The UN denies the charges of smuggling Zimbabvian diamonds

The UN press secretary Michel Montas denied reports on the organization’s involvement in the Simbabwe diamond smuggling.

As the UN news service said on Friday, "in a letter entering the UN Law Department and subsequently falling into the hands of journalists, it was stated that cars belonging to AMSCO, which was jointly established by the World Bank, African Development Bank for African Entrepreneurs, were used to smuggle diamonds, reports to provide technical assistance to African entrepreneurs. Interfax.

Montans said that cars that were used for criminal purposes do not belong to the UN (UNDP) development program. “We can now confirm that cars that are supposed to be used for illegal turnover of diamonds do not belong, I repeat, do not belong to the UNDS,” said the press secretary, quoted by the UN news service.

She said that an external investigation of reports received and UNDD is looking forward to its results.

We will remind, earlier this week, Bubye Minerals said that the machine registered to the UN was used to smuggle diamonds. Bubye Minerals has a long -standing dispute with the River Ranch Limited about the River Ranch diamond mine, the Allafrica.com reports.

Bubye claims that UNDP cars were used by their competitors to smuggle diamonds. The representative of Bubye said that one of the cars allegedly used by criminals is Toyota with the 200 TCE 666 number and River Ranch Limited and the UNDS deny the charges against them.

Nevertheless, in a letter sent at the beginning of the week to Bubye Minerals, the Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the information that the named car was indeed registered for the UNDG in 2005. "We bring to your attention that the car number 200 TCE 664 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER was registered on October 26, 2005 in the name of the ENTROWN ONE PRODIPTA Kishora Suzara, and the Toyota Landcruiser 200 TCe 666 was registered as the UNDD mission vehicle on October 26, 2005," the letter said.