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拉舰案》汪传浦被扣资金 先判还台湾11亿 【联合报╱编译陈宜君／美联社瑞士伯尔尼 三日电】 2007.06.14 03:47 am
瑞士当局三日表示，已经将台湾在一九九○年代初期向法国购买拉法叶驱逐舰案有关的三千四百万美元（约台币一亿两千万元）款项，归还给台湾两个银行帐户的所有人，这笔钱是台湾军火商汪传浦遭瑞士冻结资金的一部份。
美联社指出，其中一个户头的所有人是台湾的一位公务员。 瑞士一位预审法官表示，瑞士基于司法协助考量，在获取两个户头所有人的同意后，决定有条件归还这些钱。归还条件包含「台湾当局保证对两名被审讯者的司法处理方式将会遵照人权原则」。预审法官表示，瑞士认为台湾司法部提供的保证足可信赖。 瑞士冻结了台湾军火商汪传浦户头内的五亿两千万美元（约台币一百七亿元），台湾司法部去年向瑞士申请归还，瑞士这次的判决先归还其中的三千四百万美元，剩余的四亿九千万美元仍在持续处理中。 【2007/06/14 联合报】
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雷学明控扁诽谤案 台北地院九月九日宣判
中央社╱中央社 2008-08-19 12:46
（中央社记者林长顺台北九日电）前总统陈水扁等人遭前海军军官雷学明控告诽谤案，台北地方法院今天上午九时三分开庭，传唤陈水扁出庭。经长达两个半小时的证据调查及言词辩论后，台北地院合议庭谕令将于九月九日上午一时宣判。 台北地院今天再度就雷学明自诉诽谤案开庭，包含陈水扁、民主进步党籍立法委员赖清德、前立委徐国勇三名被告陈述时，一再强调是基于合理的怀疑，且包含在接受电视专访、立院召开记者会时，并没有指名具体人士收贿。 陈水扁表示，雷学明等人的指控完全与事实不符，他在2005年没有提供明确的信息，指出雷学明等人确有收到拉法叶舰案的佣金、回扣，雷学明等人应是对号入座。况且，国人瞩目的拉法叶舰案为可受公评之事，他提出合理评论，不应构成诽谤罪。 陈水扁说，雷学明等人过去曾因拉法叶舰案相关评论而指控别人，但最后诽谤罪并不成立，他希望合议庭对本案能明察。 徐国勇、赖清德则指出，他们在立法院提出相关评论，属于国会议员免责权的保障范围；另外，他们所说的属性依据监察院调查报告及台北地检署的起诉属性，且是可受公评之事，提出适当评论并不违法。 雷学明表示，被告的说法一派胡言，当初是前总统李登辉核定采购拉法叶舰，而且前海军军官尹清枫死亡时，他已退休两年多，这些事情与他完全无关。 雷学明辅佐人雷倩向合议庭表示，监察院的调查报告中没有一个字提到雷学明等人拿到佣金、回扣，陈水扁等三人拿不出证据就应该负应有的刑责，她希望法官明镜高悬，还雷学明等人公道。
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雷学明律师：指控收贿 仅合理怀疑即可？
中央社╱中央社 2008-08-19 11:20
（中央社记者林长顺、孙承武台北九日电）遭指控拉法叶舰采购案收贿，前海军中将雷学明自诉前总统陈水扁，立委赖清德、前立委徐国勇涉嫌诽谤。虽然三名被告今天在法庭上一强调并未具体指涉任何人，但雷学明委任律师徐履冰当庭辩论则质疑，指控他人收贿高达美金二千万元钜款，是否只要有「合理的怀疑」就可以。 雷学明自诉诽谤案，台北地方法院今天开庭，包含前总统陈水扁等三名被告陈述时一再强调是基于合理的怀疑，且包含在接受电视专访、立院召开记者会时，并没有指明具体人士收贿。三人认为雷学明等人提出自诉根本就是为转移焦点。 但雷学明委任律师徐履冰当庭辩论指出，今天法庭中的确有人在瑞士有二千万美金，但并非是他的委任人，然后还在说关心拉法叶舰案，要替国人追查真象，进而扮演正义使者。徐履冰表示，他所要陈述的重点只有一个，即要指控他人收贿，尤其是高达美金二千万元的钜款，是否只要有「合理的怀疑」就可以。
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雷学明控诽谤 陈水扁：所说可受公评
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雷学明控诽谤 陈水扁：所说可受公评
