Quattrocchi ke saath, Congress kaa haath
Quattrocchi detained on Feb 6. The facts came in public domain on Feb 23. CBI took 17 days from its office to PMO. Government has to complete all formalties before March 5. Why is intentionally delay?PM Manmohan Singh and Sonia GAndhi have knowledge of the detention since Feb 6. PM had meeting with Foreign Minister Pranb Mukherjee and Home Minister Shivraj patil on Feb 13.
Former chief of CBI Joginder Singh said on Feb 23 that now it is the job of Government how and when Quattrocchi can be brought in India. CBI has now limited roll. CBI can’t take a single step without the permission of Government. He also said that Quattrocchi’s detention in the Argentina show that Bofors investigation may be slow but it can’t be derailed.
Bofors case was come in the light on March 1986 in the premiership of V P Singh. Because of that Congress government of Rajiv Gandhi lost was changed.
CBI has to produce documentary evidence pertaining to the Quattrocchi before the Delhi Court where the first FIR had been filed by the CBI in the year 1999.
CBI is also answerable to Supreme Court.
Rs 250 crore spent in chasing the Rs 64 crore
Above fact is related to Bofors scandal in which no one comes out unblemished. Result is following:
* Former minister of state Margaret Alva helped Quottrochhi to fly from India 29-30, 2003, by keeping File of CBI till August 16.
* As reported in July 17, 2003: Mr Quattrocchi was facing an extradition trial in Malaysia. However, after the CBI’s appeal was quashed by the lower court and the high court in Kuala Lumpur, the Italian businessman left that country saying that he would be back after finishing his work.
* CBI officers who were in Switzerland heard the victory of Congress in 2004. They cameback keeping legs on their heads. Bofors documents have been thrown in the dust bin because Mr.Q beloved of Gandhi Family said:” 'I believe it would be in interest of justice and India's reputation if this case against me is brought to an end.'
* As reported on Jan 16, 2006: A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal directed that the government should take steps to maintain the status quo and ensure that the frozen accounts are not unlocked.The court added that if they had been unlocked, the government should ensure that no money is withdrawn from the account.'It is in the interest of the nation,' the court said.
But on the direction of Law minister as requested by B Datta, additional solicitor general of India, the high court in Londonordered to defreeze Quattrocchi's two British bank accounts. And thus he drew Rs 21 crore from the bank with the help of UPA Government. Why two London bank accounts of the Italian businessman, key accused in the Bofors pay-offs case, were defrozen at CBI's behest.
London, Switzerland & Italy focal point for Gandhis
LONDON:
Sonia Gandhi studied in London. Her one sister is residing in London. Rahul was also at London before coming in politicsc, brother of Congress MLA from Punjab, is a London-based businessman. He is Managing Director of DSSI Group. They are relatives of Natwar Singh and involved in Food for Oil scandal. News report dated April 18, 2006: ED sources said they were seeking legal opinion on the action against Aditya Khanna, who had flied to the UK, despite a Letter of Cancellation issued against his passport.
Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi is a good friend of Gandhi family.Quattrocchi received bofors kickbacks through Myles Stott of AES based in London.
“The statement of Myles T Stott that the amount Bofors had paid AE Services was related to the agreement of sale of guns to India; (b) and the trail of subsequent transfers of the money to companies owned by Quattrocchi-from AE Services to Colbar Investments to Wetelsen Overseas. At page 7 of its judgment, the Swiss Court then noted.
Mr. Stott had link with AWB ltd. He was then head of international sales and marketing for this company. This is Australian Wheat Export Monopoly Company having also office in DelhiIndia. Present Indian Govt. imported wheat through this company. Why? Volcker named this company in Oil for Food Scam. AWB ltd was the biggest exporter of Humanitarian goods to Iraq. Volcker also named ‘Natwar’ ‘Bhimsen’ and ‘congress.
