Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 15

12-April-2010

IRAQ

Total Under Investigation In Iraq Oil-For-Food Probe

Frances Total was placed under investigation on 22 February for alleged bribery related to the United Nations oil-for-food program, the company revealed on 6 April in its Annual Report. In Early 2010, despite the advice of the prosecutors office, a new investigating judge decided to place Total SA under formal investigation on bribery charges as well as complicity and influence...