French court jails former interior minister in Angola arms trafficking trial
By APTuesday, October 27, 2009
French court convicts 4 in Angola arms trial
PARIS — A Paris court has jailed former interior minister Charles Pasqua and given a suspended sentence to the son of late President Francois Mitterrand for involvement in arms trafficking to Angola.
The court sentenced Pasqua to a year in prison for the case that involved a web of alleged corruption and gun-running to Angola’s president during a civil war in the 1990s.
Jean-Christophe Mitterrand, African affairs adviser to his father when he was president, received a 2-year suspended sentence and was fined euro375,000 ($560,000) for receiving commissions linked to the arms trafficking.
Israeli billionaire Arkady Gaydamak and French magnate Pierre Falcone were convicted in absentia to six years in prison for having organized the arms trafficking.
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October 27, 2009: 12:02 pm
Mssr. Falcone deserves this and much more, not only for his corrupt behaviour, but also for using his connections in Angola to acquire diplomatic immunities. Falcone should be stripped of his immunity since he has never, ever been active in UNESCO. He is a fraud. |
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