As reported by Craig Rowley on January 24, 2006: Mr. Stott negotiated the physical payment of A$200 million of gold owned by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to the Australian government against future deliveries of wheat.
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It's been a case that has shadowed every government at the Centre in the last 20 years. Now, the Bofors ghost, which reared its ugly head last year has again returned to haunt the Manmohan Singh Government.
The agency said it is coordinating with the external affairs ministry to ensure that Quattrocchi is not released by the authorities there and is eventually extradited to India to stand trial in the Bofors payoff case.
Quattrocchi is an Italian businessman accused of involvement in the Rs 6.4 million Bofors Scandal, the 1980s bribery scandal involving the Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors and prominent Indian politicians, which led to the defeat of the Congress Party in the elections 1989.
Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi has been detained at the Iguazu International airport in Argentina.He was arrested on Feb 6 by the Interpol on the basis of an Interpol Red Corner Notice A-44/2/1997 issued against him in 1997.
Quattrocchi was detained while in transit to Buenos Aires.Interpol says it's unit in Argentina is in touch with Delhi on the Quattrocchi issue."Legal formalities as required under Argentine Extradition Act are being fulfilled on the basis of reciprocity as there is no treaty extradition treaty between India and Argentina," the statement of CBI said.The agency said after observing mandatory legal and diplomatic formalities, extradition request to extradite Quattrocchi shall be presented through diplomatic channel to the designated Argentine court."It is mandatory that the formal extradition request is presented within 30 days of the detention of Quattrocchi," it said.CBI Director, Vijayshankar has said that all evidence has to be translated in Spanish before putting in a formal extradition request to Argentina.The Ministry of External Affairs will verify the facts pertaining to the arrest earlier this month of Ottavio Quattrocchi in Argentina and, once confirmed, India will place a request for extradition of the Italian businessman, who is wanted for his alleged role as the conduit in the Rs. 640 million Bofors gun scam, reliable sources told IANS Friday night.
Sources have told CNN-IBN that the Prime Minister personally knew of the Quattrochhi's preventive arrest and that he had held a meeting with top intelligence officials, the Law Minister and the Home Minister a few days back to discuss the issue.Former director of CBI, Uma Shankar Mishra, who was elected to the Interpol, has been working alongside the present CBI director, Vijayshankar, to detain Quattrocchi. Mishra was the one who has been putting pressure on the Interpol to detain the businessman.
The Oppostion BJP on Friday has said the detention of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrochi, wanted in the Bofors case, in Argentina, "has exposed" the UPA Government.
The BJP has alleged that the UPA sided with Quattrocchi and tried to protect him.
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, "We have all the documentary evidence against Quattrocchi with us. The case must be reopened."
He added that that it was the BJP which revived the case. "The Congress wanted to bury the case and give Quattrocchi a clean chit."
Javadekar pointed out that the party's Parliamentary leaders will take a decision on the issue in Parliament on February 26. He said that the Government must ensure Quattrocchi's extradition.
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi says in what appears to be a face saving exercise, "We don't even know what the matter relates to. It's a legal process and has to be worked out according to legal procedures. The Congress party has nothing to do with it."
"His detention has exposed the UPA government which sided with him and tried to protect him. Now, a government is required to tell the nation why it allowed defreezing of Quattrochi's accounts abroad," BJP Chief Rajnath Singh was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.
He said BJP would seek an explanation in Parliament from the Government as to why defreezing of Quattrocchi's London bank accounts were allowed as the CBI plans to seek his extradition after his detention in Argentina.
"The Government is also answerable to the nation as to where the money went from his accounts after they were defrozen. An investigation has to be launched to trace it," Rajnath Singh was further quoted as saying.
More than a year after Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi withdrew money, alleged to be a portion of the kickback from the howitzer deal, from a London bank account within days of it being defreezed, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the CBI's response to a plea for retrieval of the amount. On being informed by petitioner Ajay Agrawal about the defreezing of two accounts of Quattrocchi on January 16 last year, the court had directed CBI to take steps to prevent the money from being withdrawn from the accounts. In a fresh application, Agrawal accused CBI of going soft on the Italian businessman.
