中國(guó)華信及乍得政府否認(rèn)涉嫌行賄200萬(wàn)美元

The government of Chad and CEFC China Energy have both denied involvement in bribes that US authorities allege were offered to Chad’s president through Patrick Ho Chi-ping, former home secretary of Hong Kong and head of a non-governmental organisation funded by the Chinese energy conglomerate.

乍得政府和中國(guó)華信能源有限公司(CEFC China Energy，簡(jiǎn)稱(chēng)：華信)均否認(rèn)參與美國(guó)當(dāng)局所謂的通過(guò)何志平(Patrick Ho Chi-ping)向乍得總統(tǒng)提供賄賂的腐敗圖謀。何志平曾任香港民政事務(wù)局局長(zhǎng)，現(xiàn)擔(dān)任香港中華能源基金會(huì)(CEFC Hong Kong Non-Governmental Fund Committee)負(fù)責(zé)人，該基金會(huì)是由華信出資成立的一家非政府組織。

Mr Ho and former Senegal foreign minister Cheikh Gadio were arrested and charged in the US this week with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, international money laundering and conspiracy to commit both.

何志平和前塞內(nèi)加爾外長(zhǎng)謝赫•加迪奧(Cheikh Gadio)上周在美國(guó)被捕，本周被控違反美國(guó)《反海外腐敗法》(Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)、從事國(guó)際洗錢(qián)、且合謀犯下這兩項(xiàng)罪行。

A statement from US authorities released late on Tuesday described two schemes, the first of which allegedly saw Mr Gadio assist Mr Ho in causing a Chinese energy conglomerate to offer a $2m bribe — characterised as a “donation” for charitable causes — to Idriss Déby, the president of Chad.

美國(guó)當(dāng)局于周二晚些時(shí)候公布的一項(xiàng)聲明中提到了兩起圖謀，在第一起圖謀中，據(jù)稱(chēng)加迪奧協(xié)助何志平促成這家能源集團(tuán)以慈善事業(yè)“捐贈(zèng)”的名目向乍得總統(tǒng)伊德里斯•德比(Idriss Déby)行賄200萬(wàn)美元。

“Faced with this umpteenth false allegation, the government of Chad formally refutes this shameful fabrication,” the government of Chad said in a statement cited by AFP, adding that it “rebels against the attitude of the US government and certain agencies that would tarnish the image of Chad and its president”.

法新社(AFP)援引乍得政府的一份聲明表示：“乍得政府無(wú)數(shù)次面對(duì)這種誣告，已正式駁斥了這一可恥謊言。”并表示乍得政府“反對(duì)美國(guó)政府和某些機(jī)構(gòu)的態(tài)度，這將玷污乍得及乍得總統(tǒng)的形象。”

Although CEFC China was not named in the statement, a complaint released alongside it quotes directly from the company’s website, stating the energy conglomerate in question is a Shanghai-based “private collective enterprise with energy and financial services as its core business”. In addition, the complaint’s description of Mr Ho’s leadership role at an unnamed Hong Kong NGO funded by CEFC China also matches exactly his position at the Hong Kong-based China Energy Fund Committee, which is fully funded by CEFC China.

盡管美國(guó)當(dāng)局聲明中并未提及華信，但隨聲明發(fā)布的訴狀直接引用了該公司網(wǎng)站上的文字稱(chēng)，它提到的這家能源企業(yè)是一家總部位于上海的“集體制民營(yíng)企業(yè)，主營(yíng)能源與金融”。訴狀還提到何志平在華信資助的一家不具名的香港非政府組織擔(dān)任負(fù)責(zé)人，而這一身份也恰恰吻合了他在香港中華能源基金會(huì)的職位，該基金會(huì)由華信全資設(shè)立。

CEFC China said in an official statement responding to Mr Ho’s arrest that as “a non-governmental and non-profit organization, [China Energy Fund Committee] is not involved in any of the commercial activities of CEFC China, and has no commercial authorization relationship whatsoever with the company.”

華信針對(duì)何志平被捕事件發(fā)布官方聲明表示：“基金會(huì)作為非政府、非營(yíng)利組織，不參與中國(guó)華信的商業(yè)性活動(dòng)，與本公司沒(méi)有商業(yè)性委托授權(quán)關(guān)系。”

The energy conglomerate also said the NGO’s aims were to “promote international energy research, conduct public diplomacy, and facilitate global energy cooperation and cultural exchange”. CEFC China added that it “conducts its business activities in strict accordance with the law, and it operates under sound business management.”

該能源集團(tuán)還表示，這家非政府組織的目標(biāo)是“推動(dòng)國(guó)際能源問(wèn)題研究，開(kāi)展民間公共外交，促進(jìn)全球能源合作和文化交流。”并表示該公司“依法經(jīng)營(yíng)，規(guī)范管理。”