report on programme manipulation - Independent Inquiry Committee

More documents

Recommendations

Info

INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE INTO THE UNITED NATIONS OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAMME REPORT ON PROGRAMME MANIPULATION CHAPTER TWO OIL TRANSACTIONS AND ILLICIT PAYMENTS Pacific”). According to Iraqi officials, Mr. Zhirinovsky received oil allocations because it was believed that he would advocate for political positions favorable to Iraq. 38 In the 1980s, Mr. Zhirinovsky co-founded the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union and in 1991, founded his own party, LDPR. Currently, Mr. Zhirinovsky holds the position of the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma. Throughout the sanctions period, Mr. Zhirinovsky opposed the sanctions regime and military actions against Iraq. Mr. Zhirinovsky was a frequent visitor to Baghdad and to the Iraqi Embassy in Moscow. During his visits, Mr. Zhirinovsky often advocated for the interests of Russian companies in Iraq. Mr. Zhirinovsky, however, has publicly denied receiving any financial rewards for his lobbying efforts. 39 Mr. Zhirinovsky’s name appears in several Iraqi Ministry of Oil records relating to oil allocations. These records, dating from 1997, include Mr. Zhirinovsky’s letters to Mr. Aziz and discuss oil allocations and executing companies, including Lukoil Asia Pacific, Nafta-Moskva, and Sidanco. In one letter to the Iraqi ambassador to Russia dated September 22, 1997, Mr. Zhirinovsky identified a director of Sidanco as the person authorized “to conduct negotiations and conclude contracts on oil quota allocated to the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.” Sidanco subsequently executed four contracts for oil allocated to Mr. Zhirinovsky. 40 38 Iraq officials interviews; Iraq official interview (recounting that the official heard Mr. Zhirinovsky state that the more he received, the better help he would provide); Committee oil beneficiary and company tables, contract nos. M/02/27, M/02/32, M/03/25, M/04/44 (executed by Sidanco); M/05/50, M/06/25 (executed by Nafta Moskva); M/07/90, M/08/40 (executed by TNK); M/09/119, M/10/19, M/11/79 (executed by Machinoimport); M/10/67 (executed by Lukoil Asia Pacific). 39 Lee Hockstader, “How Russia’s Zhirinovsky Rose; Nationalist Leader’s Career Left Long Trail of Controversies,” Washington Post, Mar. 6, 1994, p. 1; LDPR, “Biographical data, Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky,” http://www.ldpr.ru/stateduma/deputies/deputies_40.html (translated from Russian); State Duma, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, “Members of State Duma, Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky,” http://www.duma.gov.ru (translated from Russian); State Duma, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, “Associations of parliamentarians,” http://www.duma.gov.ru (translated from Russian) (stating that, as of October 25, 2005, LDPR had 34 members in the State Duma, or approximately 7.6 percent of the total number of parliamentarians); Vladimir Zhirinovsky letter to Hassan Fahmi Jum’a (July 30, 1997) (translated from Arabic) (stating that “[w]e stood vigorously against the application of economic sanctions imposed by the UN”); Vladimir Zhirinovsky letter to Kofi Annan (Mar. 20, 2000) (translated from Russian) (containing Mr. Zhirinovsky’s appeal to the Secretary-General to “use [his] . . . influence to end the regime of economic sanctions against the Republic of Iraq”); Iraq officials interviews; Confidential source interview; Vadim Lagutin and Marina Pshenichnikova, “Zhirinovsky calls for lifting sanctions on Iraq,” ITAR Tass: Comtex, Apr. 30, 2001; “Russian politician urges defiance of U.N. sanctions on Iraq,” Dow Jones Energy Service, Dec. 8, 1997; Vesti TV Russia news program, Interview of Vladimir Zhirinovsky (May 17, 2005) (translated from Russian). During one of his public interviews, Mr. Zhirinovsky stated: “[L]et all businessmen whom I helped in Iraq help us [LDPR] financially. They turned out to be greedy.” NTV Voskresnii Vecher, Interview of Vladimir Zhirinovsky (May 22, 2005) (translated from Russian) (containing Mr. Zhirinovsky’s assertion that he traveled to Baghdad twice a year). 40 Ministry of Oil record, Vladimir Zhirinovsky letter to Tariq Aziz (Mar. 12, 2002) (discussing execution of oil contracts); Ministry of Oil record, Vladimir Zhirinovsky letter to Tariq Aziz (July 26, 2001) (stating REPORT ON PROGRAMME MANIPULATION–OCTOBER 27, 2005 PAGE 30 OF 623
INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE INTO THE UNITED NATIONS OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAMME REPORT ON PROGRAMME MANIPULATION CHAPTER TWO OIL TRANSACTIONS AND ILLICIT PAYMENTS Figure: Vladimir Zhirinovsky letter to Hassan Fahmi Jum’a (Sept. 22, 1997) (translated from Russian). At least 28 oil liftings under eight contracts for oil allocated in Mr. Zhirinovsky’s name were financed by Bayoil, an oil trader discussed below in Section VI.B. Bank records show that, between May and September 1999, a total of $1,681,885 in five installments was transferred by Bayoil to the account of Plasco Shipping Co. Ltd. (“Plasco”) at Crédit Agricole Indosuez. Plasco is a Liberian-based company associated with Lyudmil Dionissiev, an employee of Bayoil during the Programme. During the same period of time, Plasco transferred five installments totaling $1,681,875 to an account in the Bank of Cyprus with the reference “in favor of Igor Lebedev.” that he “ha[s] cooperation with the company ‘LUKOIL ASIA-PACIFIC PTE LTD’”); Ministry of Oil record, Vladimir Zhirinovsky letter to Saddam Hassan (May 27, 1999) (discussing execution of LDPR’s allocations through Nafta-Moskva); Ministry of Oil record, Vladimir Zhirinovsky letter to Hassan Fahmi Jum’a (Sept. 22, 1997) (translated from Russian) (referring to cooperation between LDPR and Sidanco); Ministry of Oil record, Vladimir Zhirinovsky letter to Hassan Fahmi Jum’a (July 30, 1997) (translated from Arabic) (requesting the Government of Iraq to consider companies acting on Mr. Zhirinovsky’s behalf); Committee oil beneficiary table, contract nos. M/02/27, M/02/32, M/03/25, M/04/44 (contracting with Sidanco). REPORT ON PROGRAMME MANIPULATION–OCTOBER 27, 2005 PAGE 31 OF 623
Page 1 and 2: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE INTO
Page 21: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE INTO
Page 73 and 74:
INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE INTO
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 79 and 80:
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 90 and 91:
Page 92 and 93:
Page 94 and 95:
Page 96 and 97:
Page 98 and 99:
Page 100 and 101:
Page 102 and 103:
Page 104 and 105:
Page 106 and 107:
Page 108 and 109:
Page 110 and 111:
Page 112 and 113:
Page 114 and 115:
Page 116 and 117:
Page 118 and 119:
Page 120 and 121:
Page 122 and 123:
Page 124 and 125:
Page 126 and 127:
Page 128 and 129:
Page 130 and 131:
Page 132 and 133:
Page 134 and 135:
Page 136 and 137:
Page 138 and 139:
Page 140 and 141:
Page 142 and 143:
Page 144 and 145:
Page 146 and 147:
Page 148 and 149:
Page 150 and 151:
Page 152 and 153:
Page 154 and 155:
Page 156 and 157:
Page 158 and 159:
Page 160 and 161:
Page 162 and 163:
Page 164 and 165:
Page 166 and 167:
Page 168 and 169:
Page 170 and 171:
Page 172 and 173:
Page 174 and 175:
Page 176 and 177:
Page 178 and 179:
Page 180 and 181:
Page 182 and 183:
Page 184 and 185:
Page 186 and 187:
Page 188 and 189:
Page 190 and 191:
Page 192 and 193:
Page 194 and 195:
Page 196 and 197:
Page 198 and 199:
Page 200 and 201:
Page 202 and 203:
Page 204 and 205:
Page 206 and 207:
Page 208 and 209:
Page 210 and 211:
Page 212 and 213:
Page 214 and 215:
Page 216 and 217:
Page 218 and 219:
Page 220 and 221:
Page 222 and 223:
Page 224 and 225:
Page 226 and 227:
Page 228 and 229:
Page 230 and 231:
Page 232 and 233:
Page 234 and 235:
Page 236 and 237:
Page 238 and 239:
Page 240:
show all

report on programme manipulation - Independent Inquiry Committee

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?