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| Comme prévu, François Ecroignard s’est rendu au CID Central Fraud Squad et à l’Independent Commission against Corruption (Icac) pour déposer une plainte contre Ashock Jugnauth.
François Ecroignard conteste, en effet, la candidature du leader de l’Union Nationale à la partielle du No. 8. Si les choses se sont bien passées pour lui au CID, où il a pu déposer une copie du jugement du Privy Council dans le cas qui a causé l’invalidation du siège d’Ashock Jugnauth, François Ecroignard a été, par contre, prévenu par des officiers de l’Icac que ce dossier ne relève pas des compétences de la Commission, soit celles des cas tombant sous la loi anti-terroriste.
Or, François Ecroignard a tenu à consigner une déposition à l’Icac. «C’est un cas de corruption et, désormais, c’est à eux de voir quelle suite ils vont donner à l’affaire», explique François Ecroignard.
Ce dernier lance un appel au Directeur des Poursuites publiques (DPP) pour qu’il suive cette affaire de près. «Je souhaite que la justice fonctionne correctement et qu’il n’y ait pas de politique de deux poids et deux mesures», prévient François Ecroignard.
Pou rappel, François Ecroignard est un ancien attaché de presse du ministre de la Justice, Rama Valayden. Il avait été révoqué suite à des allégations de fuite d’informations. Désormais, il se propose à être candidat à la partielle du No. 8.
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| Les dernières reactions | | | la reaction de Doolooa sur la reticence de l'icac a prendre la deposition de'Ecroignard | | | vinod Feb 14, 2009 | | | I would be grateful if Mr. Doolooa could comment on the illegal employment by SSR in 1982 of 21000 recruits in the DWC and other Government departments as a device to win the general Elections. | | | icac and ashock jugnauth | | | atma Feb 12, 2009 | | | i wish to draw the attentionof the Nation through your medium that Atma Doolooa as since January
made a complaint in ths regard to Icac for criminal action against Ashock and to recover all monies oaid to him as illegal M.L.ADate 16th December, 08
FROM –
BHAWANAND DOOLOOA (MR)
Ste Anne Street,
Central Flacq
Mail-atma184@hotmail.com
Phone-(b) 4131424 (m) 7411474
To:
The Responsible Officer.
ICAC
Independent Commission Against Corruption
Marine Road,
Near Quay D Round About,
Port Louis
Tel: 206 6600
Fax : 217 1643
Email: icacoffice@intnet.mu
Hotline
Call 800 4222
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BHAWANAND DOOLOOA (MR)
Ste Anne Street,
Central Flacq.
I, the undersigned, hereby wish to declare the following to the Independent Commission Against Corruption:
1) That my name is Bhawanand Doolooa, also popularly known as Atma Doolooa holding id –D1312511300561
2) That I reside at Ste Anne Street, Central Flacq.
3) That I am a citizen of Mauritius and a tax payer.
4) That the National Assembly has a vacancy and that the said vacancy has occurred due to a Judgement of the Supreme Court and subsequently upheld by the Privy Council in an appeal against the Defendant Mr Ashok Jugnauth
5) That a by-election is to be held according to law.
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6) That the said Mr Ashok Jugnauth has expressed publicly his firm intention to contest the said election and by so doing is about to commit an offence.
7) I therefore request the Independent Commission Against Corruption to initiate necessary criminal actions against the said Mr Ashock Jugnauth acording to laws of Mauritius and to claim from the defendant the salaries and all monies paid to him while illegally holding the legislative seat.
8) To prosecute Mr Ashock Jugnauth in the appropriate Court of Law, and to seek and pray for a jugement Holding and Decreeing the following:
a) That the Mr Ashock Jugnauth has been condemned for mal-practices in election and is therefore disqualified to contest the said election and or any election.
b) To declare the seat of Ashock Jugnauth void advinito
c) Directing the Electoral Commission and Attorney General to take appropriate actions against Mr Ashock Jugnauth, barring him from tenure of office of Members of Parliament.
d) By virtue of his seat being void abvinito that Mr Ashock Jugnauth be summoned to reimburse all the salaries/perks drawn as illitigitimate member of the National Asssembly
e) Seeking and praying for any such further order as the Court may think fit and proper in the circumstances.
f) To engage any such action that the Independent Commission Against Corruption may think fit and proper and appropriate to see that justice is done to the citizen and taxpayer according to the laws of the Republic.
