Total chief executive Christophe de Margerie appeared in a Paris court on 21 January to face corruption allegations related to the UN’s oil-for-food programme in Iraq. He is accused of enabling the misuse of company assets during his time as senior vice-president of the firm’s Middle East division. Total stands accused of knowingly buying Iraqi crude in 1999-2000 that Saddam Hussein’s regime had allocated to prominent French individuals in return for political favours. The firm is further accused of buying crude from Baghdad in 2000-02 on which surcharges had been paid to finance commissions for Iraqi officials.
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机译：道达尔首席执行官玛格丽特（Christophe de Margerie）于1月21日在巴黎一家法院露面，面临与联合国伊拉克石油换食品计划有关的腐败指控。作为公司中东部门高级副总裁期间，他被指控滥用公司资产。道达尔被指控在1999-2000年有意购买伊拉克原油，萨达姆·侯赛因政权已将其分配给法国知名人士，以换取政治上的支持。该公司还被指控在2000-02年度从巴格达购买原油，并为此支付了附加费，以支付伊拉克官员的佣金。
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