UN scammed and finally leashed

"PARIS (AFP) - Jean-Bernard Merimee, France's former representative at the UN Security Council, was taken into custody by a judge investigating corruption linked to the Iraqi "oil-for-food" programme." more ...

"PARIS (Reuters) - Police have detained a former French ambassador to the U.N. Security Council Jean-Bernard Merimee was taken in by police on Monday over allegations he may have benefited from oil supplies allocated under the program by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein the source said." more ...

"France's former UN ambassador has been taken into custody as part of an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in the Iraq oil-for-food programme.

According to judicial officials on Tuesday, Jean-Bernard Merimee is suspected of having received kickbacks in the form of oil allocations from the government of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

He was also a special adviser to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan from 1999 to 2002." more ...