Signed: -----------------
Dated: 16th December08
Bhawanand Doolooa
Ste Anne Street,
Central Flacq
This is followed by A LETTER through Express Delivery.
Cette place, à l’Assemblée nationale, appartient à Ashock. Je dois donc y retourner ! » C’est ce qu’a déclaré Ashock Jugnauth, vendredi à St-Pierre. Au début de son intervention, il s’est demandé quel crime il a commis : « Suis-je un bandit, un drogué ou un voleur pour mériter un tel sort ? C’est quoi deux arpents de terrain? »
Ashock Jugnauth a rappelé que c’est le Cabinet qui avait décidé de faire l’acquisition de ce lopin de terre au profit des musulmans de Dagotière. « Mais, jusqu’ici, ils n’ont toujours pas obtenu ce terrain », a-t-il ajouté. Il a souligné que s’il y avait une loi ou un Code de conduite concernant ce qu’un caretaker government peut
ou ne peut pas faire, il l’aurait respecté. « Mais, tel n’est pas le cas », a-t-il précisé. Puis, il est retourné dans le passé pour rappeler à quel point Deven Nagalingum (MMM) et lui avaient « gâté » la circonscription No 8. « J’espère que Deven et moi seront élus au No 8 », a-t-il dit tout en précisant que l’Union nationale « respecte ses partenaires ».
Enfin, sans mentionner le nom du leader du MSM, il a adressé un message à Pravind Jugnauth: « Certains soutiennent qu’ils sont incontournables. Si cela est vrai, qu’ils soient candidats à l’élection partielle ! »
Soulignons que Saïd Baichoo, l’un des dirigeants de l’Union nationale, avait déclaré plus tôt que « le prochain Premier ministre proviendra du No 8 ».
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois plunged deeper into turmoil Friday over disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich as the attorney general asked the state's highest court to strip the governor of his powers, billions of dollars in bills went unpaid and lawmakers moved closer to impeaching the scandal-plagued politician.
But Blagojevich showed no sign of backing down. He took time to pray with ministers at his home and signed a bill that extends insurance coverage for autistic kids, sending a sign to his critics that he's still in charge.
In the midst of it all, the state headed toward an extraordinary constitutional showdown. Attorney General Lisa Madigan asked the Supreme Court to declare Blagojevich unfit to serve, likening his corruption scandal to a debilitating illness as she ramped up pressure on the governor to resign. The move seeks to hand power over to the lieutenant governor.
"I recognize that this is an extraordinary request, but these are extraordinary circumstances," Madigan said.
It is the first time in Illinois history that such an action was taken. The attorney general is applying a rule that was intended to cover cases in which a governor is incapacitated for health reasons.
The Democrat is "unable to serve as governor due to disability and should not rightfully continue to hold that office," according to the motion. "His ability to provide effective leadership has been eliminated, and the state government is paralyzed."
The attorney general, also a Democrat, asked the court to strip the governor of his duties until possible impeachment proceedings and his criminal case run their course. If he does not step down and is not impeached or convicted, Blagojevich could go to the court and ask to be reinstated.
The scandal has also begun to impede state business, Madigan said.
Illinois has billions of dollars in unpaid bills, including payments to Medicaid patients, hospitals, pharmacies, nursing homes and schools, and the state has approved $1.4 billion in short-term borrowing to keep cash flowing. But before the borrowing takes effect, Madigan said she has to certify that there is not any legal proceeding threatening the ability of the governor to hold his office.
In light of Friday's filing by her office, Madigan said she can't sign that.
"We will not be able to move forward on it until we have a different governor," Comptroller Dan Hynes said.
The state's inability to pay the bills has "a horrible ripple effect," the comptroller said. He said that pharmacies that count on state reimbursements could shut down, and suppliers could stop delivering food to Illinois prisons or letting state troopers buy gasoline. Businesses waiting for the state to pay its bills could lay off workers or simply go bankrupt, Hynes said.
"If our backlog gets worse, people are going to stop providing services," he said.
Blagojevich has rebuffed calls to resign after prosecutors accused him of a litany of corruption allegations, including putting President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat up for sale, strong-arming the owners of the Chicago Cubs and threatening to withhold millions of dollars from a children's hospital.
Blagojevich began the day praying with several ministers in his home before heading to his office, telling them he is innocent and will be vindicated "when you hear each chapter completely written," according to one of the pastors.
