Osama's family under probe in France

DAWN ^ | March 17 2002

[knighthawk]

PARIS, March 16: The French justice ministry say it is investigating possible money laundering by financial interests linked to the family of Osama bin Laden.

The investigations concern several companies associated with SICO (Saudi Investment Company), the Geneva-based group, that is headed by Yeslam bin Laden, a half-brother of Osama bin Laden, which manages a large part of the holdings of Binladin Group, which was founded by the father of Osama bin Laden.

The group is especially present in the power and construction sectors, and besides building super-highways and airports, has notably expanded mosques located at Makkah and Medina.

The decision to undertake the investigation comes in the wake of the determination by the French Finance Ministry that several subsidiaries controlled by SICO in France appeared to be laundering money.

Osama bin Laden's half-brother Yeslam had denied last Fall any involvement in money-laundering or support of terrorism, indeed affirmed that there existed no links at all between his financial interests and the activities of Osama bin Laden.

[knighthawk]

If the French start investigating stuff like this, it must mean something is going on! Normaly everything goes in France for terrorists!

[knighthawk]

Ping

[ninonitti]

They must smell a tax windfall coming their way.

[knighthawk]

Ermmm, thats the other thing that motivates them.

[tojywayne]

SICO? Is this for real? Where's the hidden camera?

[JamesWilson]

Don't get your hopes up. They French will investigate for a little bit and then surrender.

[Cobra64]

They French will investigate for a little bit...

Detective Clouseau is running the investigation.

[Nix 2]

He will tap their phyones, for sure. Then Kato will beat them up.

[Roger_W_Isom]

GEEEEE!!!!!! WHAT A SHOCK!!!!! (NOT!!!) If the FRENCH thinks the Saudi branch of BIN LADEN'S family has been MONEY LAUNDERRING for OBL they HAVE TO HAVE at LEAST a VIDEO AND AUDIOE TAPE of them MEETING at least SOMEONE VERY CLOSE to OBL ,or, more LIKELY here in THIS CASE< may be even VIDEO of OBL meeting his SAUDI RELATIVES????

[Nix 2]

Seriously, something MUST be going on. It seems as though some of these otherworldly countries are starting to feel pretty scared for themselves what with the Muslims and Nazis forming their unholy alliances.

[Roger_W_Isom]

Why do I smell BLACKMAIL here folks?????

[Roger_W_Isom]

Why do I smell BLACKMAIL here folks?????

[JamesWilson]

Why do I smell BLACKMAIL here folks?????

Because French bureaucrats are corrupt and will shakedown anything they can. Although, I wish them all the best luck in this case.

[JamesWilson]

Detective Clouseau is running the investigation.

He's the dude with the boat, right?

[jla]

Enter the name 'Jean-Louis Bruguiere' in a search engine.
He's the one who caught Carlos the Jackal. Reader's Digest had a pretty good story on Mr. Bruguiere recently.

[Kermit]

Keep in mind that the source is Dawn, a Pakistani paper.

[knighthawk]

They get their info from AFP (like the Times od India do too).

[Free the USA]

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[Fish out of Water]

Interesting Thanks