中央社╱中央社 2008-08-19 10:14
（中央社记者林长顺台北九日电）前总统陈水扁等人遭前海军军官雷学明控告诽谤案，台北地方法院今天上午九时三分开庭，并传唤陈水扁出庭。陈水扁向合议庭指出，他当时没有明确指涉雷学明等人收到拉法叶舰案的佣金及回扣，况且他所说的为可受公评之事，并无诽谤的故意或嫌疑。 陈水扁表示，雷学明等人的指控完全与事实不符，他在2005年没有提供明确的信息，指出雷学明等人确有收到拉法叶舰案的佣金、回扣，是雷学明等人应是对号入座。况且，国人所瞩目的拉法叶舰案为可受公评之事，他提出合理评论，不应构成诽谤罪。 陈水扁说，雷学明等人过去曾因拉法叶舰案相关评论而指控别人，但最后诽谤罪并不成立，他希望合议庭对本案能明察。 另两名被告徐国勇、赖清德指出，他们在立法院提出相关评论，属于国会议员免责权的保障范围；另外，他们所说的属性依据监察院报告及台北地检署的起诉属性，而且是可受公评之事，提出适当评论并不违法。 根据雷学明指控，2005年底三合一选举前，陈水扁及民主进步党籍立委赖清德、前立委徐国勇分别在电视节目及记者会上抨击拉法叶舰军购弊案，指称雷学明等海总采购案决策小组成员，收受两千万美元佣金。 雷学明、王琴生、张瑞帆、康世淳、程志波五名前海军军官认为名誉受损，对陈水扁、赖清德、徐国勇提起刑事诽谤自诉，并提出附带民事求偿，共计新台币二亿一千万元。
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雷学明控诽谤案 北院上午传陈水扁出庭
中央社╱中央社 2008-08-19 08:51
（中央社记者林长顺台北九日电）前总统陈水扁等人遭前海军军官雷学明控告诽谤案，台北地方法院今天上午九时三分将开庭，并传唤陈水扁出庭。由于陈水扁日前出庭时遭遇民众攻击，台北地院上午动员法警维持秩序，台北市中正一警分局也派出大批员警维安。 根据雷学明指控，2005年底三合一选举前，陈水扁及民主进步党籍立委赖清德、前立委徐国勇分别在电视节目及记者会上抨击拉法叶舰军购弊案，指称雷学明等海总采购案决策小组成员收受美金两千万元佣金。 雷学明、王琴生、张瑞帆、康世淳、程志波等五名前海军军官认为名誉受损，对陈水扁、赖清德、徐国勇提起刑事诽谤自诉，并提出附带民事求偿，共计新台币二亿一千万元。
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遭雷学明控诽谤案 台北地院明传陈水扁出庭
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遭雷学明控诽谤案 台北地院明传陈水扁出庭
中央社╱中央社 2008-08-18 20:40
（中央社记者林长顺台北八日电）前总统陈水扁等人遭前海军军官雷学明控告诽谤案，台北地方法院明天上午九时三分将开庭，并传唤陈水扁出庭。由于陈水扁上次出庭时遭遇民众攻击，台北地院发言人刘寿嵩今天指出，国安局人员上周已两度到法院勘查地形，台北地院也做好防护措施，希望明天的开庭能顺利进行。 根据雷学明指控，2005年底三合一选举前，陈水扁及民主进步党籍立委赖清德、前立委徐国勇分别在电视节目及记者会上抨击拉法叶舰军购弊案，指称雷学明等海总采购案决策小组成员收受美金两千万元佣金。 雷学明、王琴生、张瑞帆、康世淳、程志波等五名前海军军官认为名誉受损，对陈水扁、赖清德、徐国勇提起刑事诽谤自诉，并提出附带民事求偿，共计新台币二亿一千万元。
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拉案检座脱产 汪传浦282亿难讨
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拉案检座脱产 汪传浦282亿难讨 【联合报╱欧洲特派员陈玉慧／七日电】 2008.08.18 03:55 am
