Annan’s brother in oil scandal inquiry

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Annan’s brother in oil scandal inquiry
Robert Winnett



THE official investigation into corruption in the £20 billion United Nations oil for food programme is now looking at the brother of Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general.

Kobina Annan, the Ghanaian ambassador to Morocco, is said by investigators to be “connected” to an African businessman at the centre of the scandal.

The oil for food programme was set up by the UN in 1995 to provide humanitarian supplies to Iraq, which was at the time prevented from trading normally with the rest of the world because of sanctions.

However, Saddam Hussein subverted the programme by taking kickbacks from companies involved and giving cut-price oil vouchers to influential individuals around the world.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1734483,00.html

[FloridaPat]

1. When are they going to look at all the Americans involved?

That should be a real interesting picture too.