Jean-Christophe Mitterrand

Jean-Christophe Mitterrand , born the December 19th 1946 with Boulogne-Billancourt, is a Journaliste, international consultant and Business man French.

Biography

Wire of François Mitterrand and Danielle Mitterrand, it has two brothers, Pascal, deceased in low age, and Gilbert Mitterrand, born in 1949, as well as a half-sister, Mazarine Pingeot, born in 1974. Its godmother is the mother of Jean-Marie Bouvyer, friend of François Mitterrand and militant of the Cagoule implied in the murder of the brothers Nello Rosselli and Carlo Rosselli in 1937.

Married in first weddings with Elisabeth Dupuis, with which it has a son, Adrien Mitterrand. He divorces in 2006 and remarie Francesca Buijtendijk in July 2006.

Of 1973 with 1982, he is journalist for the Agence France Presse (AFP) in West Africa.

Of 1983 with 1986, he is assistant of Guy Penne, to advise for the African Businesses with the Elysium.

Of 1986 with 1992, it succeeds Penne like to advise for the African Businesses with the presidential cabinet of its father. Very quickly it is affublé in Africa nickname of “Papamadi” (“dad said to me”) , because of its manner of managing its relationships to the African authorities .

It is then employed general Compagnie of water (become Vivendi) of 1992 with 1996.

It was put since on its account like international consultant and Business man.

Settings in examination and judgments

In 1993 and 1994, it is put in examination by the French justice within the framework of the Affaire of the sales of weapons at Angola. It is suspecté to have put its political relations at the service of the salesman of weapons Pierre Falcone to help it to sell Russian Arme S with the government Angolan of the president José Eduardo dos Santos.

The December 22nd 2000, it is écroué with the Prison of Health by the judge Philippe Courroye for “complicity of traffic of weapons, trading of favors by an invested person of a public service mission, concealment of abuse of corporate asset, concealment of breach of trust and trading of favors worsened” . It is suspecté to have illegally received important money sums to facilitate the sale of weapons in 1993 and 1994 with the Angolan government. He admits having perceived a “remuneration” of 1,8 million dollars (13 franc million) of the Brenco on an account in Suisse, but denies any participation in a Trafic of weapons.

The January 11th 2001, it is released against the payment of a guarantee of 770.000 euros (5 franc million), that his/her mother Danielle Mitterrand undertook to join together “near the family and friends” by qualifying the sum of “dishonouring ransom” .

The procedure having been cancelled for lack of complaint of the Minister for Defense, alone ability to seize justice, it is given in examination in 2001 the July 4th, for “complicity of traffic of weapons” by the judges Philippe Courroye and Isabelle Prévost-Desprez following the effective complaint deposited in January by the Ministre for socialist Defense Alain Richard.

The October 17th 2001, it is again put in examination for “concealment of abuse of corporate asset” by Courroye judge. It is shown to have been given a transfer of 300.000 dollars carried out by the Brenco, corresponding, according to its lawyer, with “services of council to Mr. Falcone” . The day before, it had deposited a complaint for false “in public writing” against Courroye judge, concerning a written ordinance in July 2000 by the magistrate.

In 2004, according to a financial expertise handing-over in May with the judge Philippe Courroye in load of the business, 2,2 million euros (14,3 franc million) were transfered by Pierre Falcone, “project superintendent uncontested” of these traffics, on an account Suisse of Jean-Christophe Mitterrand who withdrew from them 1,7 million euros (11,5 franc million) to in cash transfer them on that from his company from fisheries from Iwik Investissement in Mauritania. Jean-Christophe Mitterrand stated to have been consulting near Pierre Falcone, but, the authors conclude from the report/ratio, “could not explain the true nature of the missions which were entrusted to him and which could justify remunerations of such an importance” .

In addition, the January 13rd 2006, the 9th room of the Court of Appeal of Paris confirmed the judgment of the 11th room of the magistrates' court of Paris and the October 27th 2006, the Court of appeal rejected its appeal confirming its judgment for Tax evasion in 30 months of suspended sentence and 600.000 € of fine for Tax evasion.

Internal bonds

External bond

  • Press review

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