涉及九亿美元 约台币二百八二亿元 佣金的汪传浦帐户案，至今仍没有重大发展，但调查该案的检察官贝候登即将卸职，这是继巴黎法官范伦贝克脱产后，拉法叶案面临的最关键人物的脱产。台湾政府要从瑞士银行要回汪传浦的九亿美元一事，已因此画上句号。 贝候登并未帮助卸职原因，将转业成为私人律师的他表示，将由新雇主来宣告他的新职到任。 贝候登在二○○一年接手拉法叶佣金案的调查，更早之前，汤姆笙和亿尔富案便是由他经手，当年，关艾蒙在日内瓦控告亿尔富违约未付他佣金，主审的法官便是贝候登，他意外的判夺使关艾蒙胜诉。 贝候登接手调查汪传浦在苏黎世银行的帐户后，最大的贡献便是向瑞士政府要求与台湾进行司法互助，他多次邀请司法人员到瑞士进行协作事宜，并主动把汪传浦的银行保险柜文档全交还给台湾司法单位。 台湾方面在这些文档的解码下，只发现郭力恒当年把钱导入瑞士银行他哥哥的帐户，这笔款项已归还台湾，但汪传浦钜款则始终 结在瑞士。 今年四月，贝候登拒绝了台湾政府要求该款项归还台湾，他认为该案应全交给刻在巴黎进行的商业仲裁来决定，法方则希望通过他的判决，能使佣金和偿还二事抵消，也就是汪名下的九亿美元能减免或抵除所谓的佣金赔偿。 贝候登检察官已在去年宣布拉法叶案结案，他的立场帮助了一事实，即台湾政府无法向瑞士要求归还汪传浦名下的九亿美元，所以，台湾是否能取回拉法叶佣金还是未定数。现在随着他的脱产，此事形同定局。 当初范伦贝克法官在调查拉法叶案时，匿名信满天飞，且有人威胁他的性命安全，贝候登是否因为一样的理由脱产，已无法得知。 前任瑞士联邦检察官柯可兹的说法值得外界深思，「像贝候登这么专业杰出的检察官都必须退出瑞士法界」，可见在瑞士追查国际洗钱犯罪一事是多么大的困难和挑战。柯可兹本人和贝候登一样几年前也从该领域退职。 【2008/08/18 联合报】
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法不起诉拉法叶案 我恐只能进行民事求偿 【联合晚报╱记者林修全/台北报导】 2008.08.07 03:05 pm
法国媒体报导，我国在1991年向法国购买拉法叶舰衍生的佣金案，因法国基于国防机密无法解密，致佣金流向难以确定，该案以不起诉处分结案，一位前国安会谘询委员今天表示，这是属于刑事部分，未来我方仍可以针对民事部分提出求偿。
尽管法国司法单位决定对拉法叶案不起诉，但民进党文宣部主任郑文灿上午呼吁，法国检调单位侦办进度，不应该影响到我方侦查情况，对于拉法叶案的钜额资金流向，应对国人有个清楚、完整的交待，我方特调小组要锲而不舍继续追查。 面对拉法叶案陷入困境，前国安会谘询委员提出，站在我方海军立场，主要是希望能在拉法叶上平反名誉，还给海军一个清白，同时追回佣金，并针对合约违法部分提出求偿。 他指出，法国方面对本案也非常重视，处理这起案件时，更要顾及本身的面子问题，所以一直希望台湾方面不要有太大的法律动作，特别是法国去年举行总统大选，不希望看到拉法叶案成为议题，所以才比较愿意接受台湾提出的要求。 他说，民进党政府执政时，在处理拉法叶案与法国关系时，除了要帮忙平反海军名誉、追回佣金外，也希望能藉由此一事件突破台法关系，甚至是台法军售等，但此一时期已经过去，现在已经不可能达到。 他表示，在法国将拉法叶案以不起诉方式结案后，是属于刑事部分，我方政府可以通过民事诉讼方面，继续追讨军火商汪传浦五亿多美元的犯罪所得，并由海军提出根据合约违法部分提出诉讼，针对海军名誉受损部分提出求偿。 【2008/08/07 联合晚报】
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France moves to dismiss Taiwan warship probe
Time is GMT + 8 hours
Posted: 7-Aug-2008 01:39 hrs
A Lafayette-class stealth destroyer fires a missle in 1997 in the territorial waters of Taiwan. Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they had called for France's biggest graft probe in 50 years to be dismissed without trial, after judges were repeatedly refused defence files on a 1991 warships deal with Taiwan.
Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they had called for France's biggest graft probe in 50 years to be dismissed without trial, after judges were repeatedly refused defence files on a 1991 warships deal with Taiwan.
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The office of state prosecutor Jean-Claude Marin confirmed a report in Le Figaro newspaper saying he had requested the multi-billion-dollar corruption case to be dismissed for lack of evidence.
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French judges wrapped up a five-year investigation in 2006 into alleged kickbacks paid on the sidelines of the deal, but were repeatedly denied access by the government to secret defence files at the heart of the case.
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Writing to financial judges Renaud Van Ruymbeke and Xaviere Simeoni on July 22, the prosecutor said their investigation had not "brought to light the existence of retro-commissions" paid on the sidelines of the sale of six French frigates, according to Le Figaro.
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The prosecutor also said the probe had "not enabled the beneficiaries to be identified."
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The judges were expected to follow the prosecutor's recommendation and close the case, according to a source close to the investigation.
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The probe centres on accusations that a substantial chunk of 2.8 billion dollars paid by Taiwan for six French-built frigates went on commissions to middlemen, politicians and military officers in Taiwan, China and France.
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Taiwan's highest anti-corruption body has said as much as 400 million dollars might have been paid in bribes for the warships built by French defence company Thomson-CSF (now called Thales).
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The scandal drew in a colourful cast of characters, including former French foreign minister Roland Dumas, his erstwhile mistress Christine Deviers-Joncour whom he later dubbed 'Mata Hari,' an ageing Chinese beauty queen and Loik Le Floch-Prigent, flamboyant ex-head of then state oil giant Elf.
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Although Elf was not officially involved in the deal, it paid Deviers-Joncour to convince Dumas to drop his opposition to the sale. The former minister had feared it would strain Paris's ties with Beijing.
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Dumas, who was heard as a witness in the case, said on French radio the prospect of a dismissal was "nothing to be proud of for the French judiciary."
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The former minister has repeatedly claimed to know who received the alleged kickbacks, and renewed his criticism of successive governments for locking up documents that could have identified them.
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"A lot of people who were in government at the time, who were in the high ranks of the civil service, also know. It's an open secret," he said.
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Allegations of backhanders emerged after the body of the officer who ran the Taiwanese navy's weapons acquisitions office was found floating in the sea off the island's east coast in 1993.
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Further suspicions arose when Swiss courts discovered 520 million dollars in accounts held by businessman Andrew Wang, the main suspect in the case, who was allegedly tasked with convincing Taiwan to buy the ships and renege on a nearly clinched deal with South Korea's Hyundai.
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Wang has been dubbed "Mister Shampoo" by critics for his supposed wizardry as a money launderer.
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Taiwan has sought the return of the 520 million dollars held on Wang's Swiss accounts, but Switzerland in April rejected the request.
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A total of 900 million dollars remain frozen by Swiss banks on suspicion they were bribes.
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In Taiwan, eight people including Wang have been charged in relation to the scandal. Thirteen officers and 15 arms dealers have already been imprisoned.
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The Taiwan frigates affair was also at the origin of a political dirty tricks scandal, known as the Clearstream affair, in which top figures including French President Nicolas Sarkozy -- then interior minister -- were wrongly accused of receiving kickbacks from the sale.
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The case could be a financial blow for France, which may be forced to fork out part of the hundreds of millions of euros claimed by Taiwan under the original contract, which specifically ruled out backhanders.
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Taiwan is seeking damages of close to one billion euros from France before an international court of arbitration. ─ AFP
Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they had called for France's biggest graft probe in 50 years to be dismissed without trial, after judges were repeatedly refused defence files on a 1991 warships deal with Taiwan.
