the Office Escalle Bernard and Antoinette Camigliari chief of staff.

According to the site bakchich.info, two other persons mentioned by the judge Duchaine, have fled: Rene Nostriano, president of the federation of the construction of the Bouches-du-Rhone, and Jean-Marc Nabitz, former boss of the company mixed economy, Thirteen Development.

In its statement, the department believes that "it does not belong to comment on the ongoing judicial investigation." "There is unassailable at the institution, yesterday commented Robert Abad, Chief of Staff of the President of the agglomeration of Aubagne. "Here, none of our officers has touched the envelope," he said. Police sources police custody could be prolonged for 48 hours, or until tomorrow morning.

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Karachi: Donnedieu de Vabres implicated

Le Monde, 27 November 2010

Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, former minister of culture, in turn, is implicated in the case of attacks in Karachi. In a survey of the World (to be read in the subscriber edition of the site), a former member of the cabinet of Francois Leotard, Defense Minister Edouard Balladur, said Donnedieu de Vabres, then special adviser to the Minister, was the backbone of the establishment of commissions on contracts and Agosta Sawari II.

These contracts have resulted in the payment of money towards Lebanese and Saudi intermediaries, imposed at the last minute. In principle, these committees are likely to promote the sale of submarines and frigates, were legal until 2000. But in this case, the court suspects that some of these commissions, an amount higher than usual, have given rise to rétrocommissions, a return of some money in France, where he have been used to finance some parties are illegal.

First question, the Prime Minister at the time, Edouard Balladur, whose accounts of presidential campaign of 1995 were marred by irregularities, but still validated by the Constitutional Council, as Le Monde reported in its edition of November 25 (read in the edition subscribers). Heard under the seal of secrecy defense by a parliamentary commission in the spring, Edouard Balladur had established, as revealed by Saturday, November 27 the Sunday newspaper, he was not aware of the commissions on sales. Chirac's

Several, including Dominique de Villepin and Charles Millon, told the court how Jacques Chirac, his election in 1995, had ordered an investigation into the sale of military equipment. Illegally, multiple personalities, including the defense minister Edouard Balladur, Francois Leotard, has been tapped. The investigation by the DGSE allowed Chirac's confirmation of having "strong suspicion" in the words of Dominique de Villepin, rétrocommissions illegal.

Jacques Chirac would then, according to them, ordered to stop paying commissions. To "clean up politics", according to Dominique de Villepin, or more prosaically, according to other sources, to end what Mr. Chirac saw it as the "war chest of Balladur. That case, which would have been total in 2000, could be behind the attack against the French in Karachi in 2002, which killed 11 of our countrymen.

"RÉTROCOMMISSIONS"

Le Monde on Saturday revealed testimony of Patrice Molle, Reeve and former member of the DGSE (the French foreign intelligence service). The man worked in the cabinet of Francois Leotard to the defense. After Jacques Chirac in power and Francois Leotard replaced by Charles Millon, M. Molle was part of senior officials tapped by the services.

He said he heard about these plays, but said: "I had nothing to hide. All Paris knows who imposed the interim Lebanese File Agosta, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres treated all this directly, in person he was referring to the minister. The rétrocommissions, it does not pass through the cabinet official, it has played in parallel circuits. "

The prosecution puts Donnedieu de Vabres the center of the game also asked by Le Monde, he acknowledges that managed these contracts, but legally: "Obviously, I received emissaries, I organized a dinner with Benazir Bhutto, I went to Saudi Arabia as an envoy of the Minister, I met with intermediaries. But we are not imposing the interim. They were taxed by country, "he promises.

version contradicted by number of rooms and stories, which show that both intermediate and Abdulraman Takkiendine Ziad al-Asir were imposed at the initiative of France and even the Department defense.

The revelations of the World also questioned the testimony of Dominique de Villepin. The then secretary general of the Elysee Palace denied to the judges, Messrs.. Leotard and Donnedieu de Vabres have been heard.

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Karachi: traces of "opaque financial arrangements" at Bercy?

