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11-12-2005, 05:14 AM
British Newspaper to Pay Damages to Kofi Annan's Son Over Oil-for-Food Allegations
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By Jessica Sallabank Associated Press Writer
Published: Nov 11, 2005
LONDON (AP) - The son of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has accepted a settlement from a British newspaper that claimed he was involved in selling Iraqi oil during Saddam Hussein's rule, his lawyer said Friday.
Businessman Kojo Annan had brought High Court libel proceedings over a January story in The Sunday Times. His lawyer, Simon Smith, said the newspaper claimed Kojo Annan admitted to a friend that he had been involved in negotiations to sell 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil to a Moroccan company in 2001 as part of the corruption-riddled U.N. oil-for-food program.
Sunday Times lawyer Alastair Brett, reading a statement in court, apologized and said the newspaper accepted that the allegation was untrue. A spokeswoman for The Sunday Times said she had no further comment. <snip>
After the article ran, the U.N.'s independent inquiry into corruption in the oil-for-food program investigated the allegations and, in September, said it had not found any evidence of Kojo Annan's participation in the oil negotiations. <snip>
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Rupert Murdoch's Sunday Times newspaper in London has been forced to retract claims it made about Kojo Annan, the son of the UN secretary general.
The paper which made a number of allegations about Annan in relation to the United Nations oil-for-food program now admits the claims were untrue. The Sunday Times will pay Annan an undisclosed sum in damages. The newspaper has also publicly apologised to Annan.
Many Murdoch news organisations, including the influential Fox News Channel, joined with the White House in attacks on Kofi Annan over his alleged links with the oil-for-food program, based almost entirely on claims involving his son
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The Bush administration made no secret of its desire to see Kofi Annan, together with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, removed from their positions because of the duo's opposition to the Iraq war.
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Another right-wing allegation goes down in flames, Mr. Annan's reputation be damned.
Skip directly to the full story.
By Jessica Sallabank Associated Press Writer
Published: Nov 11, 2005
LONDON (AP) - The son of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has accepted a settlement from a British newspaper that claimed he was involved in selling Iraqi oil during Saddam Hussein's rule, his lawyer said Friday.
Businessman Kojo Annan had brought High Court libel proceedings over a January story in The Sunday Times. His lawyer, Simon Smith, said the newspaper claimed Kojo Annan admitted to a friend that he had been involved in negotiations to sell 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil to a Moroccan company in 2001 as part of the corruption-riddled U.N. oil-for-food program.
Sunday Times lawyer Alastair Brett, reading a statement in court, apologized and said the newspaper accepted that the allegation was untrue. A spokeswoman for The Sunday Times said she had no further comment. <snip>
After the article ran, the U.N.'s independent inquiry into corruption in the oil-for-food program investigated the allegations and, in September, said it had not found any evidence of Kojo Annan's participation in the oil negotiations. <snip>
AP (http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBX3G5LWFE.html)
More:
Rupert Murdoch's Sunday Times newspaper in London has been forced to retract claims it made about Kojo Annan, the son of the UN secretary general.
The paper which made a number of allegations about Annan in relation to the United Nations oil-for-food program now admits the claims were untrue. The Sunday Times will pay Annan an undisclosed sum in damages. The newspaper has also publicly apologised to Annan.
Many Murdoch news organisations, including the influential Fox News Channel, joined with the White House in attacks on Kofi Annan over his alleged links with the oil-for-food program, based almost entirely on claims involving his son
more...
The Bush administration made no secret of its desire to see Kofi Annan, together with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, removed from their positions because of the duo's opposition to the Iraq war.
Big News Network (http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=ee23ced5e6d9ad41)
Another right-wing allegation goes down in flames, Mr. Annan's reputation be damned.