Who knows, maybe next time he appears as Les Patterson.Anyone else think Netoo is another Der Geist incarnation?
Anyone else think Netoo is another Der Geist incarnation?
Dont know what to think anymore Retro …im just about “Fried”Anyone else think Netoo is another Der Geist incarnation?
Netoo seems too "out there", not cryptic enough for Der Geist?Anyone else think Netoo is another Der Geist incarnation?
I wouldn't want to be a director of ajn when those deals were done.See reference to AJN last paragraph
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RDC : "Dan Gertler doit être poursuivi et ses biens saisis au lieu de négocier avec lui et de lui servir d’avocat" (Jean-Claude Mputu)
La société civile congolaise continue de réclamer la publication du contrat signé entre le gouvernement et la société Ventora de l'homme d'affaires Israélien, Dan Gertler.actualite.cd
DRC: "Dan Gertler must be prosecuted and his property seized instead of negotiating with him and serving as a lawyer" (Jean-Claude Mputu)
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 08:11
Congolese civil society continues to demand the publication of the contract signed between the government and the Ventora company of the Israeli businessman, Dan Gertler. The said publication, which should already take place on November 25, has been postponed to a later date. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) insists on the need to make this contract public. According to the Congolese authorities, this contract allowed the State to recover mining and oil assets, estimated at $2 billion in exchange, in particular for abandoning prosecutions. What does the Congo Is Not for Sale (CNPAV) synergy think about the publication of this contract? Jean-Claude Mputu, CNPAV spokesman, answers our questions.
Under pressure from the IMF, the government and the presidency promised to publish the Gertler Contract. What is your reaction?
If the situation were not so serious, it would lend a smile, because here are people who, not so long ago, called us agents of capitalists because we demanded respect for our own laws, especially the Mining Code by demanding the publication of this contract. No one has forgotten all the pretexts mentioned and there suddenly because the IMF asks for it they say they are ready to do it. We are then waiting for publication.
What do you continue to blame this contract?
It is because we have always said that this contract is not only unbalanced for the DRC but that it is also a danger to our country because Gertler this corrupt man is endangering our country and our authorities by signing an agreement with a person under sanctions for corruption at home have not only participated in the violation of said sanctions but have proven that in fact that anti-corruption slogans are Gertler must be prosecuted and his property seized in the DRC instead of negotiating with him and serving as a lawyer. I am ashamed for my country to see us serve as a lawyer for a man whom the deputy director of the Head of State described as a leading architect of predation and corruption in our country.
The indirect proof that this contract has been badly negotiated and is not this century-of-century contract that has been tried to sell us, is that we are now talking about renegotiation..., the absurd proof that the whole campaign mounted around this contract has only been powder in the eyes. It's so sad to give Gertler money when the country needs money to deal with the aggression of our country.
What do you expect from the government today?
Nothing new than what we have always asked for, the simple cancellation of this contract and the legal proceedings against Dan Gertler and all his accomplices. It is just incredible that in this contract the government can still give Gertler money and that impunity continues.
Congo is not for sale hopes today that the IMF's pressure will push the President of the Republic to take his responsibilities not only to cancel this contract but also to sanction all those who have contributed to this scam more. It is time for the white-collar criminals who populate our administrations to begin to answer for their actions.
Maybe one last word?
Yes. Publishing mining contracts is a requirement of the mining code and ITE principles and this meets several requirements of good governance. So, I would like to put two forward. The principle of transparency and accountability to the citizen. Seeking to circumvent them as the presidency and the government did is illegal and constitutes a flagrant violation of the law and a presumption of guilt. Currently we hear that several agreements are under negotiation or concluded in the natural resources sector, in particular with a company called AJN that had already wanted to defraud Sokimo with the complicity of former leaders. We pay attention to this and demand total transparency and accountability on these agreements. Our authorities must learn to respect our laws and to be liable to the people in the name and for the interest of whom they are supposed to work. This is far from being the case today.
Hi mateI followed Der Geist a few months back, occasionally check his tweets. I'm not blocked now, same I think for a few other TSE's. As he's courted (of sorts) info from all sides, I suspect no side is fully happy/trusting of him. Maybe this sign (?) of protecting his commentary means something is about to happen?
Personally, I'm cutting spend, hoping to survive until ML & further Ann push up SP, or Mortgage rates come down a bit.
P.S. He mentioned "Mukendi" in his alleged texting with Congs office. I think there is a political reporter (?), David Mukendi, in DRC?
IMO GLTAH
Old photo is it?Unbelievable… look who is centre stage
DRC: The publication of the mining and oil contract signed with Dan Gertler "deferred for some technical reasons" (André Wameso)
November 29, 2022
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André Wameso, Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic, in charge of financial and economic issues, revealed that the postponement of the publication of the contract signed between Israeli businessman Dan Gertler and the Congolese State is due to "some technical reasons". He revealed it on Tuesday, November 29 in an interview with MINES.CD after the opening ceremony of the mining week organized by civil society.
André Wameso, who actively took part in the negotiations that preceded the signing of this contract, nevertheless reassured that the publication of the content of this agreement will take place incessantly.
"It has been postponed for some technical reasons but there will be no problem, this contract will be published," he told MINES.CD.
He added: "And moreover, the civil society that is present here has already had to go through this contract, there is nothing to hide so in the coming days the contract will be made public," he added.
André Wameso also said that the DRC does not take enough advantage of its mining resources and is a victim of dictates of capitalist systems, on this he advocates that the country can "ensidize" that the next contracts that will be signed with multinationals are realized with consideration "at the highest level".
"When we supply our mining assets, we must ensure that our partnerships with the multinationals that use our resources are at the highest level of consolidation of these companies, that is, at the level of the parent company instead of at the local joint venture level or at the fact, we remain outside the system. Because it is not local joint ventures that are invested in the stock exchanges, in international financial centers, financial centers that symbolize the market at the level of big capital. And at this level we do not exist when it is our raw materials that make these companies happy and that allow the global industry to be able to transform its resources to give them great added value, "explained the Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic.
The workshop of the Congolese Mines Week is launched on November 29 and will end on December 1, 2022. Its objective is to strengthen the capacity of civil society actors on real issues in the political, economic, financial and social sectors, in order to improve their advocacy. And then to demand concrete actions from the government against the looting of our wealth to the detriment of the national community, finally to initiate the necessary reforms in order to end current abuses and prevent future abuses in the natural resources sector.
These meetings will be attended by personalities from the mining community, institutions of the Republic (Presidency, government, state organizations) and civil society. The latter were selected on the basis of their proven qualities and expertise.
Emmanuel Lufiauluisu