I want to see a clean Bourges France
He claimed that several former French head of state had received political contributions from African countries, while he himself was personally responsible for passing on those boxes full of cash.
Staff reporter Wu Qi
Robert • Bourges (Robert Bourgi), is probably the hottest in France and throughout Europe, the news people.
He recently claimed, several former French head of state received campaign contributions from African countries. And he once personally responsible for passing those boxes full of cash.
Bourges to the media, from 1995 to 2005, former President Jacques Chirac and former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin received a total of $ 20 million in political contributions, mostly used for Chirac's campaign in 2002. The money came from Burkina Faso, Congo, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal.
When these former French colonies of Africa, the African heads of state that de Villepin's favorite arts and worship of Napoleon, they also presented a large number of African masks and rare objects associated with Napoleon. Bourges said Dominique de Villepin and even gifts for those two years ago held a trade fair. Gabon President also gave Chirac a set with 200 diamonds, watches, "the watch on the French political scene is too extravagant, no one will dare to wear it."
Chirac and de Villepin have categorically denied to the court. De Villepin said that this is deliberate campaign tour for his obstacles. From the French presidential election only seven months or so, de Villepin is the current President Nicolas Sarkozy will be a strong challenger.
In 2004, Dominique de Villepin, Sarkozy had already plunged into defamation "springs" incident. At that time, a judge received an anonymous report said Luxembourg "springs Fund", including Nicolas Sarkozy, are equipped with French politicians and business people, including accepting the secret account of illegal funds, but the list of the judiciary found forged, Sarkozy immediately instituted. " defamation "lawsuit. However, de Villepin was acquitted last year and announced the formation of a new political party, directed at the presidency, and even once in the poll before the election, the overwhelming support for Sarkozy.
Public opinion generally believes that Bourges closely with Sarkozy. Bourges in the interview but has repeatedly clarified that he is neither Sarkozy's personal assistant is not a non-official think-tank, the president will find he only occasionally discuss something. He also insisted that Sarkozy never accepting donations through his. However, Chirac's former aides quickly countered: "Sarkozy is no exception, since the general election since 2007, Bourges Sarkozy has been helping raise money from African leaders there."
Bourges to come forward to explain their motivation is to see a "clean French", for themselves and their country's past is not proud. The same channel as early as political contributions • George Pompidou, Valery Giscard • • Francois Mitterrand and other French president has been longer-term already exist, but because he was not a direct operator, and therefore can not estimate the amount of money involved in the end.
He boasted that his political end to the French public opinion and on a plate, which is filled with 25 years of the reporters have been trying to find out the truth, put on a neutral third-party stance. In fact, Bourges is a lawyer in addition to outside, or a professional political lobbyists, and was different African heads of state employment, to help them carry out lobbying activities in France. He has also contributed to several African countries to meet with French leaders.
Over the years, he and the President of Senegal maintain very close family ties, President Abdoulaye Wade's son • even call him uncle, and his brother had done in the Oval Office intern. This broke the news, he not only confessed a number of French heads of state, also confessed his "secret nephew." From the early years of Jacques Chirac as the "God of Wealth", to today's fans of Nicolas Sarkozy, in a different camp to change their identity, which seems Bourges already a habit.
A reporter asked him, Africa's political contributions for? He said excitedly: "used for exchange is a lie, constantly lies, promises not kept, for some African countries, the abuse of power eye, close one eye." Senegal President's spokesman, but soon denied its political contributions related to this case.
Constantly to the media about this complex and wonderful shady story, he also admitted that his hands did not save any supporting evidence, this situation will almost certainly be defeated in his suit. Paris prosecutors have confirmed that in addition to Bourges has not yet received declarations of other materials.
Support the right-wing UMP, Sarkozy's lawyer said he Bourges Zhefan self-incrimination comments that shocked, "the equivalent of this self-confession in which he admitted his criminal responsibility for his must be given a proper explanation, not only related to defamation, and is related to justice. "
The lawyer also says with exasperation: "During the election, will always be a variety of rumors."