By Premendra Agrawal
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Former chief of CBI Joginder Singh said on Feb 23 that now it is the job of Government how and when Quattrocchi can be brought in India. CBI has now limited roll. CBI can’t take a single step without the permission of Government. He also said that Quattrocchi’s detention in the Argentina show that Bofors investigation may be slow but it can’t be derailed.
Bofors case was come in the light on March 1986 in the premiership of V P Singh. Because of that Congress government of Rajiv Gandhi lost was changed.
CBI has to produce documentary evidence pertaining to the Quattrocchi before the Delhi Court where the first FIR had been filed by the CBI in the year 1999.
CBI is also answerable to Supreme Court.
Rs 250 crore spent in chasing the Rs 64 crore
Above fact is related to Bofors scandal in which no one comes out unblemished. Result is following:
* Former minister of state Margaret Alva helped Quottrochhi to fly from India 29-30, 2003, by keeping File of CBI till August 16.
* As reported in July 17, 2003: Mr Quattrocchi was facing an extradition trial in Malaysia. However, after the CBI’s appeal was quashed by the lower court and the high court in Kuala Lumpur, the Italian businessman left that country saying that he would be back after finishing his work.
* CBI officers who were in Switzerland heard the victory of Congress in 2004. They cameback keeping legs on their heads. Bofors documents have been thrown in the dust bin because Mr.Q beloved of Gandhi Family said:” 'I believe it would be in interest of justice and India's reputation if this case against me is brought to an end.'
* As reported on Jan 16, 2006: A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal directed that the government should take steps to maintain the status quo and ensure that the frozen accounts are not unlocked.The court added that if they had been unlocked, the government should ensure that no money is withdrawn from the account.'It is in the interest of the nation,' the court said.
But on the direction of Law minister as requested by B Datta, additional solicitor general of India, the high court in Londonordered to defreeze Quattrocchi's two British bank accounts. And thus he drew Rs 21 crore from the bank with the help of UPA Government. Why two London bank accounts of the Italian businessman, key accused in the Bofors pay-offs case, were defrozen at CBI's behest.
London, Switzerland & Italy focal point for Gandhis
LONDON:
Sonia Gandhi studied in London. Her one sister is residing in London. Rahul was also at London before coming in politicsc, brother of Congress MLA from Punjab, is a London-based businessman. He is Managing Director of DSSI Group. They are relatives of Natwar Singh and involved in Food for Oil scandal. News report dated April 18, 2006: ED sources said they were seeking legal opinion on the action against Aditya Khanna, who had flied to the UK, despite a Letter of Cancellation issued against his passport.
Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi is a good friend of Gandhi family.Quattrocchi received bofors kickbacks through Myles Stott of AES based in London.
“The statement of Myles T Stott that the amount Bofors had paid AE Services was related to the agreement of sale of guns to India; (b) and the trail of subsequent transfers of the money to companies owned by Quattrocchi-from AE Services to Colbar Investments to Wetelsen Overseas. At page 7 of its judgment, the Swiss Court then noted.
Mr. Stott had link with AWB ltd. He was then head of international sales and marketing for this company. This is Australian Wheat Export Monopoly Company having also office in DelhiIndia. Present Indian Govt. imported wheat through this company. Why? Volcker named this company in Oil for Food Scam. AWB ltd was the biggest exporter of Humanitarian goods to Iraq. Volcker also named ‘Natwar’ ‘Bhimsen’ and ‘congress.
As reported by Craig Rowley on January 24, 2006: Mr. Stott negotiated the physical payment of A$200 million of gold owned by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to the Australian government against future deliveries of wheat.
More details:www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=132&page=33
It's been a case that has shadowed every government at the Centre in the last 20 years. Now, the Bofors ghost, which reared its ugly head last year has again returned to haunt the Manmohan Singh Government.