The Rev. Ira Acree said Blagojevich would not discuss details of the allegations against him. He said the governor discussed trying to get a legal and political consultation team in place, but feels as if everything is closing in on him and that he's not getting "any space or chance to sort anything out."
"I look at it like this: Everybody that's hurting needs hope, and the family needs hope, and that's what our jobs are as pastors," said the Rev. Steve Jones, one of the pastors. "Nobody should be left hopeless. Nobody, no matter what the circumstances."
Within a few hours after arriving at work, Blagojevich took his first official action as governor since the scandal broke, signing the autistic health care bill.
"Families of children with autism have a right to access the treatment their children need and today that has finally become a reality in Illinois," the governor said. "I have continued to fight for this cause, and I am pleased to sign this bill into law today."
Spokesman Lucio Guerrero said the governor has concerned himself with bills that are time sensitive, like Friday's autism measure.
"He wants to show that he's still the governor and still has the authority and responsibility to sign into law important pieces of legislation," Guerrero said.
Blagojevich's attorney said the governor also stopped at the federal courthouse for several minutes Friday to complete pretrial paperwork that is required of all defendants. As he left his office, Blagojevich refused to answer questions from reporters, saying only, "I'll have a lot to say at the appropriate time."
The fallout over the scandal resumed Friday as John Harris, the governor's chief of staff, resigned. He was arrested with his boss on corruption charges. Harris attorney Jim Sotos said his client resigned "because it was the right thing to do, and that's all I'm going to say."
The taint of the scandal followed Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. for a third straight day. A report in the Chicago Tribune said businessmen with ties to the governor and the congressmen discussed raising $1 million for Blagojevich to get him to appoint Jackson to Obama's seat.
Jackson flatly denied any wrongdoing. "It is unfortunate that every appearance the governor makes and meeting he has taints everyone in attendance," Jackson said.
In Washington, people who have been briefed on the Illinois governor corruption investigation said Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is not a target of the probe.
Emanuel has refused to answer questions about whether he's the "president-elect adviser" referred to in the criminal complaint that accuses Blagojevich of putting Obama's Senate seat up for sale. The complaint does not say that Blagojevich ever spoke to the unidentified Obama adviser about the Senate seat.
Blagojevich faced a growing threat of impeachment when lawmakers gather Monday in Springfield. Because that process could take several weeks, Madigan said she felt compelled to go to the Supreme Court to deal with the Blagojevich matter in quicker fashion.
Illinois Supreme Court spokesman Joseph Tybor wouldn't comment on when the court might act on Madigan's motion, saying only that it "will be properly considered."
The decision to go to the state's highest court was not welcomed by everyone. Democratic Rep. Jack Franks said it would set "a dangerous precedent" for the court to remove a governor as proposed by Madigan, who is a likely candidate for governor in 2010.
Franks, a fierce Blagojevich critic, said that kind of decision should be left to the General Assembly.
"That's our job, and we should be doing it," he said.
Lawmakers also continued their preparations to meet Monday and consider setting up a special election to fill Obama's former Senate seat.
Republican Sen. Christine Radogno said a draft of the legislation calls for the primary and general elections to be held in conjunction with municipal elections on Feb. 24 and April 7.
| | | L’Icac réticente à prendre la déposition d’Ecroignard | | | Brede Feb 12, 2009 | | | Francois, just don't "baize coup sabre dan dilo" First ICAC has to be cleaned. Don't try to clean the house with a dirty brush. I agree with you , what to do ? Try to convince the voters to vote for a banana tree tahn these cake.. Now you will tell me "pas rode casse muraile are to latete" Well thanks for doing soemthing anyway. | | | L’Icac réticente à prendre la déposition d’Ecroignard | | | Brede Feb 12, 2009 | | | Francois, just don't "baize coup sabre dan dilo" First ICAC has to be cleaned. Don't try to clean the house with a dirty brush. I agree with you , what to do ? Try to convince the voters to vote for a banana tree tahn these cake.. Now you will tell me "pas rode casse muraile are to latete" Well thanks for doing soemthing anyway. | | | Francois | | | Shamshad Feb 11, 2009 | | | Pa vine faire le rigolo Francois, le public en general n'a rien a faire avec un candidat independent comme toi au no 8. Ne vient pa jouer dans la cour des grand mon petit Francois | | | Voir plus |
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