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The office of state prosecutor Jean-Claude Marin confirmed a report in Le Figaro newspaper saying he had requested the multi-billion-dollar corruption case to be dismissed for lack of evidence.
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French judges wrapped up a five-year investigation in 2006 into alleged kickbacks paid on the sidelines of the deal, but were repeatedly denied access by the government to secret defence files at the heart of the case.
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Writing to financial judges Renaud Van Ruymbeke and Xaviere Simeoni on July 22, the prosecutor said their investigation had not "brought to light the existence of retro-commissions" paid on the sidelines of the sale of six French frigates, according to Le Figaro.
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The prosecutor also said the probe had "not enabled the beneficiaries to be identified."
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The judges were expected to follow the prosecutor's recommendation and close the case, according to a source close to the investigation.
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The probe centres on accusations that a substantial chunk of 2.8 billion dollars paid by Taiwan for six French-built frigates went on commissions to middlemen, politicians and military officers in Taiwan, China and France.
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Taiwan's highest anti-corruption body has said as much as 400 million dollars might have been paid in bribes for the warships built by French defence company Thomson-CSF (now called Thales).
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The scandal drew in a colourful cast of characters, including former French foreign minister Roland Dumas, his erstwhile mistress Christine Deviers-Joncour whom he later dubbed 'Mata Hari,' an ageing Chinese beauty queen and Loik Le Floch-Prigent, flamboyant ex-head of then state oil giant Elf.
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Although Elf was not officially involved in the deal, it paid Deviers-Joncour to convince Dumas to drop his opposition to the sale. The former minister had feared it would strain Paris's ties with Beijing.
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Dumas, who was heard as a witness in the case, said on French radio the prospect of a dismissal was "nothing to be proud of for the French judiciary."
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The former minister has repeatedly claimed to know who received the alleged kickbacks, and renewed his criticism of successive governments for locking up documents that could have identified them.
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"A lot of people who were in government at the time, who were in the high ranks of the civil service, also know. It's an open secret," he said.
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Allegations of backhanders emerged after the body of the officer who ran the Taiwanese navy's weapons acquisitions office was found floating in the sea off the island's east coast in 1993.
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Further suspicions arose when Swiss courts discovered 520 million dollars in accounts held by businessman Andrew Wang, the main suspect in the case, who was allegedly tasked with convincing Taiwan to buy the ships and renege on a nearly clinched deal with South Korea's Hyundai.
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Wang has been dubbed "Mister Shampoo" by critics for his supposed wizardry as a money launderer.
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Taiwan has sought the return of the 520 million dollars held on Wang's Swiss accounts, but Switzerland in April rejected the request.
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A total of 900 million dollars remain frozen by Swiss banks on suspicion they were bribes.
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In Taiwan, eight people including Wang have been charged in relation to the scandal. Thirteen officers and 15 arms dealers have already been imprisoned.
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The Taiwan frigates affair was also at the origin of a political dirty tricks scandal, known as the Clearstream affair, in which top figures including French President Nicolas Sarkozy -- then interior minister -- were wrongly accused of receiving kickbacks from the sale.
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The case could be a financial blow for France, which may be forced to fork out part of the hundreds of millions of euros claimed by Taiwan under the original contract, which specifically ruled out backhanders.
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Taiwan is seeking damages of close to one billion euros from France before an international court of arbitration. ─ AFP Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they had called for France's biggest graft probe in 50 years to be dismissed without trial, after judges were repeatedly refused defence files on a 1991 warships deal with Taiwan.
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The office of state prosecutor Jean-Claude Marin confirmed a report in Le Figaro newspaper saying he had requested the multi-billion-dollar corruption case to be dismissed for lack of evidence.
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French judges wrapped up a five-year investigation in 2006 into alleged kickbacks paid on the sidelines of the deal, but were repeatedly denied access by the government to secret defence files at the heart of the case.
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Writing to financial judges Renaud Van Ruymbeke and Xaviere Simeoni on July 22, the prosecutor said their investigation had not "brought to light the existence of retro-commissions" paid on the sidelines of the sale of six French frigates, according to Le Figaro.
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The prosecutor also said the probe had "not enabled the beneficiaries to be identified."
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The judges were expected to follow the prosecutor's recommendation and close the case, according to a source close to the investigation.