The agency said it is coordinating with the external affairs ministry to ensure that Quattrocchi is not released by the authorities there and is eventually extradited to India to stand trial in the Bofors payoff case.
Quattrocchi is an Italian businessman accused of involvement in the Rs 6.4 million Bofors Scandal, the 1980s bribery scandal involving the Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors and prominent Indian politicians, which led to the defeat of the Congress Party in the elections 1989.
Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi has been detained at the Iguazu International airport in Argentina.He was arrested on Feb 6 by the Interpol on the basis of an Interpol Red Corner Notice A-44/2/1997 issued against him in 1997.
Quattrocchi was detained while in transit to Buenos Aires.Interpol says it's unit in Argentina is in touch with Delhi on the Quattrocchi issue."Legal formalities as required under Argentine Extradition Act are being fulfilled on the basis of reciprocity as there is no treaty extradition treaty between India and Argentina," the statement of CBI said.The agency said after observing mandatory legal and diplomatic formalities, extradition request to extradite Quattrocchi shall be presented through diplomatic channel to the designated Argentine court."It is mandatory that the formal extradition request is presented within 30 days of the detention of Quattrocchi," it said.CBI Director, Vijayshankar has said that all evidence has to be translated in Spanish before putting in a formal extradition request to Argentina.The Ministry of External Affairs will verify the facts pertaining to the arrest earlier this month of Ottavio Quattrocchi in Argentina and, once confirmed, India will place a request for extradition of the Italian businessman, who is wanted for his alleged role as the conduit in the Rs. 640 million Bofors gun scam, reliable sources told IANS Friday night.
Sources have told CNN-IBN that the Prime Minister personally knew of the Quattrochhi's preventive arrest and that he had held a meeting with top intelligence officials, the Law Minister and the Home Minister a few days back to discuss the issue.Former director of CBI, Uma Shankar Mishra, who was elected to the Interpol, has been working alongside the present CBI director, Vijayshankar, to detain Quattrocchi. Mishra was the one who has been putting pressure on the Interpol to detain the businessman.
The Oppostion BJP on Friday has said the detention of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrochi, wanted in the Bofors case, in Argentina, "has exposed" the UPA Government.
The BJP has alleged that the UPA sided with Quattrocchi and tried to protect him.
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, "We have all the documentary evidence against Quattrocchi with us. The case must be reopened."
He added that that it was the BJP which revived the case. "The Congress wanted to bury the case and give Quattrocchi a clean chit."
Javadekar pointed out that the party's Parliamentary leaders will take a decision on the issue in Parliament on February 26. He said that the Government must ensure Quattrocchi's extradition.
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi says in what appears to be a face saving exercise, "We don't even know what the matter relates to. It's a legal process and has to be worked out according to legal procedures. The Congress party has nothing to do with it."
"His detention has exposed the UPA government which sided with him and tried to protect him. Now, a government is required to tell the nation why it allowed defreezing of Quattrochi's accounts abroad," BJP Chief Rajnath Singh was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.
He said BJP would seek an explanation in Parliament from the Government as to why defreezing of Quattrocchi's London bank accounts were allowed as the CBI plans to seek his extradition after his detention in Argentina.
"The Government is also answerable to the nation as to where the money went from his accounts after they were defrozen. An investigation has to be launched to trace it," Rajnath Singh was further quoted as saying.
More than a year after Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi withdrew money, alleged to be a portion of the kickback from the howitzer deal, from a London bank account within days of it being defreezed, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the CBI's response to a plea for retrieval of the amount. On being informed by petitioner Ajay Agrawal about the defreezing of two accounts of Quattrocchi on January 16 last year, the court had directed CBI to take steps to prevent the money from being withdrawn from the accounts. In a fresh application, Agrawal accused CBI of going soft on the Italian businessman.
By Premendra Agrawal
www.newsanalysisindia.com/
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