VOL. XLVII

No 10

08-March-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

IGC Appoints KPMG And Freshfields To Investigate Oil-For-Food Graft Claims

The Iraq Governing Council (IGC) has appointed accountancy firm KPMG and international law firm Freshfields to investigate claims that Saddam Husains regime received kickbacks under the UNs oil-for-food program. The IGC investigation into the allegations began in January after a list of some 270 people alleged to have received crude oil contracts from Saddams regime was...