Bofors stink rises again.

The man who handed over 300 documents to Chitra Subramaniam of the Hindu to reveal the corruption in the Bofors deal 25 years ago, has revealed himself. MSN.com. He is Sten Lindstrom, the then head of police in Sweden who says," There was no evidence that he ( Rajiv Gandhi ) had received any bribe. But he watched the massive cover-up in India and Sweden and did nothing. Many Indian institutions were tarred, innocent people were punished while the guilty got away. The evidence against Ottavio Quattrocchi was conclusive. Through a front company called AE Services, bribes paid by Bofors landed in Quattrocchi's account which he subsequently cleared out because India said there was no evidence linking him to the Bofors deal. Nobody in Sweden or Switzerland was allowed to interrogate him." He goes on," He ( Managing Director of Bofors, Martin Ardbo ) had written in his notes that the identity of N ( Arun Nehru ) becoming public was a minor concern but at no cost could the identity of Q ( Quattrocchi ) be revealed because of his closeness to R ( Rajiv Gandhi ). Under pressure from Swedish and Indian media and with the threat of a cancellation of the contract hanging over them Bofors sent its executives to India with the one-point task of giving out the names. Nobody of any consequence received them." Bofors deal was signed in March 1986. In April 1987, Swedish Radio exposed kickbacks. JPC was set up but reported after 2 years. No action taken on the report. In December 1989, Prime Minister, VP Singh barred Bofors from entering any contracts in India. No arrests made. In January 1990, CBI registered complaint. On May 21, 1991 Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. In July 1993, Quattrocchi left India to avoid arrest. So, he was enjoying himself in India for 7 years in complete freedom. In December 2000, Quattrocchi was arrested in Malaysia but was given bail and told not to leave the country. Nothing happens. In January 2011, Income Tax Tribunal rules that commission in violation of Indian laws was indeed paid to Quattrochhi and Win Chadha and cost the national exchequer Rs 412.4 million some 23 years ago. This would have been an enormous sum in 1989 when one dollar was just Rs 15 as opposed to Rs 53 today. Questions for every Indian are 1. In a deal between India and Sweden why was an Italian chosen as an intermediary? Who else in Italy received a cut? 2. Who was Quattrocchi's Guardian Angel? Clearly not Mr Rajiv Gandhi, because he was allowed to leave India 2 years after Mr Gandhi died. 3. Why did VP Singh of Janata Dal and AB Vajpayee of the BJP, who like Brutus, claim to be honorable men, not take any action? Were all political parties part of the cover-up? If so, what inducements did they get in return? 4. On February 14, 2 fishermen were shot off the coast of Kerala by Italian marines aboard the ship, Enrica Lexie. On April 20, our Central Government told the Supreme Court that they should be released because the murder happened outside India's territorial waters. So, is the Guardian Angel still around and saving Italians at the cost of the Indian state? That is why Union Carbide got away after murdering thousands in Bhopal. Indian politicians are the enemies of the people. Until these are removed Indians will continue to suffer and die at the hands of foreigners.