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Title: I could only imagine what would........
Post by: weaselsan on March 21, 2004, 10:57:41 AM
happen if Ashcroft pulled a stunt like this.

Reporter following trail of corruption in EU arrested.

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in Brussels
(Filed: 20/03/2004)

Police arrested a leading investigative journalist yesterday on the orders of the European Union, seizing his computers, address books and archive of files in a move that stunned Euro-MPs.

Hans-Martin Tillack, the Brussels correspondent for Germany's Stern magazine, said he was held for 10 hours without access to a lawyer by the Belgian police after his office and home were raided by six officers.

"They asked me to tell them who my sources were. I replied that was something I would never do. Now they have all my sensitive files, so I suppose they'll find out anyway," he said last night.

"The police said I was lucky I wasn't in Burma or central Africa, where journalists get the real treatment," he added.

Mr Tillack said the raid was triggered by a complaint from the EU's anti-fraud office, OLAF. He was accused of paying money to obtain a leaked OLAF dossier two years ago, which he denies.

The European Ombudsman has already come to his defence, issuing a harsh criticism of OLAF's campaign to silence him.

Mr Tillack, who describes himself as a "pro-European federalist", has been OLAF's most vocal critic, accusing it of covering up abuses within the EU system.

As the author of a recent book on EU corruption, he has the greatest archive of investigative files of any journalist working in Brussels.

OLAF was created to replace the old fraud office UCLAF, which was accused of covering up abuses by the disgraced Santer Commission. Many UCLAF staff were transferred to OLAF.
Title: I could only imagine what would........
Post by: Hortlund on March 21, 2004, 11:26:25 AM
blah bleh
Title: I could only imagine what would........
Post by: weaselsan on March 21, 2004, 11:33:47 AM
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Originally posted by Hortlund
blah bleh


Blah...bleh......?????

Bota...Bing.....????? Oh. I see your Swiss
Title: I could only imagine what would........
Post by: straffo on March 21, 2004, 12:04:55 PM
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Originally posted by weaselsan
Blah...bleh......?????

Bota...Bing.....????? Oh. I see your Swiss


hahem ... you're joking or unable to id a flag ?????
Title: I could only imagine what would........
Post by: Arlo on March 21, 2004, 01:04:23 PM
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Originally posted by storch
 I would do the same had I very much french blood in me.


The way you run from any 1v1 encounter in AH, you're bound to have some. ;)
Title: I could only imagine what would........
Post by: straffo on March 21, 2004, 02:02:12 PM
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Originally posted by Arlo
The way you run from any 1v1 encounter in AH, you're bound to have some. ;)


I would say Japanese ,the way he HO everyone in the MA.

But you're right Arlo it's before trying to run, this his pathetic.
Title: I could only imagine what would........
Post by: weaselsan on March 21, 2004, 03:21:37 PM
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Originally posted by straffo
hahem ... you're joking or unable to id a flag ?????


Just a little levity there.:rolleyes:
Title: I could only imagine what would........
Post by: Dowding on March 21, 2004, 03:35:52 PM
Sounds like he was suspected of a crime and arrested. Last time I heard, that also happens in the US so your surprise and indignation is a little strange.

If anything improper was done in the course of that arrest and subsequent questioning I'm sure he can take the police to court and gain some useful compensation. And publicity.
Title: I could only imagine what would........
Post by: weaselsan on March 21, 2004, 04:19:56 PM
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Originally posted by straffo
hahem ... you're joking or unable to id a flag ?????


I can clearly see he's Nigerian...