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I'm Shocked

The French are investigating Suha Arafat. She might be involved in some shady financial dealings. Who would have thunk it?

French prosecutors said Tuesday they had opened an inquiry into transfers totaling $11.5 million into bank accounts held in France by Suha Arafat, the wife of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (news - web sites).
The Paris public prosecutor confirmed a report in Le Canard Enchaine weekly that an inquiry into Suha Arafat, who lives in Paris, was launched last October after information provided by the Bank of France and a government anti-money laundering body.
The prosecutor's office said they wanted to check transfers from a Swiss-based institution made between July 2002 and July 2003 into two separate accounts held by her in Paris.
The office said the probe is at the preliminary stage, meaning its aim is to determine whether there is sufficient grounds to take investigations further.

UPDATE: More on this from Instapundit.
Crossposted on Israpundit and Soccer Dad.

Posted by SoccerDad at February 11, 2004 06:06 AM | TrackBack