The Oil-for-Food scandal revisited

One of the names that cropped up in the final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee into The United Nations Oil-For-Food Programme was the Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Malaysia was the fourth highest purchaser of oil - RM1.8 billion.

Malaysia Today published a posted an article the UN Oil for Food Programmed on 1 Jul 2008.

Read the Full Report of the article from Malaysia Today in PDF Format by clicking the following link

Click here for - The Oil-for-Food scandal revisited (PDF) - Malaysia Today (1 July 2008)

Quotes from Malaysia Today article posting on 1 Jul 2008
Malaysia Today
On Sunday, the BBC reported as follows:

The Iraqi government has said it will file lawsuits in US courts against firms and people suspected of illegally profiting from a UN programme. The UN oil-for-food programme allowed Saddam Hussein's government to sell oil in order to buy humanitarian supplies during UN sanctions from 1996-2003. An inquiry found that 2,200 firms paid $1.8bn in bribes to Iraqi officials.

An earlier posting on how the UN Oil for Food Programme was linked to Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was posted on my blog (Malaysia Alternative Voices) previously on 7 May 2008

Click Here for - Malaysia Alternative Voices - PM & The Oil for Food Scandal (7 May 2008)

Quotes from my earlier posting :
The report specifically stated that Iraqi officials gave such a large allocation to Faek Ahmad because of his relationship to Abdullah Badawi. In written documents, Iraqi officials referred to Faek Ahmad as "Mr. Faek Ahmad Shareef/for the benefit of Abdullah".
According to the definition of corruption as defined by the Anti-Corruption Agency, translated as below:“Any officer of the civil service using his/her position or post in the service to obtain bribes/benefits regarding any decision made by the person or making a decision regarding any matter, in which he/her, his/her family members, friends or partners have a stake in the matter, whether direct or indirect.”

Details on how the UN Oil for Food Programme is linked to Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi can be for on the following

Click Here for - Independent Inquiry Committee into The United Nations Oil-For-Food Programme Report on Programme Manipulation - Chapter 2 : Oil Transactions and Illegal Payments

(For easy reference the details relating Malaysian Company to the Oil for Food Programme is available on Page 160-168 on the Indepedent Inquiry Report - Chapter 2)

The Full Details on the "Independent Inquiry Committee into The United Nations Oil-For-Food Programme" can be obtained from its website including the deatils of the Inquiry Reports

Click Here for - Independent Inquiry Committee into The United Nations Oil-For-Food Programme