.
The probe centres on accusations that a substantial chunk of 2.8 billion dollars paid by Taiwan for six French-built frigates went on commissions to middlemen, politicians and military officers in Taiwan, China and France.
.
Taiwan's highest anti-corruption body has said as much as 400 million dollars might have been paid in bribes for the warships built by French defence company Thomson-CSF (now called Thales).
.
The scandal drew in a colourful cast of characters, including former French foreign minister Roland Dumas, his erstwhile mistress Christine Deviers-Joncour whom he later dubbed 'Mata Hari,' an ageing Chinese beauty queen and Loik Le Floch-Prigent, flamboyant ex-head of then state oil giant Elf.
.
Although Elf was not officially involved in the deal, it paid Deviers-Joncour to convince Dumas to drop his opposition to the sale. The former minister had feared it would strain Paris's ties with Beijing.
.
Dumas, who was heard as a witness in the case, said on French radio the prospect of a dismissal was "nothing to be proud of for the French judiciary."
.
The former minister has repeatedly claimed to know who received the alleged kickbacks, and renewed his criticism of successive governments for locking up documents that could have identified them.
.
"A lot of people who were in government at the time, who were in the high ranks of the civil service, also know. It's an open secret," he said.
.
Allegations of backhanders emerged after the body of the officer who ran the Taiwanese navy's weapons acquisitions office was found floating in the sea off the island's east coast in 1993.
.
Further suspicions arose when Swiss courts discovered 520 million dollars in accounts held by businessman Andrew Wang, the main suspect in the case, who was allegedly tasked with convincing Taiwan to buy the ships and renege on a nearly clinched deal with South Korea's Hyundai.
.
Wang has been dubbed "Mister Shampoo" by critics for his supposed wizardry as a money launderer.
.
Taiwan has sought the return of the 520 million dollars held on Wang's Swiss accounts, but Switzerland in April rejected the request.
.
A total of 900 million dollars remain frozen by Swiss banks on suspicion they were bribes.
.
In Taiwan, eight people including Wang have been charged in relation to the scandal. Thirteen officers and 15 arms dealers have already been imprisoned.
.
The Taiwan frigates affair was also at the origin of a political dirty tricks scandal, known as the Clearstream affair, in which top figures including French President Nicolas Sarkozy -- then interior minister -- were wrongly accused of receiving kickbacks from the sale.
.
The case could be a financial blow for France, which may be forced to fork out part of the hundreds of millions of euros claimed by Taiwan under the original contract, which specifically ruled out backhanders.
.
Taiwan is seeking damages of close to one billion euros from France before an international court of arbitration. ─ AFP Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they had called for France's biggest graft probe in 50 years to be dismissed without trial, after judges were repeatedly refused defence files on a 1991 warships deal with Taiwan.
.
The office of state prosecutor Jean-Claude Marin confirmed a report in Le Figaro newspaper saying he had requested the multi-billion-dollar corruption case to be dismissed for lack of evidence.
.
French judges wrapped up a five-year investigation in 2006 into alleged kickbacks paid on the sidelines of the deal, but were repeatedly denied access by the government to secret defence files at the heart of the case.
.
Writing to financial judges Renaud Van Ruymbeke and Xaviere Simeoni on July 22, the prosecutor said their investigation had not "brought to light the existence of retro-commissions" paid on the sidelines of the sale of six French frigates, according to Le Figaro.
.
The prosecutor also said the probe had "not enabled the beneficiaries to be identified."
.
The judges were expected to follow the prosecutor's recommendation and close the case, according to a source close to the investigation.
.
The probe centres on accusations that a substantial chunk of 2.8 billion dollars paid by Taiwan for six French-built frigates went on commissions to middlemen, politicians and military officers in Taiwan, China and France.
.
Taiwan's highest anti-corruption body has said as much as 400 million dollars might have been paid in bribes for the warships built by French defence company Thomson-CSF (now called Thales).
.
The scandal drew in a colourful cast of characters, including former French foreign minister Roland Dumas, his erstwhile mistress Christine Deviers-Joncour whom he later dubbed 'Mata Hari,' an ageing Chinese beauty queen and Loik Le Floch-Prigent, flamboyant ex-head of then state oil giant Elf.
