http://www.yle.fi/news/left/id63489.html Bosnian Serb Publication says Ahtisaari Took Bribes Published 26.06.2007, 19.43 (updated 26.06.2007, 19.46) Image: EPA The picture is from an anti-Ahtisaari demonstration in February organised by Serb nationalists. The speaker of Serbia's Parliament is calling for an investigation into claims that former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, who served as the UN envoy in talks on the future of Kosovo, had taken bribes. The Bosnian Serb publication Fokus has claimed that the German intelligence service BND had sent the UN Secretary-General a report, allegedly confirming that Ahtisaari had taken tens of millions of Euros in bribes.
The report alleges that, Ahtisaari had been given 40 million euros by "the Albanian Mafia" to recommend that Kosovo be granted independence from Serbia. The speaker of the Serb Parliament Oliver Dulic called for an investigation into the matter. He was interviewed by the Serb radio station B92. There was no immediate comment from the UN and Ahtisaari on the matter. Ahtisaari's report, recommending that Kosovo be granted independence, is currently being processed by the UN Security Council. Kosovo independence is largely supported by Western countries, and opposed by Serbia and Russia. B92, www.fokus.ba =========== http://newsroom.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=16065&group=General Serbia's Dulic calls for inquiry in Ahtisaari bribe allegations 26.6.2007 at 19:32 Oliver Dulic, the speaker of the Parliament of Serbia, is calling for a formal inquiry into allegations that Martti Ahtisaari, the UN special envoy for Kosovo, has accepted bribes from an Albanian organised crime figure in exchange for recommending independence for the Serbian province, US-based news portal Serbianna.com reported on Monday. Bosnian news agency Focus had reported over the weekend that Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's federal foreign intelligence agency, had uncovered bank accounts held by Mr Ahtisaari that had received two million euros and that on at least two occasions he had received cash payments of more than 40 million euros. Neither the UN nor Mr Ahtisaari, a former Finnish president, has commented on the allegations. /STT/ © Copyright STT 2007 Send feedback on this item to: STT --------------------------------- Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
