Milcham
Proud to be Moroccan
C'est une petite bombe lâcher par wikilikeas et repris par the guardian
Voila ce que dit un diplomate Americain:
desolé pour les non anglophones, mais cela parle de la main mise de la famille royal sur l'immobilier au Maroc et toute la corruption autour
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Voila ce que dit un diplomate Americain:
desolé pour les non anglophones, mais cela parle de la main mise de la famille royal sur l'immobilier au Maroc et toute la corruption autour
The US embassy cables
WikiLeaks cables accuse Moroccan royals of corruption
Holding company run by King Mohammed VI extracts bribes and concessions from real estate developers, businesses complain
day 6 December 2010 21.30 GMT
Moroccan King Mohammed VI waves to the crowd as he tours in Dakhla, Western Sahara, in November 2001 Moroccan King Mohammed VI has worked to weed out corruption in the royal family but through their interests they retain a powerful grip on big business in the country, the WikiLeaks cables say. Photograph: Jalil Bounhar/AP
Morocco's royal family is using the institutions of the state to "coerce and solicit bribes" in the country's lucrative real estate sector, according to a leaked report from American diplomats.
Information about high-level corruption involving the rulers of Washington's closest ally in north Africa was brought to the attention of the US consulate in Casablanca, Morocco's commercial capital, by a businessman in 2009, leading diplomats to describe "the appalling greed" of those close to King Mohammed VI.
According to the US report, decisions involving Omnium Nord Africain (ONA), a holding company owned by the king, are made only by the king and two of his powerful associates. "To have discussions with anyone else would be a waste of time," the head of the company is quoted as saying.
Royal involvement in business is a hot topic in Morocco but public discussion of it is sensitive. The US embassy in Rabat reported to Washington in a separate cable that "corruption is prevalent at all levels of Moroccan society".
Mohammed, who succeeded his father, Hassan, in 1999, is said to have cleaned up the royal family's act, but it appears he has not done enough.
"While corrupt practices existed during the reign of King Hassan II … they have become much more institutionalised with King Mohammed VI," one cable quotes a businessman as saying. Institutions such as ONA – Morocco's largest conglomerate, which clears most large development projects – regularly coerced developers into granting beneficial rights to ONA, the businessman was quoted as saying.
In 2008 ONA dismissed Saad Bendidi as chief executive for mismanaging Wana, the company's telecommunications subsidiary – a move that drew public attention to the king's business activities. "Despite the intrigue surrounding Bendidi's firing, members of the business community in Casablanca did not find it particularly unusual," the consulate reported. [......]
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/06/wikileaks-cables-morocco-royals-corruption
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