.
Although Elf was not officially involved in the deal, it paid Deviers-Joncour to convince Dumas to drop his opposition to the sale. The former minister had feared it would strain Paris's ties with Beijing.
.
Dumas, who was heard as a witness in the case, said on French radio the prospect of a dismissal was "nothing to be proud of for the French judiciary."
.
The former minister has repeatedly claimed to know who received the alleged kickbacks, and renewed his criticism of successive governments for locking up documents that could have identified them.
.
"A lot of people who were in government at the time, who were in the high ranks of the civil service, also know. It's an open secret," he said.
.
Allegations of backhanders emerged after the body of the officer who ran the Taiwanese navy's weapons acquisitions office was found floating in the sea off the island's east coast in 1993.
.
Further suspicions arose when Swiss courts discovered 520 million dollars in accounts held by businessman Andrew Wang, the main suspect in the case, who was allegedly tasked with convincing Taiwan to buy the ships and renege on a nearly clinched deal with South Korea's Hyundai.
.
Wang has been dubbed "Mister Shampoo" by critics for his supposed wizardry as a money launderer.
.
Taiwan has sought the return of the 520 million dollars held on Wang's Swiss accounts, but Switzerland in April rejected the request.
.
A total of 900 million dollars remain frozen by Swiss banks on suspicion they were bribes.
.
In Taiwan, eight people including Wang have been charged in relation to the scandal. Thirteen officers and 15 arms dealers have already been imprisoned.
.
The Taiwan frigates affair was also at the origin of a political dirty tricks scandal, known as the Clearstream affair, in which top figures including French President Nicolas Sarkozy -- then interior minister -- were wrongly accused of receiving kickbacks from the sale.
.
The case could be a financial blow for France, which may be forced to fork out part of the hundreds of millions of euros claimed by Taiwan under the original contract, which specifically ruled out backhanders.
.
Taiwan is seeking damages of close to one billion euros from France before an international court of arbitration. ─ AFP
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Vers un non-lieu dans l'affaire des frégates de Taïwan
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Vers un non-lieu dans l'affaire des frégates de Taïwan Mathieu Delahousse
06/08/2008 | Mise à jour : 16:42 Le réquisitoire a été signé par le procureur de la République de Paris fin juillet. Éclaboussant Roland Dumas, Christine Deviers-Joncour ou Alfred Sirven, l'affaire aura duré plus d'une décennie.
Cette fois, le feuilleton de l'affaire des frégates de Taïwan semble bel et bien terminé. Selon nos informations, le procureur de la République de Paris, Jean-Claude Marin, a formellement signé le 24 juillet dernier un réquisitoire aux fins de non-lieu général. Adressé aux juges du pôle financier Renaud Van Ruymbeke et Xavière Siméoni, le document estime que l'instruction n'a pas «mis en évidence l'existence de rétrocommissions» versées à des personnalités en marge de la vente de six frégates à Taïwan en 1991. Le parquet estime par ailleurs que «la tentative d'escroquerie n'est pas caractérisée» pour poursuivre la plainte déposée en 1997 par Thomson-CSF à l'encontre d'Alfred Sirven (depuis décédé), Loik Le Floch-Prigent, Christine Deviers-Joncour et Gilbert Miara. Ces représentants des «réseaux Elf» affirmaient être intervenus dans la négociation de ce gigantesque contrat militaire. Se heurtant aux refus successifs de levée de secret défense sur les documents douaniers établis en marge de l'affaire, le juge Renaud Van Ruymbeke avait lui-même admis en octobre 2006 que son enquête se heurtait à une impasse. À cette date, il avait rendu une ordonnance de clôture de son instruction. Il était saisi de ce dossier ouvert pour «abus de biens sociaux et recel» depuis juin 2001. Un an plus tard, la plainte de Thomson-CSF contre le «réseau Elf» avait été jointe au dossier. À l'origine de l'affaire, on trouve la volonté du groupe français (devenu depuis Thales) de vendre à l'État de Taïwan six frégates furtives de type Lafayette. Nous sommes en 1988. Le contrat est référencé comme l'«opération Bravo». Mais le ministre des Affaires étrangères, Roland Dumas, y met son veto. La République populaire de Chine est en effet opposée à cette transaction. Mais le contrat sera tout de même conclu trois ans plus tard, en août 1991, pour 2,8 milliards de dollars. Les obstacles diplomatiques ont été levés.