L'Express, 23/11/2010

of Le Parisien on Tuesday reveals that the judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke raided there for ten days to the Department of Budget.

Judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke recently raided the Budget Ministry in Bercy where he received the notes on "opaque financial arrangements" set up around the contract of sale of Agosta submarines to Pakistan, said Le Parisien on Tuesday / Today in France.

"There are a dozen days in the utmost discretion, the judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke raided the Directorate General of Taxes, the Budget Ministry in Bercy," said the daily.

Justice seeks in particular to establish if there is a link between stopping from 1995 the payment of commissions under the arms deal with Pakistan and the Karachi attack in 2002 that killed 15 people including 11 French.

She is also investigating the payment of rétrocommissions which could pay for the presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur in 1995.

"During their search, the judge's financial hub would have laid hands on documents extremely interesting," wrote Le Parisien, which states that "it would be handwritten notes, unsigned, dating from late 2006.

These notes "confirm and detail the opaque financial arrangements put in place around Contract Agosta including traffic pattern of the money to go (to Pakistan) as the back (towards France), "the newspaper said.

The contract for the sale of three Agosta submarines to Pakistan in September 1994 is at the heart of a matter of commissions and possible rétrocommissions currently shaking the French political life.

Information "has everything a bomb"

In these notes, he "would question several countries (...) in which funds flow, "said Le Parisien.

The paper quoted a" source familiar with the matter "that" these handwritten notes were addressed to (...) Nicolas Sarkozy, then Interior Minister Jacques Chirac and actively campaign for the 2007 presidential election.

This information provides the Parisian, "everything has a time bomb."

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Karachi: A Framework for arming admits rétrocommissions

L Express, 22 November 2010

For this former CEO Sofresa interviewed by Liberation, their decision would have no connection with the bombing in 2002.

The former senior weapons, Michel Mazen key witness in the case of Karachi, admits stopping rétrocommissions but not "link" with the attack in 2002 in an interview published by Liberation on Monday.

Former President of the French Society of export of advanced (Sofresa) said that there was an "exaggeration" and "over-interpretation" of his remarks, according to Liberation. "Its development diminishes the merits of a complaint against Jacques Chirac, a little faster accused of, by stopping rétrocommissions, led the attack seven years later," also writes the daily.

"The attack took place long after this episode. In my opinion, there is no link between the two. I have never received any information that would have allowed me to think" has Mr. Mazen said during the interview.

The information website Mediapart said Friday that the former CEO of Sofresa Michel Mazen, said Thursday that Judge Van Ruymbeke was tasked in 1995 to discontinue the payment of commissions on the contract Sawari II sale of frigates to Saudi Arabia.

is when Mr. Mazen warned Dominique Castellan, former president of DCNI (the international arm and export of the DCN) as promised commissions on the sidelines of a contract of sale of submarines to Pakistan in 1994 does would not be paid, that he would have shared the risk to the staff of DCN.

"One evening I went to see Mr. Castellan and his office for him to share with the directive of Mr. de Villepin. He responded by saying that for him it was because it was complicated to hazards to personnel, "the official said without the magistrate asked him to clarify these" risks "." I felt anxious Dominique Castellan, but not so much to fear a criminal act, it was not located on that front, "said Michael Mazan at Liberation.

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Karachigate: What is a rétrocommission?

Le Monde, 19 November 2010

The question is at the heart of the matter . In the case of a sale of weapons abroad, it was legal until 2000 to pay intermediaries involved in facilitating the negotiation with the purchasing country.

These "commissions" - the official term, but they are akin to bribery, kickbacks legal - can represent large sums.

Under the contract of sale of Agosta submarines, both intermediate and Takkedine Ziad Abdul Rahman Al-Asir, recovered 10.25% of total sales, which amounted to 5.4 billion francs (826 million).

The two men were to receive even more on another contract, this time in the frigates for Saudi Arabia: they were promised 18% of the contract amount, which was about 19 billion francs (about 3 billion euros ). A

rétrocommission, illegal practice, is for the seller to offer more commission than necessary, then recover to its advantage from the middle part of the sums expended by the State.

