Etienne Léandri
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Étienne Leandri (1915-1995) was an intermediary close to Charles Pasqua. He took part in the negotiations concerning many important international contracts, and has represented, among others, the interests of Elf, Thomson CSF and Dumez.
Under the regime of Vichy, Leandri wore the uniform of the Gestapo. However, he was protected by the CIA after the Liberation, and became, alongside Pasqua, one of the founder of the Gaullist Service d'action civique (SAC) in 1958. This organization, charged of underground operations for the Gaullist movement, was dissolved in 1982 after the Auriol massacre, by Socialist President François Mitterrand.
Leandri has been involved in various political scandals, such as the Sofremi affair, for which Pasqua has been indicted, or the affair concerning the moving of the headquarters of the GEC-Alsthom Transport firms (for which Pasqua has also been indicted). The second affair concerning Alstom generated in 1994 a commission of 5,2 million Francs (790,000 euros) versed by Pasqua to Etienne Léandri [1].
[edit] References
- ^ Pasqua : l’étau se resserre, L'Humanité, 21 February 2007 (French)
[edit] Sources
- La Maison Pasqua, by Nicolas Beau. 2002.
- Les requins. Un réseau au cœur des affaires, by Julien Caumer, 1999.
