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Article: Iraqi Governing Council to investigate alleged corruption in oil-for-food program

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March 23, 2004
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AP Worldstream
03-23-2004
Dateline: BAGHDAD, Iraq
The U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council will investigate alleged corruption in the United Nations oil-for-food program, a spokesman for a council member said Tuesday.

"The Governing Council decided today to launch an investigation into it. It will hire international legal and auditing firms along with some specialized Iraqi firms," said Entifadh Qanbar, spokesman for council member Ahmad Chalabi.

On Monday, the United Nations said Secretary-General Kofi Annan would give the Security Council details about a planned independent commission to investigate allegations about corruption in the program. He said investigators would help get to the ...

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