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| Zimbabwe 'illegal gold sale bid' | Zimbabwe 'illegal gold sale bid' |
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| Zimbabwe's Vice-President Joyce Mujuru has been accused of trying to fund a multi-million dollar gold deal in defiance of international sanctions. | Zimbabwe's Vice-President Joyce Mujuru has been accused of trying to fund a multi-million dollar gold deal in defiance of international sanctions. |
| The deal allegedly involved selling Congolese gold in Europe. | The deal allegedly involved selling Congolese gold in Europe. |
| There has been no comment from Mrs Mujuru, who was appointed five years ago by President Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe's first female vice-president. | There has been no comment from Mrs Mujuru, who was appointed five years ago by President Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe's first female vice-president. |
| She is one of about 200 Zimbabweans the EU has hit with sanctions, accusing them of human rights abuses. | She is one of about 200 Zimbabweans the EU has hit with sanctions, accusing them of human rights abuses. |
| A company with offices in Europe, Firstar, says Mrs Mujuru's daughter, Nyasha del Campo, offered to sell more than three-and-a-half tonnes of gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo. | A company with offices in Europe, Firstar, says Mrs Mujuru's daughter, Nyasha del Campo, offered to sell more than three-and-a-half tonnes of gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| The person behind the deal and the person that organised the funding for the deal that was necessary to complete it and to enter the deal was her mother Firstar's Felix Eimer href="/1/hi/world/africa/7907278.stm">Elite seeks to evade sanctions class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/6507993.stm">Profile: The Mujuru couple | |
| Ms del Campo declined to comment on the allegations and says she is consulting her lawyers. | Ms del Campo declined to comment on the allegations and says she is consulting her lawyers. |
| Copies of e-mails seen by the BBC suggest the Zimbabwean vice-president was to pay the transport costs of delivering the gold to a refinery in Zurich. | Copies of e-mails seen by the BBC suggest the Zimbabwean vice-president was to pay the transport costs of delivering the gold to a refinery in Zurich. |
| Mrs Mujuru was central to the deal, says Felix Eimer of Firstar. | Mrs Mujuru was central to the deal, says Felix Eimer of Firstar. |
| "The contact is from her to the gold mine. Nyasha was just the person that was co-ordinating the things for third parties," he said. | "The contact is from her to the gold mine. Nyasha was just the person that was co-ordinating the things for third parties," he said. |
| "The person behind the deal and the person that organised the funding for the deal that was necessary to complete it and to enter the deal was her mother." | "The person behind the deal and the person that organised the funding for the deal that was necessary to complete it and to enter the deal was her mother." |
| Firstar says it withdrew when it realised who she was. | Firstar says it withdrew when it realised who she was. |
| The company says Mrs Mujuru then phoned its chief executive in Europe demanding the decision be reversed. | The company says Mrs Mujuru then phoned its chief executive in Europe demanding the decision be reversed. |
| The BBC has been unable to contact Mrs Mujuru. | The BBC has been unable to contact Mrs Mujuru. |
| She and her husband, Solomon, a former head of the national army, are among the wealthiest and most powerful people in Zimbabwe, with extensive mining interests. | She and her husband, Solomon, a former head of the national army, are among the wealthiest and most powerful people in Zimbabwe, with extensive mining interests. |