Hotel maid points to Strauss-Kahn in identification parade*****`
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Fazle Rashid
NEW YORK, May 16: The hotel maid whom the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief attempted to sexually assault identified Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the police identification parade in New York on Sunday. Strauss-Kahn's arrest on charges of attempted rape sent in a wave of shock, disbelief, outrage and embarrassment in France. The IMF chief wanted to rape a maid at the $3000 a night suite in luxury hotel in Manhattan. Anne Sinclair, wife of IMF chief who is a television journalist said her husband is innocent. Many others fear it could be trap laid by his political adversaries. Many, however, recalled Strauss-Kahn's previous predatory behaviour toward women and his aggressive sexual pursuit of them, the New York Times (NYT) in a report said today. IMF chief's extra-marital affairs have long been an open secret, the paper said. John Lipsky was named to be the acting managing director of IMF. Lipsky who is also set to quit in summer was a former banker with JP Morgan Chase. The potential candidates who are likely to take over as IMF managing director are Kamal Darvish, former finance minister of Turkey and currently a top ranking official at Brookings Institute and Mohammad el-Erian, CEO of Pinco bond fund giant. Dervis was UNDP chief once. Strauss-Kahn's likely departure is a body blow to IMF which will find it hard to find as effective and skilful advocate for keeping the institution central to the global monetary system, an analyst said Does IMF chief enjoy diplomatic immunity? It is a question being intensely debated. The IMF articles of agreement say, "that its officials shall be immune from legal process with respect to acts performed by them in their official capacity except when fund waives this immunity". Until now many in France turned a blind eye to Strauss-Kahn's womanising. He once had developed an affair with an IMF employee. The IMF chief is likely to be legally arrainged today, ABC TV said in its morning news programme Good Morning America. He will be charged with wrongful confinement and attempted rape.
NEW YORK, May 16: The hotel maid whom the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief attempted to sexually assault identified Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the police identification parade in New York on Sunday. Strauss-Kahn's arrest on charges of attempted rape sent in a wave of shock, disbelief, outrage and embarrassment in France. The IMF chief wanted to rape a maid at the $3000 a night suite in luxury hotel in Manhattan. Anne Sinclair, wife of IMF chief who is a television journalist said her husband is innocent. Many others fear it could be trap laid by his political adversaries. Many, however, recalled Strauss-Kahn's previous predatory behaviour toward women and his aggressive sexual pursuit of them, the New York Times (NYT) in a report said today. IMF chief's extra-marital affairs have long been an open secret, the paper said. John Lipsky was named to be the acting managing director of IMF. Lipsky who is also set to quit in summer was a former banker with JP Morgan Chase. The potential candidates who are likely to take over as IMF managing director are Kamal Darvish, former finance minister of Turkey and currently a top ranking official at Brookings Institute and Mohammad el-Erian, CEO of Pinco bond fund giant. Dervis was UNDP chief once. Strauss-Kahn's likely departure is a body blow to IMF which will find it hard to find as effective and skilful advocate for keeping the institution central to the global monetary system, an analyst said Does IMF chief enjoy diplomatic immunity? It is a question being intensely debated. The IMF articles of agreement say, "that its officials shall be immune from legal process with respect to acts performed by them in their official capacity except when fund waives this immunity". Until now many in France turned a blind eye to Strauss-Kahn's womanising. He once had developed an affair with an IMF employee. The IMF chief is likely to be legally arrainged today, ABC TV said in its morning news programme Good Morning America. He will be charged with wrongful confinement and attempted rape.