Monday, May 1, 2000
Volume:
16
Issue:
5
734
Abstract:
On March 15, 2000, the media reported that Philippines law enforcement have located Alfred Sirven, a key suspect in the alleged misuse of funds of Elf when the French oil group was a state enterprise in the late 1980s and 1990.
French judges have issued two international arrest warrants on charges of corruption for Sirven, 73 years of age, and the former Elf manager. Sirven allegedly was a key intermediary in illicit funding of political parties and helped associates of François Mitterrand, the late French president. Sirven is alleged to have helped arrange commissions on international deals…[more]