In the case of Karachi, it is suspected that the commissions paid to the two intermediate gave rise to rétrocommissions, allegedly financed the presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur in 1995.

Stopping the promised money would have led the attack against the French in Karachi in 2002. Samuel Lawrence

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Karachi: complaints from families of victims against Chirac and Villepin

Le Monde, November 19, 2010

Families of victims of the attack in Karachi will complain against Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepin to "endangering the lives of others" and "manslaughter," said their lawyer Friday, November 19, Olivier Morice .

Families of victims of the attack that had killed eleven French, had already insisted Thursday that the head of state to be heard by the court as a witness in this case.

"Mr Sarkozy owes us this hearing. Let him say what he has to say, he who has dubbed the 'fable' this money trail [in 2009]," said the daughter of a victim, Sandrine Leclerc at a press conference.

The investigation into this attack, attack in Karachi, May 8, 2002 against the Directorate of Naval Construction (DCN), has long been focused on the responsibility of Al Qaeda.

But for over a year, she shifted to the hypothesis of Pakistani retaliation after stopping the payments of commissions promised by France under the contract on the sale of Agosta submarines to Pakistan signed in 1994 to about 850 million euros.

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commissions, until their legal prohibition by the OECD in 2000 were in this type contracts paid to intermediaries facilitating their signature. It could happen that rétrocommission, illegal, or taken on board to the benefit of officials from countries that won the contract.

The French commissions have been distributed in Pakistan by the current head of state Asif Ali Zardari, then Minister in a government headed by his wife Benazir Bhutto (killed in an attack late 2007). The Pakistani rétrocommissions

allegedly used to finance the presidential campaign in 1994 the then French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur, including Nicolas Sarkozy was the spokesman and minister of budget, according testimonies and reports on file.

Upon his election to the French presidency in 1995, Jacques Chirac has decided to stop paying commissions, draining any cash flow, via rétrocommissions in favor of his rival, who has always denied any illicit financing his campaign.

If the suspicions are not new, the case took a new turn after the confirmation of the existence of rétrocommissions by former Defense Minister Charles Millon (May 1995-June 1997), revealed by a source close file.

The former minister said Monday the judge Renaud van Ruymbeke that audits conducted in 1995 by the secret services after the election of Mr. Chirac had established the existence of rétrocommissions makers to the French border sales contracts of submarines and frigates to Pakistan Saudi Arabia. "We had a convinced ," he told the judge.

Since then, the opposition and victims' families call for justice as a witness hears Sarkozy, Jacques Chirac and his secretary general of the Elysee Palace at the time, Dominique de Villepin.

" At the top of the state, there are fears the advance of this issue because it involves Nicolas Sarkozy and his family , "said Olivier Morice Me. The Minister of Justice Michel Mercier for his part said that justice was his" work "in this case.

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Karachi: New witness confirms the cessation of payments in 1995

Le Monde, 19 November 2010

A witness heard by Judge Van Ruymbeke Thursday, November 18, confirmed that the payments of commissions (legal until 2000) to intermediaries for the sale of three Agosta submarines to Pakistan had been halted in 1995 by Jacques Chirac.

Families of victims suspect that stopping its payments, which could lead to rétrocommissions (see box) could be caused the death of 11 French employees by management of shipbuilding in Karachi.

The witness, Michel Mazen, at the time senior official in charge of negotiating arms deals, has confirmed what Charles Millon, then defense minister, had told the judge: Jacques Chirac was right to stop the payment of EUR 84 million of "commissions" paid to intermediaries in the sale.

" I am committed to stop payments to the intermediate network K, essentially Mr. Takieddine who was at the forefront (...) and destroy documents which could bind to the French state this network, "he said Renaud Van Ruymbeke as the record of the hearing, published by Mediapart.

