Chad Denies US Claim Its President Took Oil Bribe
Fakhir Rizvi Published November 22, 2017 | 10:55 AM
Chad's government on Tuesday denied allegations by US investigators that President Idriss Deby received a $2 million (1.7 million euros) bribe for oil rights in the country
N'Djamena, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Nov, 2017 ) :Chad's government on Tuesday denied allegations by US investigators that President Idriss Deby received a $2 million (1.7 million Euros) bribe for oil rights in the country.
"Faced with this umpteenth false allegation, the government of Chad formally refutes this shameful fabrication," the government said in a statement. US officials have arrested a former Senegalese foreign minister and Hong Kong's ex-home affairs secretary for leading an alleged multimillion-dollar bribery scheme in Africa on behalf of a top Chinese oil company, with some deals arranged in the halls of the United Nations.
In the Justice Department complaint, the two men allegedly offered the $2 million bribe to Deby "to obtain valuable oil rights" for the Chinese firm.
The Chad government said in its statement that it "rebels against the attitude of the US government and certain agencies that would tarnish the image of Chad and its president".
The government in capital N'Djamena said that since the beginning of oil production in Chad, "the president of the republic has always worked for the transparency and proper management of its natural resources". "Chad reaffirms its total sovereignty and will continue to pursue its fight for the development and social welfare of the people of Chad," the statement said.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
SIC chief asks PTI leaders to resign from assemblies
Pakistan working tirelessly to eradicate polio from country: PM
IHC Justice Sattar dismisses pleas moved by FIA, PEMRA and PTA in audio leaks ca ..
Gillespie, Kirsten feature in 48th edition of PCB Podcast
Security forces kill four terrorists in Tank
Fake immoral video of Ducky Bhai's wife goes on viral on social media
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 29 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 29 April 2024
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 28 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 28 April 2024
Fresh wave of rainfall in AJK continues for the second consecutive day
Babar, bowlers help Pakistan level series 2-2 against New Zealand
More Stories From World
-
Four things we learned in Spain's Matchday 34
4 minutes ago -
China's cultural sector continues to pick up in Q1
4 minutes ago -
China expects 270 million daily trips during upcoming Labor Day holiday
4 minutes ago -
ChiNext Index closes higher Monday
4 minutes ago -
Kenya dam bursts, killing at least 42: governor
14 minutes ago -
Nine face trial in Germany for alleged far-right coup plot
14 minutes ago
-
Kenya delays schools reopening due to devastating floods
24 minutes ago -
Tesla wins key China security clearance during Musk visit
24 minutes ago -
Alcaraz passes 'test of fire', Sabalenka survives in Madrid Open
34 minutes ago -
Pedro Sanchez, a risk-taker with a flair for survival
44 minutes ago -
Cultural, tourism industry development conference held in Decheng, China
44 minutes ago -
Door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicks off in Afghanistan
1 hour ago