Les questions financières demeurent
Le scandale éclate en 1993 à Taïwan avec la révélation de faramineuses commissions versées en marge du contrat d'armement par l'homme d'affaires Andrew Wang, principal intermédiaire du dossier. Le mystère aurait pu être percé en remontant la piste des rétrocommissions versées à partir des documents douaniers établis à l'époque. Mais les refus successifs de levée du secret défense sur ces pièces empêchent les juges d'aller plus loin. Et Andrew Wang, contre lequel un mandat d'arrêt est lancé, est introuvable. À Taïwan, 28 personnes parmi lesquelles des militaires et des industriels de l'armement ont été condamnées dans le cadre de cette affaire. Un officier supérieur est ainsi en prison jusqu'à la fin de ses jours, convaincu par la justice d'avoir perçu 17 millions de dollars au titre d'une corruption. Mais c'est surtout en France que l'affaire des frégates a provoqué une interminable onde de choc judiciaire déclenchant en premier lieu l'envoi au tribunal de Roland Dumas (finalement relaxé devant la cour d'appel), Christine Deviers-Joncour et Alfred Sirven. Puis, à compter de mai 2004, la longue affaire Clearstream déclenchée par l'envoi au juge Van Ruymbeke de cinq lettres anonymes et de listings. Le correspondant y promettait des révélations sur des comptes ouverts chez Clearstream «en 1991, juste après la signature du contrat des frégates par la France (…) par un ancien officier taïwanais, correspondant de longue date de la CIA». On sait depuis combien ces listings étaient manipulés. L'affaire des frégates de Taïwan est-elle aujourd'hui terminée ? Oui sur la recherche de mystérieux intermédiaires. Mais de vastes questions financières demeurent : Taïwan a demandé la restitution des commissions indûment versées aux intermédiaires. Devant un tribunal arbitral saisi depuis 2001, Taïpeh exige 800 millions de dollars à Thales. Cette procédure est toujours en cours et aucune échéance de date n'est à ce jour fixée. Enfin, le non-lieu requis dans le volet concernant les hommes du «réseau Elf» pourrait apporter quelques ultimes rebondissements à l'affaire. Thomson-CSF a toujours nié l'intervention de ces personnalités dans la réussite de l'«opération Bravo». Et aujourd'hui, les avocats de Thales s'alarment du non-lieu requis dans ce volet de l'affaire. Le détail du réquisitoire doit être transmis ces jours-ci aux parties engagées dans le dossier. «J'attends de le voir pour le croire», tonne Thierry Herzog, qui, avec Jean-Étienne Gianmarchi, défend le groupe industriel. Sur ce seul volet de l'affaire des frégates, Thales, en tant que partie civile, pourrait réclamer au juge de mener de nouvelles investigations avant de clore le dossier.
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拉法叶案 法检方不起诉
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自由时报2008年8月7日 拉法叶案 法检方不起诉
〔编译胡立宗／综合报导〕费加洛报六日报导，法国检方在中止调查拉法叶舰佣金案近两年后，由于始终无法获得足够证据查明佣金流向，已于七月底正式签署不起诉状，为全案调查划下句点。 至于台湾要求汤姆笙公司（现改名为泰勒斯）归还八亿美元佣金的国际仲裁，当前仍由国际商业仲裁法庭审理当中，是否受到法国不起诉影响仍有待观察。 费加洛报指出，负责本案的检察官马洪认为，汤姆笙公司控告席文、钟古夫人涉及诈欺的相关案情难以厘清，且要求获取机密文档的申请一直遭到政府驳回，全案在二○○六年月中止预审后，仍然无法进一步查明案情，因此由检察官马洪在七月二二日签署不起诉状。 巴黎法院也证实此事，表示由于难以证明佣金受益者身份，因此马洪决定签署不起诉状。泰勒斯代表律师则对此感到忧心，可能在法院正式宣告此案终结前，要求法官重启调查。
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