" STOP THESE PAYMENTS, IT WAS TO RUN THE RISK "

Mazen said he was working directly with Dominique de Villepin, secretary general of the Elysee, and with the head of state, Jacques Chirac. It also tells that both intermediaries for the sale of submarines Ziad Takkedine (submitted by Mediapart as close to Nicolas Sarkozy, which he denies) and Abdul Raman al-Asir, have also been deprived of another committee in the context of a sale of frigates to Saudi Arabia (the contract Sawari II). This time had reached $ 200 million.

According to this testimony, when Mr. Mazen has announced the end of commissions to Dominique Castellan, head of the commercial arm of the Directorate of Naval Construction, the latter explained that he would stop such payments " was run for risks to their personal .

is the first time a witness made the link between the commission and stop the bombing in 2002. His testimony also means that the state was undoubtedly aware that stopping payment of these commissions could be affect the safety of personnel of the DCN.

importantly, it involves two new politicians: Dominique de Villepin and Jacques Chirac.

counsel families of victims, Mr. Olivier Morice, which seeks to expand the procedures to hopefully break the wall of secrecy defense, which was opposed to all investigations into this business, has announced that its customers would complain against the two men for "deliberately endangering the lives of others and manslaughter. Samuel Lawrence

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Karachi: Charles Millon confirms rétrocommissions

Le Figaro, November 17, 2010

Former Minister of Defence assured the judge that Van Ruymbeke rétrocommissions were paid until 1995 on the sidelines of a contract of sale to Pakistan of French submarines.

There would have been the case rétrocommissions in Karachi. It was the former Defense Minister Charles Millon, who has himself said.

Heard Monday by Judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke - charge of an investigation for perjury and obstruction of justice in the case of the attack in Karachi in 2002 - it was confirmed rétrocommissions paid up 'in 1995 on the sidelines of a contract of sale to Pakistan of French submarines.

A familiar with the matter, Charles Millon told the judge that "within fifteen days following" his appointment to the government in 1995, Jacques Chirac - then just elected President - he "asked to undertake a review of Contract weapons and to verify the extent possible if there were clues to the existence of rétrocommissions.

"For the Pakistani agreement, considering the intelligence reports and analysis that have been made by the responsible ministry, we had a firm belief that there was rétrocommissions," reported the former minister, citing The contract also Sawari II (sale of frigates to Saudi Arabia).

During that hearing, the Nouvel Observateur also reports in its Thursday edition, Charles Millon said he was "direct link" with the staff of Jacques Chirac, "especially with the secretary general, Dominique de Villepin (he was) regularly informed of the investigation. "

Debre opposes the secrecy of deliberations

This evidence underpins a track explored for over a year investigating the attack in Karachi - where fifteen people, including eleven French, had been killed - and gives more than ever the file looks like a state affair.

While the attack had initially been attributed to al-Qaeda, the investigation was later shifted to the hypothesis of Pakistani retaliation after the ruling, in 1995, payment of commissions on arms deal.

But according to testimony and reports on file, some of that money paid to middlemen Pakistanis, to facilitate the signing of contracts, would have received in return for French officials. These

rétrocommissions would specifically used to finance the presidential campaign Edouard Balladur in 1994. What the former prime minister - whose budget minister and spokesman of campaign was none other than Nicolas Sarkozy - denies.

Rest in 1995, the rapporteurs of the Constitutional Council had advocated a rejection of campaign Edouard Balladur. An opinion is not followed by the Council, then chaired by Roland Dumas, who had been validated.

Why reporters they had rendered this opinion? Were they aware rétrocommissions for?

To find out, Judge Van Ruymbeke has requested access to the content of exchanges between members of the Council. But Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter indicated that the President of the Constitutional Council, Jean-Louis, had refused.

In a letter dated November 9, Jean-Louis Debre argues "that attaches to the secret deliberations," set in his 5 years by article 63 of the Constitution.

Yet October 20, 2010, Michele Alliot-Marie, who was still Minister of Justice, had assured the National Assembly that justice could access the content of these internal debates.

A week ago, the president of the National Assembly, Bernard Accoyer, who was in the same way the judge refused to disclose the accounts records of hearings conducted by the members in this case.

Nourishing and the suspicions of the victims' families about possible political repercussions of the case Karachi.